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The U.S. government cannot ban people convicted of non-violent crimes from possessing guns, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday. The 11-4 ruling from the Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. ...

A Turkish man attacked and injured three police officers at the Ledra street crossing point after being refused entry into government-controlled areas, police said on Tuesday. A spokesperson told the ...

Leon Gautier, the last surviving member of the French commandos who stormed the Normandy beaches defended by Hitler’s troops in 1944, on Tuesday joined President Emmanuel Macron at a seafront ...

Senegal has temporarily closed its consulates abroad following attacks on diplomatic missions in Bordeaux, Milan, Paris and New York among others, the foreign affairs ministry said on Tuesday. The closures ...

Novak Djokovic overcame a first-set blip to beat Russian Karen Khachanov 4-6 7-6(0) 6-2 6-4 and reach the French Open semi-finals on Tuesday, staying on course for a record-breaking 23rd ...

State officials assured parliamentarians on Tuesday that authorities have gone on high alert and are taking all necessary measures to prevent a possible spread of goat and sheep pox from ...

The labour ministry intends to bring before the cabinet a bill on regulating working from home next Thursday, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Tuesday. Speaking before the House labour ...

June has plenty of music events in store for the island’s music lovers including a classical music concert in Paphos on World Music Day, June 21. The Solo Cello Concert ...

An overwhelming majority of Cypriots believe EU actions led to difficulties paying the bills, a Eurobarometer survey published on Tuesday revealed. With 504 face-to-face interviews for the 2023 spring survey carried out ...

Political parties did not give a proper accounting for their revenues and expenses for the May 2021 parliamentary elections, with all sorts of omissions in their books, the auditor-general said in ...

Cyprus Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas on Tuesday warned of high road deaths being a “modern-day scourge” where people lose their lives or become disabled. “It is truly sad that every ...

Members of the newly formed Independent Association of Teachers of Afternoon Programmes on Tuesday called on the finance ministry to count them as ministry employees. The association’s secretary Charalambos ...

In its 45 years of operation, the state archive has preserved records that fill almost 20 kilometres of shelves with information from the public and private sector, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said ...

More irregular migrants have for the first time in years left Cyprus than arrived, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday outlining the government’s migration policy. He reemphasised the ...

By Kate Abnett European Union countries want to water down parts of the bloc’s flagship nature law by adding loopholes to dodge certain targets, as they attempt to find ...

Satellite-tagged vultures uncover suspected poisoning incidents near Kafue National Park By Gloria Dickie Lion and leopard populations in Zambia’s Kafue National Park are showing signs of a modest comeback ...

Russia’s defence minister said on Tuesday his forces had thwarted the first three days of a Ukrainian counter-offensive in battles that had left more than 3,700 Ukrainian soldiers dead or ...

World number two Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus powered past Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-4 in a highly anticipated clash on Tuesday to reach the French Open semi-finals. The match ...

Members of the hard-left CGT trade union briefly occupied the headquarters of the Paris Summer 2024 Olympics on Tuesday on the 14th day of protests against government plans to raise the ...

Experts on Tuesday warned that challenges in the real estate market amounted to a “giant problem” as the impact of external issues including inflation and high interest rates are becoming ...

A total of 77 beaches out of a total of 123 in Cyprus, as well as two marinas, received a Blue Flag award on Tuesday, a certification that shows they meet the ...

Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema said farewell to Real Madrid in a small, private ceremony closed to fans and media on Tuesday following a trophy-laden 14-year stay with the ...

By Nick Fuller When people decide it’s time to lose weight, they’re usually keen to see quick results. Maybe they have an event coming up or want relief ...

Investors have pulled around $790 million from the crypto exchange Binance and its US affiliate in the last 24 hours, data firm Nansen said on Tuesday, a day after a top US ...