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North Korea plans to build a 10,000-ton destroyer and develop secret underwater weapons, state media said on Saturday, ahead of a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Rodong Sinmun ...

The US approved the $1.5 billion sale of five Seahawk maritime helicopters to New Zealand, which has pledged to nearly double its military spending as it seeks to boost defence capabilities. “...

The founder of India’s viral Cockroach Janta Party arrived in New Delhi on Saturday to lead a protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, taking the country’s ...

Rising construction costs in Cyprus have surged by 10 per cent over the past two months, with a five-year increase reaching 35 per cent, according to the president of the Cyprus Federation ...

Maja Chwalinska’s incredible run as the first qualifier to reach a French Open final in the professional era marks the fulfilment of an ambition the Polish 24-year-old has chased ...

The European Central Bank (ECB)’s consumer expectations survey for April 2026 showed a mixed shift in euro area household sentiment on inflation, income, growth and credit conditions. Specifically, the ECB ...

Dell recently unveiled its most affordable laptop, XPS 13, as ‌the PC maker aims to capture market share from Apple’s MacBook Neo by attracting students and young professionals. Starting at $699 ...

The education ministry has acknowledged shortcomings in the initial rollout of its new “Breakfast for All” programme after concerns were raised by parents over portion sizes and the use of ...

The government has said it would introduce a new pension system in 2027. It plans to submit the pension reform bills to the legislature, before the summer recess in mid-July, so ...

A group of U.S. states including California and New York are preparing a lawsuit to block Paramount Skydance’s PSKY.O $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros WBD.O, sources ...

Thousands of Albanians took to the streets of Tirana late on Thursday in the largest protest this week against a plan by a company linked to President Donald Trump’s ...

Iran’s World Cup soccer players have been granted visas to enter the United States, a White House official told Reuters on Friday, just 10 days before their first match in ...

Over 6,000 people protested on Friday night at a vote counting centre in Seoul over a shortage of ballot papers, demanding a re-run after voting in local elections was disrupted, the ...

The Nicosia district court has banned three men from entering sports venues pending trial over their alleged involvement in violence during the Apollon-Paphos match on May 29. Two of the suspects, ...

A federal judge on Friday ruled that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration had adopted a series of unlawful policies that have barred people from 39 countries from receiving decisions ...

The UN secretary-general’s personal envoy, Maria Angela Holguin will arrive in Cyprus for a one-week stay on Sunday to discuss “the way forward” on the Cyprus issue with both ...

French anti-terrorism prosecutors said on Friday they had opened a preliminary investigation into suspected torture and war crimes over the alleged mistreatment by Israeli authorities of French nationals who were ...

With Cyprus Pride 2026 coming up, we asked a selection of people on the streets of Nicosia.

A new summer festival has just announced is dates and relocation. From June 24 to 28, the MEDFEST Limassol Beer Festival returns to fill the summer nights with ice-cold beers, street food ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he currently saw no reason to meet Volodymyr Zelenskiy after the Ukrainian president published an open letter proposing they hold face-to-face talks to ...

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun accused Iran of using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in its negotiations with the United States on Friday, in some of his toughest criticism yet of ...

Police officers from Mediterranean countries gathered in Larnaca on Thursday and Friday for an international meeting aimed at strengthening cooperation on migration issues. Held under the auspices of Europol, the ...

Pension reform, the housing crisis, migration and energy policy are expected to dominate the agenda of the new parliament, with political parties outlining their priorities to the Cyprus News Agency (...

The Limassol district court on Friday issued a five-day remand order against a 44-year-old inmate who was arrested in connection with the arson of a betting shop in the early ...