Boy reunited with father for return to US
The five-year-old boy whom the court ordered must return to the US after his father took the mother in court for abducting the child in 2017 and bringing him to Cyprus, ...
Top US, Chinese diplomats clash at start of first talks of Biden presidency
The first high-level U.S.-China talks of the Biden administration got off to a fiery start on Thursday, with both sides leveling sharp rebukes of the others’ policies in ...
No early indication of racial motive in Atlanta-area spa shootings, authorities say
The suspect in the fatal shooting of eight people at day spas in and around Atlanta on Tuesday indicated he had issues with sexual addiction and the shootings may have ...
Biden beefs up White House staff, including Big Tech critic Wu
U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday rounded out his White House staff with a host of new appointments focused on COVID-19, criminal justice, the economy and other major issues, ...
US says more than 300 people charged to date over Capitol riots
The U.S. Justice Department has charged more than 300 people with taking part in the deadly storming of the Capitol by former President Donald Trump’s supporters, and at least 280 ...
Saudi crown prince approved operation to capture or kill Khashoggi, US intelligence says
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved of an operation to capture or kill dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi who was murdered in 2018, according to a declassified U.S. intelligence assessment ...
US begins processing asylum seekers as Biden unwinds Trump program
The United States began rolling back one of former President Donald Trump’s most restrictive immigration policies on Friday, allowing in the first of thousands of asylum seekers who have ...
US storms delay COVID-19 vaccines in all 50 states
The United States has a backlog of six million COVID-19 vaccine doses due to winter storms and power outages weather, White House officials said at a media briefing on Friday, ...
US CDC recommends schools reopen with masks and rigid health protocols
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday issued new guidance for U.S. schools to reopen, recommending universal mask-wearing and physical distancing as key COVID-19 mitigation ...
Young Cypriot hacker found guilty in US trial
A young hacker who became the first ever Cypriot citizen to be extradited to the US has been found guilty of committing cyber-crimes by a court in the state of ...
US Secretary of State nominee says will work to deepen ties between US and Cyprus
US Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken said if his appointment is confirmed by the US Senate, he will work to continue deepening ties between the United States, Greece and ...
US model best for Cyprus
An electoral college adapted to Cyprus would allow a political dynamic between Greek and Turkish Cypriots to develop
The UN Secretary-General complained there is no agreement on the model for ...
Christodoulides speaks with Pompeo
US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and Foreign Minister, Nicos Christodoulides had a phone conversation on Friday and agreed that the strength of the US-Cyprus relations were at an all-time ...
Bilateral co-operation with US on agenda of upcoming talks
US acting secretary of homeland security Chad Wolf will lay the foundation stone in Larnaca on Monday of the Cyprus Center for Land, Open Seas and Port Security (Cyclops), a ...