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"The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs strongly condemns the scandalous act of a member of the delegation led by the State Secretary in the Ministry of State Administration and Local Self-Government of the Republic of Serbia during his visit to the Republic of Croatia and sending messages that insult the Republic of Croatia in the most rude way", Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs

A van suspected of smuggling migrants in Kozani, northern Greece, crashed during a police chase in the early hours of Friday, with preliminary reports saying that one passenger was killed and 10 injured.

Turkey's eastern Ağrı province attracts migratory birds even in winter. (Source: AA)

Some 5-meter long icicles hanging from rocks are seen during the winter season in eastern Ağrı province. (AA Photo)

Bad weather has a lot of Greece under its grip, with snowfall and below freezing temperatures.

A woman walks along a snow-covered street in Chortiatis, near Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Friday. The Leandros cold front arrived on Friday, bringing heavy snowfall mainly to the northern regions of the country and a significant drop in temperatures nationwide. The frosty weather will continue Saturday, with the snow expected to continue unabated, even in Attica.

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Turkish archeologists have unearthed a seal belonging to ancient Egypt in a Black Sea city called Comana Potica, which dates back thousands of years.

An ice wall and a zip line installed in Palandöken, one of Turkey's favorite winter wonderlands in the eastern province of Erzurum, have become the new address of thrill-seekers.

The island of Crete recorded the highest temperature but also the highest volume of rainfall in 2020, according to a report presented by the National Observatory of Athens on Tuesday.

The report presented last year's records for rainfall and temperature, based on data collected by its automated network of weather stations, NOA-meteo.