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US Secretary of State Rubio applies classical Greece’s lessons to modern political decisions

Today the West is at a crossroads. “The next decade and the decisions we make will write the story of the next century," Rubio explained.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the Pnyx hill, where ancient Athenians held democratic assemblies, with the ancient Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis in the background, in Athens, Greece October 7, 2026.
Mili and Liel Yahalomi exiting Ben-Gurion Airport, October 7, 2026.

Previously missing Israelis Mali, Liel Yahalomi land at Ben-Gurion Airport from Athens

The Yahalomis arrived on board a flight that departed from Athens, Greece.

|ByALON HACHMON, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Emergency personnel work at a site where an old building partially collapsed following an explosion, in the touristy Plaka area in central Athens, Greece, September 25, 2026.

One injured, five trapped after explosion in central Athens caused a building to collapse

"It was like the whole building, the whole block blew off. That's how strong it was," said local resident Andreas Martzaklis.

|ByREUTERS
People watch as smoke rises following the crash of a Greek F-4 Phantom fighter jet during the Athens Flying Week air show in Tanagra, Greece, September 5, 2026.

Greek F-4 crashes during air show near Athens, two pilots dead, sources say

Footage from public broadcaster ERT showed the F-4 performing a right turn a few meters above the ground seconds before it crashed and erupted into a fireball.

|ByREUTERS

Activists reject Greek offer to send flotilla aid

Greece offers to send humanitarian aid to Gaza under UN supervision; passengers on US ship 'Audacity of Hope' stage hunger strike.

JULY 4, 2011ByJPOST EDITORIAL
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Activists reject Greek offer to send flotilla aid

Flotilla organizers reject Greek offer to send humanitarian aid to Gaza under UN supervision; passengers on US ship 'Audacity of Hope' stage hunger strike, protest outside US embassy in Athens.

JULY 4, 2011ByJPOST EDITORIAL
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