Archive 2026

By Daniel Flynn Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a letter to EU leaders that a German proposal to grant Ukraine “associate” membership of the European Union was “unfair” because ...

At least 90 people were killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s northern province of Shanxi, the country’s deadliest mining accident since at least 2009. The ...

Along a meandering river in a warm and arid region that is now Thailand roughly 113 million years ago, a plant-eating behemoth almost 90 feet (27 meters) ​long browsed on the treetops without ...

By Vasilios Silivistris Sports psychology is all about the mind behind the movement. It looks at how our thoughts, emotions and habits affect the way we train, compete and enjoy ...

A total of 6,425 voters have registered to cast their ballots abroad in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, with polling stations set up in the United Kingdom, Greece and Belgium. In the ...

Festival season is nearly upon us! Soon, the island’s weekend agenda will burst with festivals that celebrate music, culture, art and local life, spreading events from the villages, to ...

Election campaigning officially ended at midnight on Friday ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary elections, in line with electoral law. Pre-election rallies and all party political activities came to a close ...

A 55-year-old woman has died from injuries sustained in a road collision in Larnaca district on Friday afternoon. Police said Helga Tarcsai, a Hungarian national and resident of the Larnaca ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has alerted regulated entities to strengthened anti-money laundering guidelines and new risk reports, as data from the Financial Intelligence Unit (Mokas) pointed to ...

European air connectivity barely moved in 2025, with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) warning that the continent’s route network grew by just 1 per cent, underscoring the pressure facing airlines ...

Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) and ‌Blackstone (BX.N) said this week that they will form an artificial intelligence cloud business venture aimed at capitalising on an insatiable demand for ...

Asking prices for British homes in May rose by more than usual ​for the time of year, despite ‌uncertainty about the Iran war, and a key mortgage rate eased back, ...

In a nondescript building on Kirtland Air Force Base on ​the high desert of New Mexico, liquid-cooled supercomputers gurgle and hum their way through some of the most complex math ...

Eight hundred and eighty-nine buildings in the Larnaca district have been classified as dangerous under updated records compiled by the Larnaca district government organisation (EOA). Speaking on Friday, Larnaca EOA ...

It is impossible not to feel sympathy for the livestock farmers who are seeing everything they have worked for – their livelihoods – destroyed by foot and mouth disease. It is also ...

US President Donald Trump said on Friday he would not attend the wedding of his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr, to Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson, because he has to ...

Tulsi Gabbard said on Friday she is resigning from her job as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, saying her husband had been diagnosed with a rare form ...

Thousands of Cubans gathered on Friday before the US embassy in Havana to protest a US decision to indict former president Raul Castro over the downing of two civilian airplanes 30 ...

The United States has seen some progress towards a deal with Iran but more work is required, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday, while Iran’s foreign ministry ...

A kitchen caught fire on Friday afternoon in Mesa Yitonia, Limassol, causing damage to the whole house. The fire caused extensive damage to the kitchen and part of the electrical ...

A 55-year-old woman was seriously injured on Friday in a severe accident in Larnaca. The police said the accident happened at 12.30pm, when a 26-year-old driving from Meneou to Pervolia ...

The police arrested two individuals aged 38 and 32 on Friday on suspicion of terrorism. According to philenews, the two men are Palestinians and were arrested following searches at their residences near ...

Three hospitalised soldiers are being treated for a viral infection, while meningitis has been ruled out, defence ministry spokesman Christos Pieris confirmed on Friday. Pieris told the Cyprus News Agency ...

A second vessel from the Global Sumud Flotilla sailed into Kato Paphos harbour at around 8pm on Friday. According to the Cyprus News Agency, the boat was accompanied into the ...