Greek police have arrested six people, ranging in age from 27 to 49, in connection with a failed bombing attempt in Lefkada, with investigators saying the attack was orchestrated by two men already serving time behind bars.

Greek pole vaulter Emmanouil Karalis cleared 6.20 meters at the Weltklasse Zürich Diamond League meet Thursday, setting a new Greek outdoor national record and moving into second place on the all-time list, behind only Sweden's Armand Duplantis.

Greece's AKTOR Group has handed over the Thessaloniki Metro's extension to Kalamaria to the state, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis inaugurating the line -marking the first branching automated metro system built in Greek engineering history.

The acquisition by the Navy of two Italian FREMM frigates (Bergamini class) is now a fact, as all the preparatory stages for their integration into the Greek fleet have been completed.