A British couple on their honeymoon and their pilot, Giorgos Raikos, died when their private helicopter crashed near a heliport on the Greek island of Sifnos on Monday. The aircraft caught fire upon impact, and authorities have launched an investigation.
Wildfires fueled by hot and dry weather have burned 576,000 hectares across Europe this year. Active blazes are impacting Belgium, Greece, France, Spain, Portugal, and Croatia, resulting in evacuations, injuries, and multiple fatalities.
Greece's ambitious 'Trust your Stars' research program to lure exiled scientists back home has collapsed into a fiasco after the government quietly canceled the €80 million EU-funded scheme without notifying applicants for months.
Irish teenager Alex McKee, 17, died instantly from electrocution while taking a shower in a holiday home on the Greek island of Kimolos, prompting police investigations into the property's wiring and calls for stricter electrical safety checks in tourist accommodations.
Nearly 500 people arrested in France for suspected arson as severe wildfires driven by record-breaking heatwaves force evacuations and cause casualties across several European countries, including Croatia, Germany, Spain, and Greece.
China's Zhejiang provincial publicity department warns against an online 'pseudo-historical school' denying Western history and falsely attributing its achievements to China, citing cultural insecurity despite apparent national confidence promotion.
A preliminary NTSB report reveals broken engine parts shattered a Ryanair plane window in July, causing a passenger to be partly sucked out mid-flight before other passengers pulled him back inside.
Firefighters in France, England, and Greece battled multiple wildfires Friday amid record-breaking heatwaves and dry landscapes, forcing hundreds of evacuations.
US investigators revealed a Ryanair passenger was seriously injured after engine failure smashed a cabin window, causing his head and shoulder to be sucked out.
Triplet sisters Anna Maria and Eirini Marina Alexandri won two gold medals in artistic swimming for Greece at the European Championships in Paris, marking a triumphant return after 14 years competing for Austria.
London Mayor warns of catastrophic climate impacts across Europe and the UK amid record heatwaves, condemning a rising tide of climate denial, political delay, and misinformation.
Sharif Ahmadzai, 26, an Afghan boxer, is charged with homicide with intent, robbery, and weapons offences after his wife provided key details to Greek police, leading to his arrest for the murder of Scottish aid worker Elisabeth Ross, 38, found dead in a suitcase in Athens.
Hull City signs Greek goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis from Olympiacos on a 5-year contract for a club-record fee of around £20m plus add-ons, seeking to bolster their Premier League squad.
A relentless heat wave in Europe is causing historic low water levels in the Danube, disrupting nuclear operations in Hungary and Romania, fueling deadly wildfires in Greece, and triggering heat health warnings in Italy and the UK.
A 26-year-old Afghan man has been arrested in Athens for the murder of British aid worker Elisabeth Ross, 38, whose body was found in a suitcase. The suspect, a cleaner in her building, allegedly used her bank card and sent misleading messages from her phone to delay the discovery of her death.
Greece is in its second week of wildfires, exacerbated by extreme Meltemi winds, leading to a helicopter collision in Western Athens that killed a Danish pilot, a Greek fire service official, and two firefighters. Water-bombing aircraft resumed operations as winds eased.
Two firefighting helicopters collided near Psatha, west of Athens, while battling a major wildfire in Attica. The blaze has destroyed over 100 homes and thousands of hectares, prompting evacuations. One crew was located safe, search for the second is ongoing amid Greece's intensifying wildfire emergency.
Two firefighting helicopters collided mid-air in Greece near Psatha, killing a Greek coordinator and a Danish pilot, while battling major wildfires. This incident adds to a series of firefighter deaths as Greece and Europe grapple with extensive blazes and challenging conditions, with Spain's efforts hampered by sanctions.
A mid-air collision between two helicopters battling wildfires in Greece killed a Danish pilot and a Greek liaison officer near Athens. A British pilot and another Greek co-ordinator survived. All Bell helicopters in Greece have been grounded following the incident.
Two Greek firefighting helicopters collided mid-air while battling a wind-driven wildfire west of Athens, killing two crew members. The incident highlights the severe dangers of Europe's escalating wildfire crisis, which is forcing mass evacuations across Greece, France, and Spain.
Greece is battling multiple devastating wildfires, including a major blaze west of Athens, leading to evacuations and the deaths of two firefighters in a helicopter crash. This follows earlier firefighter deaths and widespread destruction, as strong winds fan the flames across Attica and other regions.
Two fire brigade helicopters collided mid-air in Greece while battling fierce wildfires around the Gulf of Corinth. One crew was found safe, the other's fate unclear. The fires, exacerbated by strong winds, led to evacuations and the arrest of a man on arson suspicion, with a meteorologist predicting a 'megafire' classification.
Two firefighting helicopters collided midair near Athens while battling a wind-driven wildfire, killing two crew members. This incident is part of a wider wildfire crisis across Europe, exacerbated by heatwaves and drought, also affecting river levels and power generation.
Two firefighting helicopters collided while battling a major wildfire west of Athens, Greece, resulting in the deaths of one Greek and one Danish crew member. Two other crew members, one Greek and one British national, were recovered alive amidst ongoing evacuations due to strong winds.
