G7 leaders demand Lebanon ceasefire, welcome Iran deal
Leaders of the G7 countries demanded a ceasefire in Lebanon on Wednesday and said they will diversify energy supply routes to reduce dependence on the Strait of Hormuz in response ...
Lawmakers in the dark on Iran deal as Trump says he will send it to Congress
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was willing to send his interim deal to end the war with Iran for review by the U.S. Congress, as lawmakers, including ...
G7 leaders express optimism for peace after Trump’s ‘very good’ Zelenskiy meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump said Russia should make peace with Ukraine after a “very good” meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday, in comments that sparked cautious optimism among ...
Russia says its warship fired warning shots at UK-flagged yacht
A Russian warship fired warning shots to divert a UK-flagged yacht that approached on a dangerous course in the Channel, the Russian defence ministry said on Tuesday.
The yacht altered ...
EU must tap trillions of euros in private savings to keep up with US and China, investors say
Europe must tap into trillions of euros of private savings to fund the economic transformation it needs to compete with the U.S. and China, investors and policy makers said ...
Trump calls for Russia deal with Zelenskiy, vague on pressure
U.S. President Donald Trump said Russia should make peace with Ukraine after a “very good” meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday, but there were few details of any ...
Israel seizes powers over flashpoint West Bank shrine from Palestinians
Israel has seized planning and construction powers at a Jewish and Muslim shrine in the occupied West Bank from Palestinian authorities, scrapping parts of an agreement in place since the 1990...
Sailors on Russian frigate fired warning shots at a yacht near UK waters
Sailors on board a Russian frigate fired warning shots at a civilian yacht that had come near to it in the Channel,close to British territorial waters, a source familiar ...
‘This Turkey has no place in the European family’ – Cypriot MEPs react to report
Cypriot members of the European parliament on Tuesday took to the floor of the Strasbourg chamber to call for the European Union to treat Turkey as a threat and not ...
Trump calls for Russia deal with Zelenskiy, vague on pressure
U.S. President Donald Trump said Russia should make peace with Ukraine, and that he would try to help, after Group of Seven leaders met President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday, ...
Trump says Iran will ‘never have nuclear weapon’ under deal
Doubts swirled around the U.S.-Iran interim deal to end the war in the Middle East with warnings that shipping and energy exports could take weeks to recover, although ...
As US nears 250th birthday, poll shows many Americans doubt it will last another 250 years
As the U.S. approaches its 250th birthday next month, two out of five Americans do not believe it will endure another 250 years beyond that, according to a Reuters/Ipsos ...
Ukrainian drone hits Moscow region’s largest refinery
A Ukrainian drone sparked a fire and damaged a facility at Moscow region’s largest refinery on Tuesday and oil producer Tatneft announced nationwide fuel purchase caps, signs of the ...
Greek court sends November 17 leader back to prison
The mastermind of Greece’s defunct and most lethal guerrilla group November 17, who was freed from jail last month, will return to prison after the country’s top court overturned ...
Guterres, Erdogan discuss Cyprus
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone call late on Monday night to discuss the Cyprus problem, among other geopolitical developments.
According to ...
US Air Force B-52 bomber crashes in flames in California, killing all 8 crew aboard
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed on takeoff on Monday at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California’s Mojave Desert, bursting into flames and killing all ...
Trump says Iran deal is ‘all signed’, details remain unclear
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that a preliminary agreement to end the war in the Gulf has already been signed by the United States and Iran, although key ...
Two Cypriot MEPs to abstain from European Parliament vote on Turkey report
Cypriot MEPs Loukas Fourlas and Giorgos Georgiou are set to abstain from Wednesday’s plenary vote on a European Parliament report concerning Turkey, despite both describing elements of the text ...
Ukrainian man found guilty of setting UK PM Starmer’s property on fire
A Ukrainian man was found guilty on Monday of carrying out arson attacks on properties linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in May last year on behalf of a ...
Cyprus backs EU sanctions on violent West Bank settlers
Cyprus supports the promotion of restrictive measures against violent settlers and extremist elements in the West Bank, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Monday after meetings of the EU Foreign ...
Historic Ukrainian monastery damaged, 10 people killed in Russian attacks
A 1,000-year-old monastery regarded as one of Ukraine’s most important spiritual and cultural landmarks was badly damaged on Monday during a large-scale Russian attack that killed 10 people across the ...
Raouna hails ‘landmark step’ in EU enlargement as talks with Ukraine, Moldova begin
European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna on Monday spoke of a “significant milestone” for both Ukraine and Moldova, with intergovernmental conferences between the European Union and both countries taking place ...
UK to debate assisted dying again after previous attempt to change law failed
British lawmakers look set to hold a fresh debate on legalising assisted dying for terminally ill people in the new parliamentary session, after one member said she would reintroduce draft ...
Iran, US agree to halt war and reopen Hormuz
The U.S. and Iran said they have agreed terms to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, news that brought relief to markets worldwide, although the pact ...