Archive January 2026

President Donald Trump reiterated on Wednesday that the U.S. needs Greenland and that Denmark cannot be relied upon to protect the island, even as he said that “something will ...

The west Paphos community complex decided on Wednesday to appoint two investigating officers to conduct a disciplinary investigation into the incident with the dead turtle on Chloraka beach. The police ...

Donald Trump raised his middle finger and appeared to direct profanity toward a Michigan auto plant worker who criticised the US president’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein controversy during ...

Sadio Mane thrashed home a dramatic winner 12 minutes from fulltime to send Senegal into the Africa Cup of Nations final after they edged Egypt 1-0 in a tense last-four encounter ...

Venezuelan politician and journalist Roland Carreno was freed on Wednesday in an ongoing prisoner release, and the government promised more liberations would come. The releases, announced last week, are moving ...

The foreign ministry expressed its disappointment on Wednesday over “the tendency of the UN to maintain an equal distance approach, resulting in the inaccurate and selective depiction of the realities ...

The average precipitation in the first fortnight of January has reached 47 per cent of the seasonal level, the meteorological department said on Wednesday. Citing preliminary data, the department said precipitation ...

The Supreme Court increased compensation awarded to a soldier who suffered personal injuries in the July 11, 2011, explosion at Evangelos Florakis naval base in Mari, it was made known on Wednesday. ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman and former Turkish Cypriot leaders Ersin Tatar and Mustafa Akinci on Wednesday offered their condolences following the death of George Vassiliou, who served as president ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the College of Commissioners will be on the island for a two-day visit, described by Cyprus’ EU presidency as one of the ...

In light of international developments, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos is in contact with his EU and US counterparts, identifying the need to intensify the dialogue between the two, albeit in “...

Investments into digital competitiveness, innovation, research and space are crucial to ensure Europe’s preparedness in an “increasingly unstable international environment” Research Minister Nicodemos Damianou said on Wednesday. “As Cyprus ...

The EU-Mercosur agreement was scrutinised on Wednesday at the House agriculture committee, focusing on the impact it will have on the rural economy, with minister Maria Panayiotou assuring that the ...

British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said on Wednesday she no longer had confidence in one of Britain’s top police officers after his force recommended Israeli football fans be barred ...

An amateur tennis player from Sydney, Jordan Smith, struck gold on Wednesday as he walked away with a cheque worth A$1 million after holding his nerve to win the ‘One ...

Nicosia’s beloved and acclaimed Cyprus Museum has cancelled a planned day of celebrations for its antiquity collections and on the occasion of Cyprus assuming the Presidency of the Council ...

Dozens of commercial ships have dropped anchor at a distance outside Iran’s port limits in recent days, according to data and shipping sources, as tensions with the United States ...

There are disturbing signs hidden beneath Cardano’s surface. Although it is maintaining its price trends, the top traders have started to sell, with the activity for these traders rising ...

The minaret at a mosque in Cyprus which was built with funding from the Libyan government of Muammar Gaddafi will not be demolished, the north’s religious affairs directorate said ...

The body of a man of unknown identity was discovered on Wednesday afternoon in the coastal area of Avdimou, prompting an immediate response from the police, who could not yet ...

President Nikos Christodoulides’ monthly salary is €14,401 per month as of January, the treasury announced on Wednesday. After tax, he earns €9,145 a month, and while his gross salary is the highest ...

The state funeral of former president George Vassiliou, who passed away on Tuesday night aged 94, will be held on Saturday in Strovolos. The service will take place at 1pm at ...

The Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers will meet U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the White House on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump reiterated his demand that Washington must ...

Cyprus could have a new central prison the earliest in four years, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris said on Wednesday, clarifying that the new institution would be built outside urban areas. ...