Greece, North Africa and processing of asylum applications
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Months after Trump Jr. breakup shake-up and "ambassador school," is Kimberly Guilfoyle headed to Greece? Senate Confirmation Hearing was July 9, 2025.
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Independent.ie on MSNGreece passes law to temporarily stop migrants arriving by boatGreek politicians voted yesterday to temporarily stop processing asylum requests from migrants arriving from North Africa by sea in a bid to reduce arrivals into Europe’s southernmost tip, a move rights groups and opposition parties have called illegal.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s government said Wednesday it is temporarily suspending asylum applications for migrants arriving on the island of Crete, following a spike in arrivals from Libya.
Hot, sunny weather is spreading across most of Europe with more extreme temperatures due next week in parts of Spain.
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Africanews on MSNGreece cracks down on irregular migration, says it’s "not an open corridor to Europe"Parliament also passed stricter laws on Friday targeting sea arrivals from North Africa. The rescued 515 migrants — including 85 minors — were transferred to reception centers in Lavrio, Evros, Diavata,
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Giannis Antetokounmpo participated in a live stream around Greece with content creator iShowSpeed and Bucks fans will want to listen.
The Mediterranean country baked in its second major heatwave of the season, with temperatures soaring as high as 41 degrees Celsius.
GOP Sen. Ted Cruz was on a pre-planned vacation in Greece with his family when devastating floods hit central Texas, and he sought to travel back “as fast as humanly possible,” his office said.
The July full moon shone brightly over Greece's 2,500-year-old Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion late Thursday. (AP video: Srdjan Nedeljkovic)
Tsipras’s “somersault”, or kolotoumba as the Greeks called it, was a costly gambit that set back the economic recovery and destroyed the government’s credibility with its European partners. But it also marked the beginning of a new era of Greek compliance with bailout requirements and laid the foundations of recovery.