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Russia launched a massive overnight strike on Ukrainian electricity facilities in the Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions which supply power to military factories and the Ukrainian army, the Russian Defence ...

Democrats need a net gain of at least four seats in November’s midterm elections to wrest control of the US Senate from Republicans, with voter discontent over President Donald ...

The Bank of Cyprus is expected to report net profits of €119 million for the third quarter of 2026, with higher interest income and continued lending growth helping offset rising operating costs, ...

A 32-year-old man was arrested in Larnaca on Monday afternoon after police seized more than one kilogramme of cocaine, €21,100 in cash and other items during a series of searches. The ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is due to meet UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy Maria Angela Holguin on Tuesday afternoon, as preparations continue for a trilateral meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has introduced a 1 per cent systemic risk buffer for all authorised credit institutions in Cyprus, effective from December 31, 2026, in a move aimed at strengthening ...

North Korea on Tuesday dismissed as “absurd rhetoric” US allegations that it was behind a $6 billion cryptocurrency heist on the Binance platform, saying they proved Washington remained hostile towards it, ...

Cyprus’ tourism industry has suffered a sharper setback from the war in the Middle East than Greece’s, with revenues falling during the first eight months of 2026 while its larger ...

Weak low pressure is affecting the region, with isolated showers and a possible thunderstorm forecast for Tuesday. The weather will initially be mainly clear, but increased cloud cover later in ...

American voters will deliver a verdict on the first two years of President Donald Trump’s second term in Tuesday’s midterm elections, with polls and nonpartisan analysts favoring Democrats ...

The US carried out strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, a US official said on Monday. The strikes, earlier reported by the Wall Street Journal, ...

Congressional candidates and President Donald Trump made their final arguments to US voters on Monday, the eve of the midterm elections, with tensions running high in Michigan, where Abdul El-Sayed ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday urged closer cooperation between the government and the private sector to attract productive investment, accelerate major developments and address challenges including housing affordability, as he ...

The National Bank of Greece will announce its nine-month financial results on November 4, 2026, after the market closes, with investors also due to hear a presentation of the figures during a ...

The UK government is reportedly considering allowing European Union students to pay the same university tuition fees as British students, a move that could make studying in the country more ...

Upgrading public spaces, the promotion of sustainable mobility and revitalisation of neighbourhoods are at the heart of a strategy for urban Limassol presented by mayor Yiannis Armeftis on Monday. The ...

Akel secretary-general Stefanos Stefanou addressed the party’s central committee on Saturday about the plans for the 2028 presidential election. He announced the start of contacts with political and social forces ...

Contacts between Iran and the United States to end their eight-month war are continuing, Tehran said on Monday, after days of Iranian talks with Qatari mediators ended with altered proposals ...

President Donald Trump’s approval rating held near a record low as a broad swath of the US electorate saw their vote in Tuesday’s congressional elections as a way ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for a broad coalition government under his leadership, ruling out cooperation with Arab parties despite their combined 19 seats potentially giving the opposition a ...

Democrats sought to contain a rift in Michigan’s US Senate race after one of their own crossed party lines to endorse the Republican, while President Donald Trump pressed his ...

The Court of Appeal has upheld prison sentences of seven, and four years imposed on a man convicted of sexually abusing a 10-year-old child in Limassol, despite describing the punishments ...

The 43-year-old Syrian national who confessed to killing 61-year-old Olga Vasilieva had demanded €70,000 from her over a car accident, her son told investigators, as police continue to examine whether money ...

Farmers are feeling the pressure from rising production costs and unreliable water supply, MPs said on Monday as the government insisted it’s doing everything it can to support the ...