The Olympic flame for the Milan Cortina Winter Games has landed in Rome following a handover in Greece.

It was a wild Champions League night with stellar teenage scorers.

Georgia offensive lineman Nyier Daniels has been dismissed from the football team following his arrest on multiple charges resulting from a high-speed police chase.

Freshman Bo Walker ran for his first three career touchdowns, Nate Frazier added two scoring runs and No. 4 Georgia rolled to a 35-3 win over Charlotte in its bid to protect its College Football Playoff standing.

Georgia has moved up to No. 4 in The Associated Press poll, Oklahoma is back in the top 10 and North Texas is ranked for the first time since 1959.

Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the ATP Finals for the second year in a row.

Novak Djokovic defeated Alejandro Tabilo 7-6 (3), 6-1 at the ATP 250 Hellenic Championship in Athens, securing a spot in the quarterfinals at the first ATP tournament in Greece since 1994.

Greek singer-songwriter Dionysis Savvopoulos was buried Saturday in Athens’ First Cemetery.

Visitors to Athens can now enjoy an unobstructed view of the Parthenon.

Israeli authorities say they have deported another 171 activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla, including Greta Thunberg.

Thousands of demonstrators have marched through Athens as part of a general strike protesting changes to Greece's labor laws.

Alabama has turned its season around with a 24-21 victory over No. 5 Georgia, ending the Bulldogs' 33-game home winning streak.

Ty Simpson passed for 276 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a score as No. 17 Alabama held on late to beat No. 5 Georgia 24-21 to give the Bulldogs their first home loss in six years.

Google's DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says the most valuable human skill for the future will be “learning how to learn” as artificial intelligence transforms education, careers and daily life.

Multiple postal services around Europe say they are suspending the shipment of many packages to the United States amid a lack of clarity over new import duties.

Fire crews in Greece, Spain, and Portugal are racing to contain wildfires.

A scientist says fragments of a meteorite that punched through a Georgia homeowner's roof after blazing across the sky in a fiery streak is older than the Earth itself.

Egypt's foreign minister has criticized the international response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and called it shameful.

The rebel Houthi group in Yemen says it will target merchant ships belonging to any company that does business with Israeli ports, regardless of nationality, as part of what it described as the fourth phase of its naval operation against Israel.

A major forest fire has broken out in Greece, and authorities have ordered several villages near Corinth, west of Athens, to evacuate.

Emma Meesseman, the 2019 WNBA Finals MVP who last played in the league in 2022, is joining the New York Liberty.

A large wildfire has broken out south of Athens, forcing evacuations and road closures near the ancient Temple of Poseidon.

Hundreds of firefighters backed by aircraft are battling a wildfire burning out of control for the third day on the eastern Aegean island of Chios with authorities issuing multiple evacuation orders.

Four former senior fire service and civil protection officials have been jailed in Greece after being found guilty for failing to mount a proper evacuation during a wildfire that killed more than 100 people outside Athens in 2018.

The spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians has warned against the unchecked rise of artificial intelligence and automation, calling it an “impending robotocracy.”.

Greece’s prime minister has announced 1 billion euros in financial benefits for lower-income households and the country’s public investment program.

Carson Beck’s decision to transfer to Miami opened the door for Gunner Stockton to take over as Georgia’s starting quarterback.

A bomb planted near the offices of Hellenic Train, Greece’s main railway company, has exploded in a busy district of central Athens, authorities say, causing limited damage but no injuries.

Authorities say two brothers of the Venezuelan man who killed Georgia nursing student Laken Riley will be deported along with their former roommate after they pleaded guilty to possessing fake green cards.

Greece’s center-right government has welcomed a credit rating upgrade by Moody’s, the last major ratings agency to lift junk status on government bonds that began 15 years ago during a severe debt crisis.

Greece has pledged that a major underwater electricity cable project connecting Greece with Cyprus and Israel by the end of the decade will overcome a series of setbacks and move forward as scheduled.

Greece’s National Gallery says a Greek lawmaker attacked four paintings in an exhibition, including one he had previously criticized as offensive on religious grounds.

