Dominican environment minister shot dead in his office
The Dominican Republic’s environment minister, Orlando Jorge Mera, was shot dead in his office on Monday, authorities said.
Authorities did not share a potential motive or name suspects in ...
Russia sanctions US Treasury and energy secretaries, defence and media executives
Russia has imposed personal sanctions on 61 US officials including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and leading defence and media executives, the Russian foreign ministry said on ...
Ryanair forces South Africans to prove nationality with Afrikaans test (Updated)
Ryanair RYA.I is requiring South African passengers to prove their nationality before travelling by completing a test in Afrikaans, a language used by just 12% of the population that has ...
Fierce street fighting in Ukraine’s Sievierodonetsk, a pivotal battle for Donbas (Update 2)
Ukrainian troops were engaged in fierce street fighting with Russian soldiers in the industrial city of Sievierodonetsk, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, in what is a pivotal battle in the Kremlin’...
Angry UK lawmakers trigger confidence vote in Boris Johnson
Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a confidence vote on Monday after a growing number of lawmakers in his Conservative Party questioned the British leader’s authority over what has been ...
New York governor signs new curbs on guns in wake of mass shootings
New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Monday signed a packet of 10 gun control bills into law, setting new limits on buying assault-style weapons and body armor, among other measures, in ...
Turkey distorting reality to create tension
The foreign ministry on Monday accused Turkey of distorting reality to create tensions in the region, after Ankara said the government’s efforts for new confidence building measures were insincere, ...
Ukraine not ready to export grain via Belarus – Zelenskiy
Ukraine is not ready to agree to a plan to export its grain by rail across Belarus for shipment via the Baltic Sea to bypass Russia’s blockade of its ...
Musk threatens to drop Twitter deal if fake-account data not provided
Elon Musk on Monday warned that he might walk away from his $44 billion offer to acquire Twitter Inc TWTR.N if the social media network failed to provide data on ...
Pain and horror follow massacre in Nigerian Catholic church
Survivors of an attack by unknown assailants on a Catholic church in Nigeria lay weeping and writhing in pain at a local hospital on Monday after suffering what a doctor ...
France proposal on migrants falls short says minister
The European Union needs to show solidarity on the issue of irregular migration in a tangible way, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Monday, adding that the latest proposal by ...
US moves to seize Russian oligarch Abramovich’s planes (Updated)
US authorities have obtained warrants to seize two US-origin planes owned by Russian businessman Roman Abramovich for flying to Russia without a license required due to US sanctions imposed on ...
Putin orders $81,500 payment to families of National Guards who die in Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday ordering the payment of 5 million roubles ($81,500) to the families of members of Russia’s National Guard who died in Ukraine and Syria.
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Nouris says removing parents’ names from ID impractical
Parents’ names cannot be removed from Cypriot IDs unless those are also deleted from the state’s electronic register, which was “not desirable”, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Monday.
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Final fork food markets of the summer
“Before everyone runs off to the beaches and even outside Cyprus, we want to offer you two last chances to spend a lovely evening in the beautiful Gardens of Nicosia,” ...
TCs protest new Turkey protocol and petrol prices
Turkish Cypriots on Monday protested the recently signed economic cooperation protocol with Turkey and price increases on petrol outside ‘parliament’ in the north.
Demonstrators read a petition which the members ...
Bill to compensate Laiki depositors on way to House vote
Akel MP Irini Charalambidou said Monday she was pleased a bill compensating depositors of legacy Laiki bank would soon head to the plenum for a vote.
“It is with particular ...
Russia puts investigative journalist on wanted list
Investigative journalist Andrei Soldatov, known for his coverage of Russian security agencies, said on Monday that Russian authorities had placed him on a wanted list and frozen his bank accounts.
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Abortion rights protester locks neck to US Supreme Court fence
An abortion rights protester on Monday chained himself to a perimeter fence set up outside the US Supreme Court to protest its expected decision overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade ...
Centre for children treated at hospital to be expanded
Families with children receiving treatment near the Archbishop Makarios III hospital in Nicosia will be able to rest easy at the new Ronald McDonald House.
The announcement came on Monday ...
Compromise that would release EU funds on the cards
The government and opposition parties appeared to have made some progress on Monday regarding legislation to be forwarded to the European Commission and which, if given the nod, would unlock ...
More meetings to tackle halloumi PDO dispute
President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday discussed the legal service’s opinion on the halloumi PDO (protected designation of origin) with cheesemakers, who have been reluctant to follow the specifications on ...
Russia’s Lavrov calls decision to block plane ‘unprecedented’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday described as “unprecedented” a move by three eastern European countries to block his plane from travelling to Serbia, adding that he had yet ...
Cyprus to enter firefighting deals with other countries
Cyprus will engage with other countries in the region to set up a mechanism to provide timely firefighting assistance, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Monday.
Ahead of an anticipated ...