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1. Aegean is resuming several services to the Middle East

   Aegean Airlines is resuming selected flights from Greece and Cyprus that had been suspended due to developments in the Middle East.

2. Androulakis targets gov’t over corruption, says PASOK must win ‘even by one vote’

   Greece’s main opposition leader Nikos Androulakis on Friday launched a sharp attack on the conservative government over corruption, saying his PASOK party must win the next election – “even by one vote” – to restore normalcy and put the country on a stronger European footing.

3. Sanchez sidesteps a Spain-US dispute at NATO, brushing off reported Pentagon email

   Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday refused to be drawn into a dispute with the United States over reports that the Pentagon is weighing whether to punish members of NATO that fail to support American operations in the Iran war.

4. Turkish government says Formula 1 is returning next season on 5-year deal

   The Turkish government says Formula 1 is to return to the country next season for the first time since 2021, on a five-year agreement.

5. Schinas defends EU prosecutor’s probe into subsidy scandal

   Greece’s newly appointed agriculture minister, Margaritis Schinas, on Friday defended an investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) into the alleged misuse of millions of euros in EU farm subsidies, rejecting criticism that it interferes in domestic affairs.

6. Fresh earthquake hits Crete within hours; no damage reported

   A magnitude 5 earthquake struck the southern island of Crete on Friday just before midday, hours after a stronger tremor rattled the same area earlier in the morning, authorities said.

7. Local multimillionaire population soars

   Knight Frank includes Greece among the 20 most dynamic centers of wealth around the world for the next five years.

8. Slain mother had been watched by GPS tracker

   Α 43-year-old mother of three was shot and killed by her obsessed ex-partner, who then spent two days attempting to mislead investigators before taking his own life, authorities said.

9. Court acquits Nikos Romanos in 2024 Athens apartment blast case

   An Athens court on Friday found two women guilty in connection with a deadly explosion at an apartment in the Ambelokipi district in October 2024, while acquitting three other defendants, including convicted bank robber and anarchist activist Nikos Romanos.

10. France, Germany continue to work on fighter jet project, Macron says

    French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday tasked their defense ministries with continuing to work on the contentious Franco-German FCAS fighter jet project, officials said.