Pop star Giorgos Mazonakis dies at 54
Greek pop star Giorgos Mazonakis, who also enjoyed a strong following among the Greek diaspora, has died of a heart attack after being rushed to a hospital in Athens. He was 54.
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August 3, 2026 Wildfire burns west of Athens as probe begins into fatal helicopter collision
Firefighters battled a large wildfire in western Attica through the night into Monday, focusing on two active fronts as authorities investigated a midair collision between two firefighting helicopters that killed two crew members.
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GREEKS ABROAD
July 25, 2026 Greek Australian music legend John Tikis dies
Greek Australian singer and songwriter John Tikis has died at the age of 80, ending a musical career that spanned more than five decades and left a lasting mark on audiences in Greece and across the diaspora.
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WORLD
June 12, 2026 Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha dies after more than three years in coma
Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha, who has been in a coma for more than three years, has died, the royal household has announced. She was 47. She collapsed in December 2022 while exercising her dogs. Her doctors attributed it to a severely irregular heartbeat, caused by a mycoplasma infection in her heart. With her death, the Thai […]
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CULTURE
March 29, 2026 Legendary Greek singer Marinella dies at 87
Marinella, one of Greece’s most iconic voices with a career spanning decades, died on Saturday at the age of 87.
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WORLD
March 2, 2026 Maryam Rajavi: “The Death of Khamenei is the Death of Religious Despotism and the End of the Velayat-e Faqih Regime”
Message of Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran for Transitional Period to Hand Over Sovereignty to the People of Iran.
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CULTURE
February 17, 2026 Byzantine scholar Eleni Glykatzi-Ahrweiler dies
Greek historian Eleni Glykatzi-Ahrweiler, an emblematic figure of Greek and European intellectual life, has died at 99, leaving behind a vast scholarly legacy that reshaped the study of Byzantium and its place in European history.
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WORLD
February 4, 2026 Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of ex-Libyan leader, reportedly shot dead
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libya’s former leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, has reportedly been shot dead.
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GREECE
January 29, 2026 Investigators confirm propane leak
Fire investigators have confirmed that a deadly explosion at the Violanta biscuit factory in Trikala central Greece on Monday morning was caused by a propane leak, backing initial assessments by firefighting officials.
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CYPRUS
January 17, 2026 Cyprus bids farewell to former President George Vassiliou with head-of-state honours
Cyprus is bidding farewell on Saturday to former President of the Republic George Vassiliou, who died at the age of 94, with a state funeral awarding honours to a sitting head of state. Senior officials are attending the service, including Greece’s Foreign Minister.
