Greece

From France to Greece, this is where Indian millionaires like to holiday

Where do India’s millionaires like to spend their free time? Hurun India’s Wealth Report and Luxury Consumer Survey 2025 has revealed the go-to international destinations that are preferred by the country’s Richie Rich

Greece is shutting schools as there aren’t enough children to study. What’s going on?

According to Greece’s education department, more than 700 schools are set to close in the 2025–2026 academic year – around five per cent of the country’s 13,478 schools. And it isn’t limited to just the big cities like Athens either. Schools are shutting everywhere – from mountain villages to islands. Here’s what you need to know

Seeking asylum in Europe? You may end up in jail

Greece has passed a controversial new law that makes rejected asylum seekers liable for prison terms if they remain in the country, one of the harshest measures yet in Europe’s tightening migration regime.

Massive wildfires engulf northern suburb of Athens as Greece reels through horrors of climate change

A massive wildfire burned through a northern suburb of Athens, Greece, on Saturday, prompting authorities to order an evacuation.

We are not what you think: How Greece made a case for diaspora to return

Roughly 600,000 Greeks, mostly young, skilled and university-educated, left the country between 2010 and 2021 due to the economic meltdown. Athens is now making effort to reverse the brain drain

Cruel summer: Why temperatures in Europe are soaring past 40°C

Europe is sweltering under a record-breaking heatwave with temperatures in Spain touching 46 degrees Celsius. Other countries like Italy, Greece and France are also batttling with a severe summer. The mercury is only expected to surge in coming days. Is it the heat dome or climate change?

As Turkey looms, Greece signs deal with France to buy 16 Exocet anti-ship missiles

Greece’s Defense Minister Nikos Dendias signed the agreement for the 16 Exocet missiles with his French counterpart Sébastien Lecornu, who was on a one-day visit to Athens.

History Today: When the United States joined World War I

It was on April 6 in 1917, that the United States abandoned its stance of neutrality and officially joined the Allied powers in World War I, declaring war against imperial Germany. It was also this day in 1986, when the Olympic Games made a historic return to its birthplace in Athens, Greece, after a 1,500-year hiatus. The day also marks the beginning of the first-ever round-the-world flight in 1924

'World's changing at unpredictable pace': Greece unveils $27 bn defence boost plan

The new plan aims to modernise Greece's armed forces as the country emerges from a decade-long financial crisis and seeks to match the defence advancements of Turkey, its historical rival, according to a report

Why the Greece ‘golden visa’ is one of the world’s most popular

Donald Trump’s ‘gold card’ has once again put ‘golden visas’ in the spotlight. Greece’s golden visa programme has secured the top spot on the 2025 Global Residence Program Index. But why are there so many takers for the European nation’s ‘residence by investment’ scheme?