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India and Greece on Friday elevated their ties to the level of strategic partnership with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis resolving to give a new momentum to the relationship between the two nations.

Greece's new conservative prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was sworn in Monday after a sweeping election victory put him in charge of the EU's most indebted member with promises to end a decade of economic crisis.

All migrants arriving in Greece from Turkey from Sunday will be sent back as part of a new deal sealed at a Brussels summit Friday, Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said.

Portugal's divided parliament may refuse to approve Lisbon's contribution to new bailout loans for Greece and a European Union aid package to help Turkey deal with the migrant crisis, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Saturday.

Greek conservatives elected Kyriakos Mitsotakis as their new leader on Sunday, hoping he can revive their fortunes and challenge leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, still popular despite opting for austerity.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faced the widest rebellion yet from his leftist lawmakers as parliament approved a new bailout programme on Friday, forcing him to consider a confidence vote that could pave the way for early elections.

Having staved off financial meltdown with a new agreement from Greece's international creditors, Tsipras now faces the anger of lawmakers and the public for agreeing to measures much tougher than those rejected in a referendum on July 5.

IMF chief Christine Lagarde said she hoped for "a lot of progress" after the Greek parliament backed leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's new reform plan, aiming at a rescue worth more than 80 billion euros ($89 billion).

An EU source in Brussels said on Friday that the latest debt proposals from Athens -- which closely resemble the last offer from its creditors before talks stalled -- were "positive" enough to form the basis of a massive new bailout worth 74 billion euros ($82 billion).

A "yes" win in a planned weekend referendum in Greece would be good for Greece as it would allow its creditors to negotiate with a new government in Athens, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said today.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras lambasted European partners on Wednesday for criticising a new anti-poverty law hours before it was voted on, saying it was the euro zone rather than Athens that must stop "unilateral actions" and keep its word.

Greece's new anti-austerity government will put before parliament early next week its first legislation tackling the "humanitarian crisis" caused by years of cuts, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Friday.

New Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday promised to implement his election pledge to raise the minimum wage from 580 euros ($657) to 750 euros by 2016.

Greece's new radical Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will travel to Italy and France next week for meetings, his office said on Friday, as his government began talks to renegotiate its unpopular EU-IMF bailout.

For the first time in more than 40 years, neither the New Democracy party nor the centre-left PASOK, the two forces that had dominated Greek politics since the fall of a military junta in 1974, will be in power, beaten by a party that has until recently always been at the fringe.

India and Greece on Friday elevated their ties to the level of strategic partnership with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis resolving to give a new momentum to the relationship between the two nations.

Greece's new conservative prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was sworn in Monday after a sweeping election victory put him in charge of the EU's most indebted member with promises to end a decade of economic crisis.

All migrants arriving in Greece from Turkey from Sunday will be sent back as part of a new deal sealed at a Brussels summit Friday, Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said.

Portugal's divided parliament may refuse to approve Lisbon's contribution to new bailout loans for Greece and a European Union aid package to help Turkey deal with the migrant crisis, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Saturday.

Greek conservatives elected Kyriakos Mitsotakis as their new leader on Sunday, hoping he can revive their fortunes and challenge leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, still popular despite opting for austerity.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faced the widest rebellion yet from his leftist lawmakers as parliament approved a new bailout programme on Friday, forcing him to consider a confidence vote that could pave the way for early elections.

Having staved off financial meltdown with a new agreement from Greece's international creditors, Tsipras now faces the anger of lawmakers and the public for agreeing to measures much tougher than those rejected in a referendum on July 5.

IMF chief Christine Lagarde said she hoped for "a lot of progress" after the Greek parliament backed leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's new reform plan, aiming at a rescue worth more than 80 billion euros ($89 billion).

An EU source in Brussels said on Friday that the latest debt proposals from Athens -- which closely resemble the last offer from its creditors before talks stalled -- were "positive" enough to form the basis of a massive new bailout worth 74 billion euros ($82 billion).

A "yes" win in a planned weekend referendum in Greece would be good for Greece as it would allow its creditors to negotiate with a new government in Athens, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said today.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras lambasted European partners on Wednesday for criticising a new anti-poverty law hours before it was voted on, saying it was the euro zone rather than Athens that must stop "unilateral actions" and keep its word.

Greece's new anti-austerity government will put before parliament early next week its first legislation tackling the "humanitarian crisis" caused by years of cuts, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Friday.

New Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday promised to implement his election pledge to raise the minimum wage from 580 euros ($657) to 750 euros by 2016.

Greece's new radical Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will travel to Italy and France next week for meetings, his office said on Friday, as his government began talks to renegotiate its unpopular EU-IMF bailout.

For the first time in more than 40 years, neither the New Democracy party nor the centre-left PASOK, the two forces that had dominated Greek politics since the fall of a military junta in 1974, will be in power, beaten by a party that has until recently always been at the fringe.