@elenabec.bsky.social - Elena Becatoros

22 Jul 2026 13:49 +0000

Amnesty International says a Pakistani airstrike that hit a drug treatment facility in Kabul in March, killing hundreds, may be a war crime. #afghanistan #pakistan #amnestyinternational https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-pakistan-amnesty-airstrike-drug-treatment-kabul-dc7f0286a02c9764040c1add158ea6c2?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share
https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-pakistan-amnesty-airstrike-drug-treatment-kabul-dc7f0286a02c9764040c1add158ea6c2?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share
Amnesty

18 Jul 2026 12:48 +0000

Mount Olympus, home of the ancient Greek gods, vies for UNESCO World Heritage status #greece #unesco #worldheritage #olympus https://apnews.com/article/unesco-world-heritage-busan-mount-olympus-greece-62f9489539bf2d211957d3e106c327c6

06 Jul 2026 07:30 +0000

Wildfires raged in Portugal, Spain and Greece over the weekend, with Greek authorities warning of toxic smoke. Every summer sees more forests go up in flames. #Greece #Spain #Portugal #Vouzela #wildfire #climate https://apnews.com/article/greece-portugal-wildfire-vouzela-thessaloniki-f2ad8db8f37063ba0f06adb25fbd7a78?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

11 Jun 2026 13:51 +0000

UN mission in Afghanistan confirms death toll of 13 civilians in Pakistani airstrikes #afghanistan #pakistan #unama #airstrikes https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-pakistan-airstrikes-taliban-deaths-1ff4daba4326778e9983ae6dd27286c3?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share
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UN

10 Jun 2026 16:27 +0000

Afghanistan: Violent crackdown by Taliban police on protests against the arrests of women over alleged dress code violations leaves at least 1 dead, UN says. #afghanistan #taliban #women https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-women-arrested-protest-467c3740866f9d2cecb970fee64a8a72

30 Apr 2026 09:24 +0000

Israel intercepts Gaza aid flotilla sailing near Greek island of Crete. Flotilla is seeking to break the naval blockade of Gaza. #israel #gaza #gazaflotilla https://apnews.com/article/gaza-israel-palestinians-flotilla-activists-intercepted-74d9fa6d68f4809c3ed020d3aa507607

21 Apr 2026 14:02 +0000

“You see this hair? Even I with my white hair, I have to carry water.” Afghanistan's capital is rapidly running out of water. The burden of carrying it from communal taps to homes often falls on the women and children https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-kabul-water-drought-climate-change-98a52f7afe770c37e2030bc7a884f5d3?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share
#afghanistan #kabul #water #climate https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-kabul-water-drought-climate-change-98a52f7afe770c37e2030bc7a884f5d3?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share
Afghanistan's

04 Apr 2026 18:26 +0000

Afghanistan earthquake kills 8 of a 9-member family of refugees who recently returned from Iran. The lone survivor: a young boy of about 3, now hospitalized with a head injury. #afghanistan #earthquake #refugees https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-earthquake-refugees-iran-b66c1e2677d6d561f2faf285ee2998db

17 Mar 2026 00:32 +0000

Afghanistan says a Pakistan airstrike on a Kabul hospital treating drug users has killed at least 400 people and wounded a further 250. #Kabul #Afghanistan #Pakistan https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-pakistan-border-clashes-children-killed-taliban-44c7bb28cdf68615b413a81eb4e4fe36?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share
https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-pakistan-border-clashes-children-killed-taliban-44c7bb28cdf68615b413a81eb4e4fe36?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share
Afghanistan

03 Mar 2026 18:54 +0000

From Karachi to Beirut, Khamenei’s death sends shockwaves across the Shiite world. #iran #shiite #khamenei #protests https://apnews.com/article/iran-strikes-shiite-lebanon-pakistan-iraq-israel-e3d7546954143b0e9cb96c09ff24065f https://apnews.com/article/iran-strikes-shiite-lebanon-pakistan-iraq-israel-e3d7546954143b0e9cb96c09ff24065f?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share
From

26 Feb 2026 23:45 +0000

Airstrikes hit Kabul after Afghanistan launches retaliatory attack on Pakistan. https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-pakistan-airstrikes-513791ef82fb8c2e4acce08c2b80c41a

