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The global smartphone market grew by 1 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, performing above expectations, despite mounting cost pressures, according to industry analysts Omdia. The report found that ...

EU international trade in services reached €5.93 trillion in 2023, according to Eurostat, highlighting the scale of global economic integration and the central role of the United States as a key partner. ...

As Elon Musk’s SpaceX closes in on a $75 billion IPO that could rewrite record books, concerns are mounting that others looking to list in 2026 may find it harder to ...

British house prices slid unexpectedly last month ​as economic uncertainty stemming from the ‌Iran war hurt buyer demand, mortgage lender Halifax has reported. House prices fell by 0.5 per cent month-on-month ​...

Manchester City reignited the Premier League title race on Sunday, scoring three goals in 17 second-half minutes to crush Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and move within six points of leaders Arsenal. ...

The U.S. military said it will begin a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas on Monday, after weekend talks failed to reach ...

Hungary’s veteran nationalist leader Viktor Orban lost power to the upstart centre-right Tisza party in Sunday’s national election after 16 years in office, marking a setback for his allies ...

Power rarely collapses from weakness. It collapses from the consequences of misjudgement. The confrontation between the US and Israel with Iran may prove to be one of those moments.  My ...

Benin’s finance minister Romuald Wadagni was expected to coast to victory in a presidential election on Sunday, buoyed by strong economic growth and the absence of a credible challenger ...

Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Sunday of breaching the 32-hour ceasefire in their four-year war, reporting more than a thousand drone and shelling attacks just hours after the ...

Wrapped in bloodied bandages, Aline Saeed, seven, barely survived the Israeli strike on her home in south Lebanon last week. She was there to bury her father as hopes of ...

Israel’s far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem on Sunday, saying he was seeking greater access for Jewish worshippers and drawing condemnation from ...

Fast approaching, the Cyprus Film Days International Festival this April will be a meeting hub for filmmakers, directors, film lovers and aspiring youth as organisers have prepared a packed agenda ...

As soon as Johannes Hahn left his post as the European Commission’s envoy for the Cyprus problem, Cypriot government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis was at pains to stress that processes ...

Non-governmental organisation Accept – LGBTI Cyprus on Sunday reacted with fury to images of Easter bonfires, known as “lambradjies”, adorned with LGBT flags, describing them as “fires of hatred”. “When LGBTQI+ ...

The status of the United Kingdom’s two sovereign bases in Cyprus is “not up for negotiation”, British undersecretary of state for the armed forces Al Carns said on Sunday. “...

British Cypriot singer Isin Karaca said she was denied entry to Greece and deported from Athens airport after having attempted to go on holiday to the country. She posted a ...

Scientists and designers recently unveiled a handbag made with collagen derived from Tyrannosaurus rex fossils from the US ‌in a unique creation intended to demonstrate the value of laboratory-grown leather. ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel continues to face criticism from both inside and outside his ruling coalition over his handling of attempts to cut payments of the cost-of-living allowance ...

Rocks were thrown at police officers in the Nicosia suburb of Latsia on Saturday evening after the officers had responded to reports of bins being set on fire. One of ...

The police on Sunday defended their decision to issue a search warrant for the home and office of lawyer Nikos Clerides, stressing that the decision was taken within the bounds ...

A boat was completely destroyed by a fire which broke out in the Larnaca district village of Kofinou, the police said on Sunday. The boat had been on the back ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Saturday night said that an investigation will be “necessary” into the collapse of a block of flats in the Limassol suburb of Yermasoyia, which killed ...

Like many whiskey distillers, Heaven Hill Brands is rolling back bourbon production this year, as demand lags. Yet, as the American spirit faced a tumultuous market in 2025, the Kentucky company ...