Protesters have launched gasoline bombs and fireworks in clashes with police outside Greece's parliament.

An independent investigative committee in Greece has released a long-awaited investigation into the country's deadliest train crash.

Georgia fans showed it’s possible to storm the court for a postgame celebration — and to be polite at the same time.

Georgia guard Blue Cain sank a go-ahead 3-pointer with 47 seconds remaining after No. 3 Florida took its first lead by scoring 13 unanswered points, and the Bulldogs beat the Gators 88-83.

The regular season titles in the four major conferences will come down to the final week of the season as league play wraps up this weekend.

Greece’s chief seismologist says that while earthquake frequency around Santorini has slightly decreased, the situation remains unpredictable for the coming weeks.

Scientists have detected several thousand earthquakes, the vast majority of them with small magnitudes, in just over two weeks near Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini.

Greece has declared a state of emergency on Santorini because of the hundreds of undersea earthquakes that have shaken the resort island for nearly a week.

Three Greek opposition parties say they are planning to challenge the conservative government with a censure motion over its handling of a 2023 rail disaster that killed 57 people.

A cross-border conservation project centered on barn owls is fostering cooperation between Israeli and Arab scientists, offering a rare example of coexistence in the conflict-ridden Middle East.

The Southeastern Conference has a big week ahead, with four games between ranked teams, headlined by No. 6 Tennessee at top-ranked Auburn on Saturday.

Tahaad Pettiford hit 5 of 7 shots from 3-point range, scoring 24 off the bench to help No. 1 Auburn escape No. 23 Georgia with a 70-68 win.

The European Union's top migration official says deportations of migrants who entered the bloc illegally will be a priority this year.

Hotels on Greek islands may be filling their swimming pools with seawater this summer in response to worsening drought conditions.

Greek lawmakers are debating legislation to regulate short-term rentals.

Georgia quarterback Carson Beck appears to be rethinking his plans for 2025 less than two weeks after announcing he would enter the NFL draft.

Georgia quarterback and former Mandarin state champion Carson Beck is reportedly entering the transfer portal.

Costas Simitis, former prime minister of Greece and the architect of the country’s joining the common European currency, the euro, has died at 88, state TV ERT reports.

Winter weather brings various hazards that people have to contend with to keep warm and safe.

Officials are assessing the damage after a strong storm system moved across the southern U.S. over the weekend, spawning tornadoes and killing at least four people.

Efforts to save an imperiled 150-year-old lighthouse in New York are getting a boost with federal officials announcing new funding to study ways to protect the structure.

Large protests have been held in Greece as part of a 24-hour nationwide general strike called by labor unions timed to coincide with the government submitting its 2025 budget to Parliament.

A Georgia appeals court has canceled oral arguments that were scheduled for next month on the appeal of a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against President-elect Donald Trump.

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The foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey say that recent efforts to smooth the frequently volatile ties between the neighboring countries and regional rivals are bearing fruit, although significant differences remain, notably over maritime boundaries in the Aegean.

The Nobel memorial prize in economics has been awarded to three U.S.-based academics who studied why some countries are rich and others poor and have documented that freer, open societies are more likely to prosper.

After three wins from four games as England interim coach, Lee Carsley has appeared to distance himself from taking on the job full time.

Trevor Etienne ran for two touchdowns as No. 5 Georgia bounced back from its first regular-season loss in almost four years with a 31-13 victory over Auburn.

Greek authorities say two people have died overnight in a large wildfire burning through forestland above a seaside resort in southern Greece.

Popular Greek singer Marinella is in stable but critical condition in an Athens hospital, a day after collapsing on stage during a concert in the ancient Herod Atticus theater.

Country singer Keith Urban gave just a few hours’ notice before performing a free concert in the parking lot of a convenience store and gas station in north Alabama.

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Firefighters in Greece are battling scattered fires, hoping to end the major wildfire that burned into the northern suburbs of Athens, triggering evacuations and leaving at least one person dead.

