British author Victoria Hislop and American poet and University of Oxford professor Alicia Elsbeth Stallings will receive the Lord Byron Medal for their contributions to society, the Company for Hellenism and Philhellenism announced.

Thousands of residents and tourists have fled Santorini as a swarm of earthquakes continues to rattle the Greek island, fueling fears of a major tremor.

The planned transfer of five dolphins from the Attica Zoological Park in Greece to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida has sparked controversy, drawing criticism from marine conservation organizations.

On the day of his participation in the Informal European Council in Brussels, during which the 27 EU members are expected to raise the issue of common European defense, the prime minister states, among other things, in an article titled “Europe must spend more on its defense” that “if our Union is to remain a pillar of peace and stability, we must acquire a strong, unified and credible deterrent. There is no time to waste.”