26 Feb 2026 20:57 +0000

Afghanistan's new penal code: 15 days in prison for injuring a wife in a beating. 3 months for a woman who goes to stay at her parents' home without her husband's permission. It also sets punishments based on social class. #afghanistan #women https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-crime-women-domestic-abuse-5d1d73bac59c5f3ffcdeef858a6f09b4

19 Feb 2026 15:47 +0000

Greece is sending experts to Belgium on Friday to meet with a collector of German World War II memorabilia after he put up for auction 12 photos that appear to show the final moments of 200 Greeks executed in Athens in 1944. #greece #WWII #photos #Kaisariani https://apnews.com/article/greece-nazi-germany-execution-photos-a630c4cf5401216e7ea9aa95505aef2a

19 Feb 2026 10:00 +0000

Afghanistan faces a surging hunger crisis as aid cuts leave families without food or treatment. The World Food Program says it has to turn away three out of four acutely malnourished children. Four million children are at risk. #afghanistan #hunger #wfp #malnutrtition https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-wfp-malnutrition-hunger-children-9caad6704732530ff4703e4384afea97

21 Nov 2025 17:53 +0000

Predators at the gate. Bears, wolves and wild boar make a comeback in parts of rural Greece #greece #conservation #wildlife #bears #wolves https://apnews.com/article/wildlife-conservation-bears-wolves-boar-attacks-greece-17643359603619c1eb87d944d6f57570

24 Jul 2025 13:25 +0000

AP, AFP, BBC News and Reuters issue joint statement about their journalists in #Gaza: "Journalists endure many deprivations and hardships in warzones. We are deeply alarmed that the threat of starvation is now one of them." https://www.ap.org/the-definitive-source/announcements/joint-statement-on-gaza-from-afp-ap-bbc-reuters/

24 Jul 2025 11:59 +0000

Banned from education beyond primary school, girls and women in Afghanistan are turning to madrassas - religious schools - instead. #afghanistan #education #religion #madrassa #women https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-education-girls-madrassa-7cdaf68896e8ccfda2abd71a07a02b99

24 Jul 2025 08:15 +0000

Outdoor workers swelter as heat bakes southern Europe. By @dgatopoulos.bsky.social https://apnews.com/article/heat-deaths-southern-europe-climate-workers-5f112ba0d5276c547e7565d4c3e4655a

22 Jun 2025 10:17 +0000

What to know as the U.S. inserts itself into Israel's war against Iran #Iran #Israel #UnitedStates https://apnews.com/article/israel-attack-iran-strike-nuclear-us-news-5adea3ffa51264e0c7c803d8acfde338

14 May 2025 15:03 +0000

Clinging to a cliff in northern Greece, this monastery welcomes monks from around the world. No women allowed. https://apnews.com/article/orthodox-christians-cliffside-monastery-monks-488a9ec2bea52f54071bf91ddfc7d56d

19 Apr 2025 09:59 +0000

Four centuries later, Easter's date remains divisive. Some Orthodox and Catholic leaders want that to change. #Easter #Orthodox #Catholic #religion #Greece By @dgatopoulos.bsky.social https://apnews.com/article/greece-easter-vatican-orthodox-catholics-pope-francis-54cc34863484b5697d00065d98f6111e

03 Apr 2025 09:18 +0000

Migrant boat capsizing near Greek island leaves at least 7 dead, including two children. #Greece #migration https://apnews.com/article/migration-greece-capsize-lesbos-f8b58302de27e3a819b0bad02b32b28f

28 Feb 2025 23:03 +0000

Riot police clash with protesters as hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of cities across Greece on the second anniversary of the country’s worst rail disaster. By @dgatopoulos.bsky.social https://apnews.com/article/greece-tempe-rail-disaster-strike-d9996948371c5ec703d27006ae23db9b?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

10 Feb 2025 16:45 +0000

https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-police-jerusalem-bookstore-raid-rights-af721d98f55ec3103c2f90cf6013263f

06 Feb 2025 15:27 +0000

State of emergency declared on Greek island of Santorini as hundreds of earthquakes continue to strike the area. By @dgatopoulos.bsky.social, recently returned from the quake zone. #Greece #santorini #santorinivolcano #earthquake https://apnews.com/article/greece-earthquakes-volcanos-santorini-emergency-14489f90091ad6150ccffa36ca13d2a3

04 Feb 2025 14:10 +0000

https://apnews.com/article/greece-santorini-earthquakes-25df4b59f3c0f3c72d4cfc31f1e0034a By @dgatopoulos.bsky.social on #Santorini