ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s government said Wednesday it is temporarily suspending asylum applications for migrants arriving on the island of Crete, following a spike in arrivals from Libya.

Months after Trump Jr. breakup shake-up and "ambassador school," is Kimberly Guilfoyle headed to Greece? Senate Confirmation Hearing was July 9, 2025.

Greek lawmakers have voted to temporarily halt asylum requests from North African migrants arriving by sea, a decision criticized by rights groups as illegal. The move follows a surge in migrants reaching Crete and marks a tightening of Greece’s migration policies under Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ government.

Hot, sunny weather is spreading across most of Europe with more extreme temperatures due next week in parts of Spain.

For the second day in a row, officials are turning tourists away from the Acropolis during the hottest hours of the day. ABC News’ Maggie Rulli reports.

Giannis Antetokounmpo participated in a live stream around Greece with content creator iShowSpeed and Bucks fans will want to listen.

The July full moon shone brightly over Greece's 2,500-year-old Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion late Thursday. (AP video: Srdjan Nedeljkovic)

GOP Sen. Ted Cruz was on a pre-planned vacation in Greece with his family when devastating floods hit central Texas, and he sought to travel back “as fast as humanly possible,” his office said.

Tsipras’s “somersault”, or kolotoumba as the Greeks called it, was a costly gambit that set back the economic recovery and destroyed the government’s credibility with its European partners. But it also marked the beginning of a new era of Greek compliance with bailout requirements and laid the foundations of recovery.