A major forest fire has raged into the northern suburbs of Athens, killing one person and triggering evacuations of several areas as swirling winds hampered efforts of hundreds of firefighters and dozens of water-dropping planes.

A wildfire burned northeast of Athens, darkening the sky as the smell of smoke and soot pervaded the Greek capital.

Preliminary results show Albania's governing Socialist Party candidate Vangjel Tavo has won the mayoral election in the southwestern town of Himara.

A heat wave across southern Europe forced authorities in Greece to close the Acropolis for several hours in the middle of the day and two firefighters died in southern Italy while putting out a wildfire.

Firefighters battled wildfires that broke out on the eastern Aegean islands of Chios and Kos and injured five people, as Greece’s prime minister warned of a dangerous summer ahead.

Georgia’s Charlie Condon was selected the winner of the Golden Spikes Award as the top amateur baseball player in the nation.

Greek authorities have closed down the Acropolis for much of the afternoon for a second day as the country swelters under unseasonably high temperatures.

Olympiakos has won Greece’s first European club title by beating Fiorentina 1-0 after extra time in the Europa Conference League final.

The top European Union cybersecurity official says that disruptive digital attacks have doubled in the 27-member bloc in recent months and election-related services are also being targeted.

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Old foes Turkey and Greece are set to test a five-month-old friendship initiative when Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits Ankara.

Under pressure to cope with the impact of rising temperatures, Greece's emergency response planners are shifting tactics this summer.

A court has convicted five former firefighters and disaster response officials over a 2018 wildfire outside Athens that killed more than 100 people.

A far-right Greek lawmaker has been charged with criminal assault for allegedly punching a colleague on the sidelines of a parliamentary debate.

One of America’s greatest soccer players is spending the week in Greece working with kids and reminding everyone that the most important moments in sports don’t always end with a group of Champagne-soaked winners holding up a trophy.

Skies over southern Greece have turned an orange hue as dust clouds blown across the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa engulfed the Acropolis and other Athens landmarks.

Two top climate monitoring organizations are reporting that Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average.

Strikes called by Greece’s largest labor union have halted ferries, disrupted public transport services and left some state-run hospitals running on emergency staffing levels in Athens and elsewhere.

Every two years, a countdown to the Olympic Games is launched from its ancient birthplace with a flame-lighting ceremony in southern Greece at ancient Olympia.

A new study says climate change is making giant heat waves crawl slower across the globe and they are baking more people for a longer time with higher temperatures over larger areas.

Voters around the world who worry about growing threats to democratic freedoms should consider electing more women in countries’ national elections this year.

Hundreds of people are lining up to pay respects before the funeral of a nursing student found slain on the University of Georgia campus.

Georgia House Republicans are backing a bill that would require every eligible police and sheriff’s department to help identify undocumented immigrants and detain them for possible deportation.

Greece has formally agreed to participate in and lead a European Union maritime security operation in the Red Sea to protect commercial shipping from attacks by Houthi militants in Yemen.

Police say they have arrested a man in connection with the killing of a nursing student whose body was found on the University of Georgia campus in Athens.

The University of Georgia has canceled classes after authorities say a woman was found dead on campus after a friend told police she had not returned from a morning run.

Scores of tractors have been parked outside Greece’s parliament as thousands of farmers angry at high production costs shifted their protests to Athens.

Greece has become the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from Church officials.

Lawmakers in Greece have begun a debate on a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriage.

Years before starting a family of her own, Stella Belia was already waging a tireless campaign for legal recognition.

More than 1,500 protesters have gathered in central Athens to oppose legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage in Greece.

Greece’s center-right government is speeding up its timetable to legalize same-sex marriage despite growing opposition from the powerful Orthodox Church.

Uga X is part of the line of English Bulldog mascots that represent the University of Georgia. Uga X was 10 years old and died peacefully at his home in Savannah.

Former Georgia mascot Uga X, whose eight-year run included back-to-back national championships, has died.

The European Union’s top official for migration says member states will have to confront tough policy challenges to cope with the continent’s aging population.