A tragic incident occurred on Sunday evening (June 7) in the Canoga Park neighborhood of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, when a father fatally shot his two 10-year-old twin sons before taking his own life. According to Fox LA, police were called to the scene at around 7:15 p.m., where they found distraught relatives outside a home. The incident is believed to have taken place during a family gathering, when the children's mother suddenly heard two gunshots. When she r

About 110 kg of marijuana have been seized near the Greek–Albanian border. The operation took place in a border area of Igoumenitsa, Greece. Greek police stopped a vehicle that is suspected to have been loaded at the “green border” (an informal crossing point). Inside the vehicle, 102 packages containing 109 kg and 364 grams of marijuana were found and confiscated. The drug packages were placed in the back seats and in the trunk of the vehicle. A 43-year-old Turkish citizen w

The strongest tremor reached a magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter scale. Material damage has been recorded in Prokopi and Dafnusa, while seismologists assess that the phenomenon is linked to the known seismic activity of the area… A series of strong earthquakes, felt across a large part of central Greece, struck Northern Evia on Sunday afternoon. The first tremor was recorded at 12:58 with a magnitude of 4.8 on the Richter scale. Two minutes later, at 13:00, another earthquake f

Strong earthquake tremors were recorded on Sunday afternoon in Greece, also being clearly felt in Athens and surrounding areas. According to preliminary data, the first earthquake was recorded with a magnitude of 4.3 on the Richter scale, followed a few minutes later by a stronger tremor reaching a magnitude of 5.3. The epicenter of the earthquake was located in the Mandoudi Evia area, near Chalkida, while the shallow depth of around 5 kilometers caused the tremors to be felt

Last month, the U.S. military helped coordinate the passage of more than 100 commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, The New York Times (NYT) reported, citing sources. According to the report, passage through this waterway remains dangerous for vessels amid stalled U.S.–Iran reconciliation talks. Previously, The New York Times said that the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) assisted the transit of 70 ships through the strait. Most of them had turned off their transponders

A serious criminal incident has shocked Long Island in the United States, where a 22-year-old undocumented immigrant from El Salvador is accused of committing two brutal murders within a few hours. According to U.S. authorities, Ronnie Yahir Alvarenga Rivera is suspected of first killing his neighbor, 57-year-old Raquel Hernandez Castillo, after being irritated by noises coming from her apartment. Nassau County District Attorney Ann Donnelly stated that Rivera told investigat

Former Greek defender Marios Oikonomou has died at the age of 33 after being unable to survive severe brain injuries sustained in a road accident that occurred about nine days earlier. Despite doctors’ efforts, his condition remained critical and he passed away due to the serious injuries. During his career, Oikonomou played for several well-known European clubs, including AEK, Bologna, Copenhagen, Sampdoria, and Panathinaikos, leaving his mark on professional football. “KORÇ

A serious tragedy has shocked the United States, where a four-member family lost their lives in a chain-reaction crash on Interstate I-95 in Virginia. The victims have been identified as Dmitri Donchev (45), his wife Ekaterina (44), their daughter Emily (14), and their seven-year-old son Mark. According to authorities, all four died at the scene in the early hours of Friday morning. The family was traveling from Massachusetts to South Carolina to attend a family wedding. Insi

New York police have launched an investigation into an unusual phenomenon that is troubling authorities and residents: groups of people appearing to emerge from sewer manholes in various parts of the city during the night. The case gained attention after several videos were posted on social media showing individuals climbing out of the sewer system and then disappearing without a trace. In a statement to the media, the New York Police Department said that special emergency un

The Earth is expected to experience 5 years of extreme heat due to the El Niño phenomenon. According to a report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), global temperatures between 2026 and 2030 are projected to be up to 1.9°C higher compared to the average of the last 100 years. It is also suggested that in 2027 temperatures could break the record set in 2024 as the hottest year, influenced by the arrival of El Niño towards the end of this year. The report is based o

No damage or injuries reported; Civil Protection activates crisis unit and continues checks in coastal areas. Southern regions of Italy were awakened by a powerful earthquake in the early hours of Tuesday, June 2, which also marks Republic Day. The seismic event occurred shortly after midnight in the Tyrrhenian Sea, near the coast of Calabria. According to the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), the earthquake had a magnitude of 6.1 and was record

The new European Pact on Migration and Asylum will gradually come into force on June 12, bringing significant changes to the way the European Union manages the arrival of migrants and refugees. The new framework aims to strengthen controls at the EU's external borders, speed up asylum procedures, and create a more coordinated system among member states. The two main pillars of the pact are the mandatory screening of all individuals who enter the European Union irregularly and

Dan Greaney, the four-time Emmy Award-winning writer who penned the famous The Simpsons episode “Bart to the Future” — widely known for its apparent “prediction” of Donald Trump becoming president 16 years before it happened — has announced his candidacy for the 2028 U.S. presidential election. In a video posted on Instagram, Greaney initially appears dressed as a wizard and describes himself as a “self-proclaimed prophet,” while sharply criticizing American politics: “Trump,

Albanian 17-year-old dies in hospital after motorcycle accident in Greece. A 17-year-old Albanian, who had been seriously injured to the head in a motorcycle accident in Rhodes, Greece, has died eight months after the tragic incident. After six months of treatment in hospital and another two months in a rehabilitation center, the young man lost his battle for life. His body has been transported to Albania, where funeral ceremonies will take place. The incident, which occurred

The Supreme Court of Greece has issued a ruling (from which even non-Greek-citizen Albanians benefit) stating that foreigners applying for Greek citizenship are not required to prove a minimum annual income level in order to obtain citizenship. In the decision published on May 27, 2026, the court emphasizes that the applicant’s income is only one of the elements that the administration takes into account when assessing their economic and social integration in Greece, but it i

Europe’s Southern and Western regions continue to face an intense heatwave, as extreme temperatures break seasonal records and put authorities in several countries across the continent on alert. France is under an orange alert level, major Italian cities are under a red alert, while Spain and Portugal are recording temperatures approaching or exceeding historical limits. Satellite data from the European Copernicus programme shows that the heatwave has covered a large part of

A new heat record for the month of May was registered in Portugal, with the maximum temperature reaching 40.3 degrees Celsius. This temperature was recorded yesterday, Wednesday, in Mora, in the central part of the country, as announced today by the Portuguese meteorological service, which clarified that the previous record of 40 degrees Celsius dated back to May 2001. The Iberian country is also being hit by an early heatwave, which is affecting much of Europe, where tempera

A shooting incident shocked the Athens neighborhood of Patisia on Wednesday afternoon, where one person was injured following an attack at a mobile phone shop. According to Greek media, at around 6:30 p.m., a man entered the store located on Patision Street and shot the business owner, who is of Pakistani origin, wounding him in the leg. After the shooting, the perpetrator fled in a gray BMW, where three other people, all of Albanian origin, were waiting for him. The injured

A tragic event has shocked the local community in Rhodes, where a 24-year-old woman was found dead in her home by her mother. The victim, identified as Kyriaki Kasioti, was found lifeless while sleeping. According to Greek media, the young woman had previously complained of headaches. Her mother said she noticed that her daughter had been sleeping for an unusually long time, and when she entered the room to check on her, she realized that her pulse had stopped. She and other

Kastriot Cenko, the 42-year-old accused of murdering his wife, Alba Cenko, in Ampelokipi in November 2024, apologized before the Mixed Jury Court, claiming he lost control after ongoing family disputes. During his testimony, he spoke about the problems that, according to him, had existed for years in his relationship with his wife, while alleging that she had an extramarital affair with one of his childhood friends. “I loved her very much. I didn’t want to believe what was ha