EURO 2024
England stage late escape to stun Slovakia
England came back from the brink of elimination to secure a 2-1 win over Slovakia in their Euro 2024 round-of-16 clash on Sunday after a last-gasp bicycle kick by Jude Bellingham ...
french elections
Far right wins first round in France election, but final result uncertain, exit polls show
Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) party won the first round of France’s parliamentary election on Sunday, exit polls showed, but the final result will depend on ...
Russell gifted Austrian win after Verstappen, Norris collide
George Russell won the Austrian Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday after Red Bull’s triple world champion Max Verstappen and McLaren’s Lando Norris collided late in the race ...
Time for Truth Commission on Missing is now
Cyprus has an opportunity to push ahead and establish a Truth Commission on the Missing with a visit by the Council of Europe in early July and also the presence ...
Student group stranded in Switzerland is safe
A group of 65 students and six teachers from the English School who became stranded in Switzerland are safe at their hotel, and arrangements are being made for their return, foreign ...
Four dead, two missing after landslides, floods in southern Switzerland
By Ludwig Burger
Four people died and two were missing in Switzerland on Sunday after violent thunderstorms and melting snow caused flooding and landslides in two southern cantons, police said.
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Hamas can’t be destroyed says IDF as Netanyahu eyes war with Hezbollah
By Jonathan Este
Fighting continues in central and southern Gaza, as the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) continue to encounter resistance from units of Hamas fighters, despite a recent assessment by ...
Action needed to tackle intensifying labour shortage
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides
Unemployment was traditionally considered a major macroeconomic challenge, with ramifications extending well beyond the economy into the sphere of politics and society at large. ...
World Music Festival returns to Limassol’s Rialto
The Rialto Theatre is getting ready to present another edition of the Cyprus Rialto World Music Festival, bringing a series of concerts to Limassol from renowned local musicians and acclaimed ...
Greek firefighters battle new wildfire near Athens amid strong winds
Greek firefighters were battling a wildfire south of Athens on Sunday amid strong winds, just hours after managing to contain blazes in a mountainous area also near the capital as ...
Shock expressed about how homeless live
Outrage was expressed on Sunday at the way some people live after it emerged that some were occupying an abandoned hotel in Limassol.
Former general secretary of the Diko party ...
President says will punish those usurping Greek Cypriot property
We will do everything possible to punish those responsible for usurping Greek Cypriot property, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday, adding that the government does not politicise the issue, which ...
Stewart to meet leaders before heading to New York
President Nikos Christodoulides will on Monday afternoon receive Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Cyprus, Colin Stewart.
The meeting, which is to take place at the presidential palace, is ...
A tribute to those few who cling to old-style Nokias
It was, as they say, a ‘crossing the Rubicon’ moment.
I was trying to organise a short trip to Rome (speaking of Caesars, and Rubicons), and having trouble finding a ...
Spanish police end search for British teenager in Tenerife
By Ana Cantero
Spanish police said on Sunday they had ended a search for British teenager Jay Slater, who has been missing on the Canary island of Tenerife since June 17, ...
Italy’s title defence began with a bang, ends with a whimper
By Trevor Stynes
Defending champions Italy were never among the favourites coming into Euro 2024, but nobody predicted just how poor they would be, and they leave the tournament having surrendered ...
Five remanded after large fight in Limassol
Five Syrians arrested after a large fight broke out in Limassol were remanded in police custody for eight days on Sunday by the Limassol district court.
The fight among an ...
Indian joy, US make mark at biggest T20 World Cup
India won the Twenty20 World Cup title on Saturday after prevailing by seven runs in a heart-stopping final against South Africa to end their 11-year wait for a global title.
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Goal-shy Danes head home leaving Hjulmand with questions to answer
Denmark played plenty of good football at Euro 2024 but the 2-0 defeat by hosts Germany in the last 16 once again showcased the lack a cutting edge up front that is ...
President pledges support on eve of local government reform
The government will stand by the new local government leaders to achieve local authority reform, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday.
The reformed bodies and officials will begin operation on ...
EOKA fighters slam ‘sacrilege, desecration, humiliation’
The island’s EOKA headquarters should be declared a historical protected monument, the Association of Fighters of the City and District of Limassol (Sapel) has said.
It is also collecting ...
Eleven dead in Indian capital after heavy rain, flight operations stutter
The death toll from this week’s sudden heavy rain has climbed to 11 in New Delhi, including four citizens who drowned in submerged underpasses, the Times of India reported, while ...
Israeli tanks advance into areas in north and south Gaza, fighting rages
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Kamel Hamdan
Israeli forces advanced further on Sunday into the Shejaia neighbourhood of northern Gaza and also pushed deeper into western and central Rafah in the ...
Unacceptable delays in the courts
I am writing to express my concern over the significant delays faced by individuals awaiting their cases to be heard in the Cyprus district courts. As someone personally affected by ...