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Greece and Turkey agreed to disagree on core disputes while seeking collaboration on less contentious issues during their third round of political dialogue in Athens on Tuesday. 

The meeting, led by Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Alexandra Papadopoulou and her Turkish counterpart Mehmet Kemal Bozay, marked an effort to balance persistent tensions with targeted cooperation.

Russia said on Sunday that it had thwarted a "massive" Ukrainian drone attack by downing 158 drones across 15 regions, including two over the capital Moscow.

A coal-fired power plant near the city was reported hit, as was an oil refinery within the city boundaries.

Hundreds of thousands of video game fans and industry figures were converging Aug. 21 on Germany's Cologne for the sector's biggest trade show.

The average price level faced by Greek households in 2022 for consumer goods amounted to 88% of the European Union average, according to recent data from Eurostat.

The financing for the renewal of the term of office of 800 fixed-term border guards in the eastern Aegean has been decided by the managing authority of the Migration Ministry.

The move aims to strengthen the operational capacity of the Hellenic Police for the protection and surveillance of the country's external borders.

Greece ranked seventh among the European Union's 27 member-states both in approved projects and in funding in the Horizon Europe program for research and innovation over 2021-2022, the National Documentation Center said on Thursday.

Greece accounted for 829 projects, or 16.5% of all EU states' projects, and approved funding of 644.72 million euros, or 4.5% of all EU projects.

In other news, Poland denies any involvement in last years sabotage of Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines; the Ukrainian PoWs that Russia sent to Hungary are causing tensions; and a new amendment means former Czech prime minister Andrej Babis must sell off his media assets.

The trend of a greater part of the buying public turning toward the acquisition of larger homes is consolidating, something which began to be reflected in the market especially after the outbreak of the pandemic.

According to a nationwide survey by RE/MAX Greece, one in two buyers now prefers the acquisition of a residence of more than 75 square meters.

European Union governments agreed on Wednesday to an 11th package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, aimed at stopping other countries and companies from circumventing existing measures.

The new package, tweeted by Sweden as EU president, forbids transit via Russia of an expanded list of goods and technology which might aid Russia's military or security sector.

Bulgaria will in all probability enter Schengen by the end of the year and the admission will be in two stages. In October, border control at the airports will be abolished, and in January 2024 - the ground control as well.

This was reported by the Brussels-based publication Euractiv, citing sources from diplomatic circles in Brussels, the Bulgarian parliament and the government.