In Greece

The Kalavryton Society of NSW, Australia, held its annual memorial service at St Euphemia Greek Orthodox Church in Bankstown last weekend to honor the victims of the 1943 Kalavryta massacre in the Peloponnese, one of the most brutal crimes of World War II, as reported by The New Herald.

Greece's presidential elections have often acted as a trigger for major political developments. In 1980, for example, Konstantinos Karamanlis' transition from prime minister to president was accompanied by a broad realignment of the political landscape.

Τhis year Greece celebrates half a century of a well-functioning democracy following the collapse of the junta in July 1974.

The invasion of Cyprus and the tragic division of the island were the last and most painful chapter of that dark period in the nation's modern history.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called for the energy independence of Europe and a common defense in his weekly social media post on Sunday.

The European Union has come closer to Greece's positions on asylum, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told reporters following Thursday's EU Summit.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.4 struck the town of Thiva in central Greece on Monday morning, but it did not cause any damage or injuries.

The Institute of Geodynamics at the National Observatory of Athens reported that the quake occurred shortly after 9 a.m. local time, approximately 4 kilometers south-southeast of Thiva, at a depth of 18.7 kilometers.

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The Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni, inspected the works being carried out at the Kasta Tomb in Amphipolis and stated that the goal is to open it to the public in 2027.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 rattled the Greek island of Crete on Wednesday, with no immediate reports of damage.

The Institute of Geodynamics at the National Observatory of Athens said the tremor occurred at 7.29 p.m. south-west of Crete, at a depth of 11.6 kilometres.

Türkiye is commemorating the 102nd anniversary of the Great Offensive, the largest and final military operation of Türkiye's War of Independence, with a series of events in the western city of Afyonkarahisar.

Led by modern Türkiye founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the offensive began on Aug. 26, 1922, and culminated in a victory against the Kingdom of Greece within five days.