UK pauses its plan to cede Chagos Islands after US opposition
Britain’s government said on Saturday it had put on hold its deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands – home to the U.S.-British Diego Garcia air base – ...
Person hospitalised after fall from under-construction house in Larnaca
A person was taken to Larnaca general hospital on Thursday after falling from a height of approximately two metres at an under-construction wooden two-storey house, according to fire brigade spokesman ...
Comfort food becomes a little more polished
Beef Stroganoff is the kind of dish that feels quietly reassuring. It arrives in a shallow bowl, the sauce pale and glossy, the beef tender enough to cut with little ...
Fire brigade responds to 54 incidents, majority linked to Easter bonfires
The fire brigade responded to 54 incidents in the past 24 hours up to 6am, including 42 fires and 12 special assistance calls, according to spokesman Andreas Kettis.
In a post on X, Kettis ...
Vacherot savours home semi-final showdown with Alcaraz
Monaco’s Valentin Vacherot said he was relishing the chance to take on world number one Carlos Alcaraz in front of friends and family after his fairytale run at the ...
McIlroy takes historic six-shot Masters lead into weekend
Rory McIlroy seized a commanding six-stroke lead at the Masters on Friday to leave a leaderboard packed with major title winners looking up at the defending champion as the tournament ...
Eurozone household savings decline as spending rises
The household saving rate in the euro area declined to 14.4 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2025, reflecting changing consumption patterns, according to Eurostat.
The statistical office reported that the ...
A ballet for the whole family
Every child and adult knows the story of the White Rabbit and his pocket watch, the mad hatter’s tea party, the vanishing Cheshire Cat, and the dazzling, ever-curious Alice. ...
Cyprus Business Now: real estate, gaming, travel, deficit, industrial prices
Cyprus recorded a current account deficit of €0.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to Eurostat, reflecting a deterioration compared with the previous quarter.
Figures released this week showed that ...
Artemis II astronauts safely back on Earth after historic trip around moon
The Artemis II capsule and its four-member crew streaked through Earth’s atmosphere and safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday after nearly 10 days in space, capping the ...
US, Iran begin direct talks in Pakistan, seeking end to six-week war
Senior U.S. and Iranian officials met on Saturday in Islamabad for the highest-level talks between Washington and Tehran in half a century as they sought to bring an end ...
But can we trust Drousiotis to sit in parliament?
Let me make it absolutely clear that I fully support investigative journalism, especially when it brings corruption to light.
I also find it absurd that one would vote for the ...
Iran’s new supreme leader has severe and disfiguring wounds, sources say
Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is still recovering from severe facial and leg injuries suffered in the airstrike that killed his father at the beginning of the war, ...
Anthropic touts AI cybersecurity project with Big Tech partners
Anthropic recently announced an initiative with major technology companies, including Amazon.com (AMZN.O), Microsoft (MSFT.O) and Apple (AAPL.O), that lets partners preview an advanced model with cybersecurity ...
Russia sees WeChat, Douyin as models for its homegrown Max messenger
Russia sees Chinese tech giant Tencent’s (0700.HK) WeChat messaging app and TikTok sister app Douyin as models for developing its own struggling Max messaging app, Vladimir Kiriyenko, CEO of ...
UK new car registrations see best March performance since 2019
Britain’s new car registrations in March grew nearly 7 per cent year-on-year, the best performance for the key sales month since 2019, driven largely by orders placed before the Iran crisis ...
Gas deal with Egypt marks turning point
With Cyprus’ energy policy entering a decisive phase, Energy Minister Michalis Damianos in an interview with the Cyprus Mail laid out a strategy that hinges on a delicate balance, pushing ...
Our View: Focus on video’s source obscures corruption claims
The investigative committee, under former supreme court judge Andreas Paschalides, has discovered the creators of the 12-minute video which exposed the ‘money for access to the president’ methods. Black Cube, ...
music
African-infused jazz duo bring beat to Paphos
An exciting performance arrives to shake Paphos’ music scene up as the AfuriKo duo lands at Technopolis 20. On April 19, percussionist Akiko Horii and pianist Jim Funnell will unite their musical ...
Lebanon heads into fragile peace talks with Israel amid deep internal division
Lebanon is heading towards proposed direct talks with Israel from a position of acute military and political weakness after a month of devastating conflict that has displaced more than a ...
Iran demands Lebanon ceasefire, unfreezing of assets before peace talks
Iran said on Friday that blocked Iranian assets must be released and that a ceasefire must take hold in Lebanon before peace talks can proceed, throwing last minute doubt over ...
Why Michael Polk believes great products make great brands
Michael Polk has spent four decades building consumer brands across companies like Unilever, Kraft Foods, and Newell Brands. His current role as CEO of Implus has given him a laboratory ...
Incirli warns of early elections as cost-of-living dispute in north deepens
Republican Turkish Party (CTP) leader, Sila Incirli, strongly criticised the north’s ruling coalition over the handling of the cost-of-living issue and accusing it of governing through imposition.
In a ...
Israel attacks Lebanon as Vance heads to first US-Iran talks
The Strait of Hormuz remained closed and Israel launched fresh attacks on Lebanon on Friday, which the United States and Iran each flagged as violations of their ceasefire deal on ...