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Japan’s ruling party picked conservative nationalist Sanae Takaichi as its new head on Saturday, putting her on course to become the country’s first female prime minister. The Liberal ...

Iran on Saturday executed seven men convicted of killing security personnel and a cleric several years ago, the judiciary’s news agency Mizan reported. Six of the men were ethnic ...

By Robert Muggah For many in Venezuela, the question is no longer whether tensions with Washington will reach a boiling point – they already have. Rather, the big unknown now is ...

The Cyprus Real Estate Agents Registration Council on Friday voiced strong opposition to key provisions of three draft bills currently being debated in parliament. In its statement, the council warned ...

Arsenal can take over at the top of the Premier League on Saturday even if Liverpool end a rare losing run at injury-hit Chelsea. Beaten 2-1 by undefeated Crystal Palace ...

Industrial producer prices in the euro area decreased by 0.3 per cent in August 2025 compared with July 2025, while in the EU they fell by 0.4 per cent, according to estimates from Eurostat. ...

By Maria Demertzis Europe’s reliance on the US financial infrastructure presents a strategic risk for business. US debt is still the safest asset—that on which all other assets ...

Students from three continents join CING postgraduate courses The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (CING) welcomed its new postgraduate students earlier this month, in what it described as an ...

Tesla’s third-quarter deliveries trounced analysts’ estimates this week, as a rush to buy EVs in the US before the expiry of a popular tax credit more than offset slumping ...

Israeli high-tech companies raised $11.9 billion over the first three quarters of 2025 as the technology sector continues to thrive despite Israel’s two-year-old war against Hamas militants in Gaza. Funding was 13 ...

The list of unused Turkish Cypriot properties in the western Limassol village cluster which will be available for use will be published on January 2, the House refugees committee stated on ...

The use of force by the police outside the foreign ministry, and across the road from the presidential palace, on Thursday night, to disperse a small crowd of demonstrators, protesting ...

Protesters gathered again on Friday evening for a standing demonstration outside the foreign ministry, before setting off on a spontaneous march in response to the Thursday’s clashes and allegations ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration froze $2.1 billion in Chicago transit funding on Friday, starving another Democratic city of funds as the government shutdown entered its third day. Budget ...

A Russian drone attack killed a French photojournalist on Friday in eastern Ukraine on the frontline of the 3-1/2-year-old war with Russia, the Ukrainian military said. The Fourth Separate ...

A woman from Larnaca has become the first to express interest in joining the National Guard as a volunteer, according to defence officials. The process is optional and not binding. ...

Optimism is returning to Paphos’ district regarding its water resources, following the completion of restoration works at the Mavrokolympos dam, which is now ready to capture the first winter inflows. ...

Several complaints will be filed with the independent police complaints authority after pepper spray and tear gas was deployed towards protestors at Thursday’s demonstration in solidarity with the Global ...

The White House said on Friday it took reports of Russian naval provocations very seriously, after Denmark’s intelligence service earlier said Russian warships were taking repeated action in its ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has directed his team to review federal aid that can be cut from Portland, the White House said on Friday. “We will not fund states ...

The leaders of Germany and France marked the 35th anniversary of Germany’s democratic reunification on Friday by calling for more resolve to check the spreading appeal of what they ...

Protesters rallied on Friday evening outside the presidential palace and the foreign ministry in Nicosia, denouncing Israel’s blockade of the Global Sumud Flotilla carrying aid to Gaza and the ...

Cyprus is participating in World Breastfeeding Month 2025 under the theme “prioritise breastfeeding: building sustainable support systems,” the health ministry announced. In coordination with the national breastfeeding committee, the ministry reaffirmed ...

The cruise ship Explora I docked at the port of Kato Paphos on Friday morning, carrying more than 900 passengers of different nationalities. The vessel is part of the MSC group, ...