Twelve migrants were found dead in a small Turkish town near the Greek border often used by migrants seeking to enter the European Union, after they apparently froze to death, igniting a war of words between the two countries.

The first snowfall of the season blankets the Athens suburb of Halandri.

The United States has abandoned a subsea pipeline designed to supply Europe with natural gas from the eastern Mediterranean, as tensions continue to grow between Greece and Turkey over gas reserves in the region.

Greek divers have discovered the wreckage of an Italian submarine.

Greek coast guards scoured for survivors in the Aegean Sea on Saturday after the latest in a series of migrant boat accidents that have killed at least 30 people in just days.

France says its $3.51-billion deal with Greece to supply the country with three warships is going ahead.

Pope Francis has condemned the exploitation of migrants for political purposes, warning that the Mediterranean “is becoming a grim cemetery without tombstones.”

The Russian envoy also reiterated his country’s commitment to territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty of Afghanistan.

A military pact that gives US unlimited access to Greece is what the 2 countries have signed.

A former Greek diplomat has lambasted recent military agreements with France and the United States, saying the pacts could potentially plunge the country into a conflict with Russia, China and the Arab world.