NatWest beats forecasts with annual profit of £7.7bn
NatWest (NWG.L) reported a 24 per cent jump in annual profit on Friday, just ahead of forecasts, and set more ambitious performance targets as it steps up investment in Britain’...
Court halts deportation of convicted asylum seeker
A local court on Friday reportedly suspended the deportation of an asylum seeker convicted of domestic violence, ruling that the decision was in the best interests of his two children ...
President hails GDP growth as result of responsible policy
The GDP growth rate is “a vote of confidence for the Cyprus economy and a result of our responsible economic policy”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday in a post ...
Ukraine expects final IMF deal approval in coming weeks
Ukraine expects its new $8.2 billion programme with the International Monetary Fund to be formally approved in weeks, its debt chief has told Reuters, a telegraphed but symbolic step, with the ...
Paris police fire on a man who attacked them with a knife near Arc de Triomphe
A man armed with a knife tried to attack a police officer near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Friday, resulting in a second police officer opening fire to ...
Tudor agrees to interim manager role at Tottenham until end of season
Tottenham Hotspur are to appoint former Juventus boss Igor Tudor as interim manager until the end of the season, according to British media reports, after they sacked Thomas Frank with ...
Denmark’s Frederiksen says she and Greenland’s Nielsen had constructive meeting with Rubio
Denmark’s prime minister said on Friday she and her Greenlandic counterpart had a constructive meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Munich Security Conference over the ...
Ukrainian missile attack kills two in Russia’s Belgorod, governor says
A Ukrainian missile attack killed two people and injured three on Friday in the Russian city of Belgorod near the border, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.
Gladkov, writing on Telegram, ...
Trump tells troops ‘fear’ is powerful motivator in difficult Iran talks
President Donald Trump told US troops on Friday that Iran has been “difficult” in nuclear negotiations and suggested that instilling fear in Tehran may be necessary to resolve the standoff ...
US moving second carrier to Middle East as Iran tensions build
The Pentagon is sending an aircraft carrier from the Caribbean to the Middle East, US officials said on Friday, a move that would put two carriers in the region as ...
EU ministers discuss fair employment in Nicosia
Fair employment for social justice is not a slogan but a concrete policy framework, Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said on Friday during the informal employment council in Nicosia.
The EU ...
Two men jailed in UK for Islamic State-inspired plot to kill hundreds of Jews
Two men were jailed on Friday for plotting to kill hundreds in an Islamic State-inspired attack on the Jewish community in England, a plan prosecutors said could have been deadlier ...
Man wanted for trafficking ecstasy last year arrested
A 28-year-old man wanted in connection with the illegal possession and trafficking of ecstasy in Limassol was arrested on Friday.
The police said the crimes were committed between July and ...
Farmers protest in Greek capital over rising production costs
Greek farmers drove dozens of tractors into central Athens on Friday to protest over rising production costs and tough competition from abroad, saying that what the government had offered them ...
WINTER OLYMPICS
Ukrainian athlete Heraskevych’s appeal for reinstatement dismissed
The Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed on Friday an appeal by Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych to be reinstated in the Milano Cortina Olympics after he was disqualified over ...
Supreme Court declines CPA police reform challenge
The Cyprus Police Association (CPA) on Friday confirmed it had filed a request with the Supreme Court seeking a review of the new police reform, but the court ruled the ...
Cypriots show strong trust in EU security framework
Almost two thirds of Cypriots believe that European security is strengthened through the institutional mechanisms of the European Union, according to a Eurobarometer survey published on Friday.
“The most notable ...
Cyprus records highest rate of food waste in EU
Cyprus records the highest rate of food waste in the EU, with significant environmental and social consequences, environment commissioner Antonia Theodosiou said on Friday.
Addressing the award ceremony for the ...
Cyprus among fastest-ageing EU populations
The median age in Cyprus has reached 41, placing the country among those in the European Union that have recorded the largest increases in population age, alongside Slovakia, Eurostat said on ...
music
Accio Piano Trio makes Cyprus debut
Since its debut at the Wiener Konzerthaus in 2015, the Accio Piano Trio has developed into a dynamic presence on the international chamber music scene, performing extensively all over the world. ...
Cyprus third in EU for reduction of greenhouse emissions
Cyprus ranked third among EU member states regarding the reduction of greenhouse emissions during the third quarter of 2025, with an estimated reduction of 5.2 per cent compared with the second quarter, ...
Larnaca man jailed for two years over €10,000 email fraud
The Larnaca district court on Friday sentenced a 27-year-old man to two years in prison following a trial for internet fraud and the embezzlement of €10,000.
The case, which was investigated ...
Why Mutuum Finance (MUTM) is the new crypto choice for investors who find Dogecoin (DOGE) too slow
Dogecoin trades at $0.09 with 170 billion coins in circulation. A 100x move would require trillions in market cap, mathematically possible only in theory, not practice. Meanwhile, investors wait weeks for DOGE ...
Commission sends half a million foot-and-mouth vaccines for north
The veterinary services received half a million vaccines against foot and mouth disease SAT1, provided by the European Commission to help tackle the virus in the north, it was made ...