Biden says Sweden will ‘soon’ join Nato at US Air Force address
U.S. President Joe Biden predicted on Thursday Sweden will join NATO “soon”, speaking at the U.S. Air Force Academy days after he hinted at a possible deal to ...
Stoltenberg to travel to Turkey to discuss Sweden’s Nato membership
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday he would soon travel to Turkey to discuss Sweden’s NATO membership, in a bid to close a process that has been delayed ...
NATO launches Arctic manoeuvres, vowing to protect newest member Finland
NATO countries are in the middle of Arctic military manoeuvres, vowing on Tuesday to defend their newest member, Finland, which is hosting its first joint NATO exercise in the region ...
Cyprus Airways to launch new Greece route
National flag carrier Cyprus Airways this week announced the launch of a new route between Larnaca and Preveza, which is set to begin on June 29 with two weekly flights.
The ...
Blinken urges Turkey to immediately approve Sweden’s NATO accession
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday urged Turkey to immediately finalize Sweden’s accession to NATO, saying the Nordic country had already taken significant steps to address ...
Ukraine war comes to Moscow as drones strike both capitals (wrapup)
Ukrainian drones struck Moscow on Tuesday, Russia said in what one politician called the worst such attack since World War Two, while Kyiv was also hit by air for the ...
NATO soldiers on guard in Kosovo Serb town following clashes
Dozens of NATO troops secured on Tuesday a municipal building in the Kosovo town of Zvecan, where the previous day 30 NATO soldiers and 52 Serb protesters were injured in clashes.
Several ...
Cyprus has among the lowest rates of children with unmet medical needs in EU
Cyprus is among the countries with the lowest rates of children with unmet medical needs in the EU according to data released by Eurostat.
But unmet medical needs for dental ...
Vatican chastises bishops who stoke division on social media
The Vatican urged bishops and high-profile lay Catholic leaders on Monday to tone down their comments on social media, saying some were causing division and stoking polemics that harmed the ...
Looking backwards not forwards: why has the ECB been too slow to react?
By Maria Demertzis
In its spring 2023 inflation forecasts, issued on May 15, the European Commission predicted that euro-area inflation this year will be 5.8 per cent, a little higher than anticipated in ...
Serbia’s President Vucic steps down as head of ruling party
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stepped down as leader of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) at a party congress on Saturday, saying a new approach was needed to unite the ...
Freed Belgian aid worker lost weight, not sense of humour, during Iran ordeal
Freed Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele lost 30 kg (66 lb) but not his sense of humour during over a year in an Iranian jail, his spokesman said on Saturday following his ...
Russia tells US: don’t lecture us on nuclear deployments when you do the same
Russia on Saturday dismissed criticism from U.S. President Joe Biden over Moscow’s plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, saying Washington had for decades deployed just such ...
US rebukes Kosovo for escalating tensions, Serbia puts army on alert (Update)
The United States and allies rebuked Kosovo for escalating tensions with Serbia on Friday, saying the use of force to install mayors in ethnic Serb areas undermined efforts to improve ...
First night train connecting Brussels and Berlin starts operations
An overnight direct train service connecting Brussels and Berlin was launched this week by Dutch-Belgian railway firm European Sleeper, reflecting a push in Europe to bolster less polluting alternatives to ...
Killer whales wreck boat in latest attack off Spain
Killer whales severely damaged a sailing boat off the coast of southern Spain, the local maritime rescue service said on Thursday, adding to dozens of orca attacks on vessels recorded ...
Madeleine McCann search wraps up with slim chance of breakthrough seen
Police wrapped up the latest search effort in the16-year-old hunt for missing British girl Madeleine McCann after collecting unspecified samples by a reservoir in Portugal, as a German prosecutor ...
Three die, more missing after migrant boat capsizes off Greek island
Three people drowned and at least 12 were believed to be missing in a migrant shipwreck off the island of Mykonos, the Greek coast guard said on Friday.
The bodies of ...
Madeleine McCann search wraps up with slim chance of breakthrough seen
Police on Thursday wrapped up the latest search effort in the16-year-old hunt for missing British girl Madeleine McCann after collecting unspecified samples by a reservoir in Portugal, as a ...
Scholz: Germany fully supports a solution to the Cyprus problem (Updated)
It will take great courage to break the impasse on the Cyprus problem negotiations, German chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday, questioning whether all sides have enough willpower to do ...
Four detained for alleged hate crime against Vinicius freed on bail
Four men detained in Spain earlier this week over a suspected hate crime in the hanging of a black effigy of Brazilian soccer star Vinicius Jr from a bridge have ...
Denmark wants to lower abortion age without parental consent to 15
Denmark wants to lower the age of abortion without parental consent to 15 years from 18 currently, in line with the country’s age of consent, minister for gender equality Marie Bjerre ...
Greece probes pushback video, says migrant policy ‘tough but fair’
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greek authorities were investigating a New York Times video showing asylum seekers being forcibly ejected from Greece but reiterated denials that his government knowingly carries ...
Greek opposition parties unable to form alliance, new election seen (Update 2)
Greece’s two main opposition parties on Tuesday turned down mandates offered to them to form a coalition government, setting the stage for a second election in June after an ...