Recent remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio have clarified that Turkey remains effectively locked out of the F-35 Lightning II program, despite recent speculation that relations between Washington and Ankara might be improving. Testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rubio stated that current U.S. law prevents Turkey from purchasing or operating the fifth-generation fighter as long as it retains the Russian-made S-400 air defense system.

The arrest of a 37-year-old man of Palestinian origin was carried out this afternoon, in Agios Nikolaos in Crete, by officers of the National Intelligence Service (EYP) and the Directorate for Combating Special Violent Crimes, as part of an investigation into terrorist activity and possible connections with persons who have recently concerned the Cypriot authorities.

The strong earthquake tremors that occurred on Sunday afternoon in North Evia caused significant problems, with the authorities recording damage to homes, shops and infrastructure, as well as landslides at various points on the road network.

A man wanted by Interpol was arrested in Aigio. The 55-year-old, according to information from tempo24.news, had committed murder in 1999, killing a Greek in Australia where he was residing.