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The trial regarding the “missing” videos of the freight train will now beconducted from scratch, as the proceedings—ongoing since last October at the Single-Member Misdemeanor Court of Larissa—collapsed yesterday. The presiding judge, following a heated exchange with lawyer Zoe Konstantopoulou, who represents the prosecution, stated she could no longer bear the insults and submitted a statement of recusal.

Former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has said that he is actively re-entering Greek politics, announcing his new party will be ready by September — or earlier if events demand it — while pressing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to publicly identify those responsible for the country’s wiretapping scandal.

A man was swept away by a swollen stream and killed in the Athens suburb of Nea Makri overnight as Storm Erminio lashed Attica with torrential rain, fierce winds and thunderstorms, causing widespread flooding and traffic chaos across the region.