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Belgium’s parliament early on Friday approved a controversial law allowing police to enter the homes of suspected undocumented migrants who have ignored orders to leave the country. The measure ...

Arrest warrants were issued on Thursday against six minors aged 14 to 17, in connection with a case of conspiracy to commit a misdemeanour, assault of police officers and causing malicious damage. ...

An informal poll by the United Nations Security Council on Thursday showed former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan extended her lead as frontrunner in the race to become the 10...

Climate change and the protection of biodiversity in both Cyprus and Sri Lanka were high on the agenda of a meeting in Nicosia between Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis and Sri ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is travelling to Thessaloniki, Greece, on Friday, where he will be proclaimed honorary doctor of the department of international and European studies of the University of Macedonia’...

The National Bank of Greece purchased more than 1.28 million of its own shares for a total of €19,790,281.65 between October 26 and November 3, 2026, as part of its ongoing share buyback programme approved ...

North Korea rewards its top hackers, tasked with heists like the Binance crypto hack that netted a cool $6.3 billion, with perks such as a spacious apartment in the capital of ...

Hoax bomb threats disrupted dozens of passenger flights across Europe on Thursday, forcing unplanned landings by some planes and prompting fighter jets to escort or intercept others, in a dramatic ...

Alpha Bank has unveiled a five-year strategy targeting more than €4 billion in shareholder distributions or capital deployment by 2030, as the lender seeks to accelerate growth by expanding its services to ...

US President Donald Trump said he met privately on Thursday with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy after the Russian official appeared with representatives from Ukraine at a White House ...

CISCO Ltd led trading on the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) in October, accounting for 33.54 per cent of market activity including package transactions, according to the exchange’s official members’ market ...

The police arrested 12 people for various offences, including illegal residence in Cyprus, causing malicious damage and conspiracy to commit a crime, during overnight operations to crack down on crime. A ...

The Bank of Cyprus on Thursday reported profit after tax of €383 million for the first nine months of 2026, up 9 per cent year-on-year, as strong lending and deposit growth, robust fee ...

Friday remains cloudy throughout the day, with local showers and isolated thunderstorms with hailstones, mainly in the mountains and to the east. Winds will be a northeast to southeast gentle ...

Average gas prices for non-household consumers across the European Union rose slightly in the first half of 2026 compared with the previous six months, although they remained below levels recorded a ...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) stocks held by EU investors outside the bloc fell by 2.3 per cent in 2025, while investment held by non-EU residents within the EU declined by 2.8 per cent, ...

Industrial producer prices in Cyprus rose by 2.6 per cent in September 2026, matching the European Union average and accelerating sharply from the 0.2 per cent increase recorded in August, according to Eurostat. ...

Blood reserves across Cyprus have improved significantly, although further donations are still needed, head of hospital blood banks Maria Adamou said on Thursday. “Our ability to respond to the needs ...

There was not a single voice of dissent on Wednesday, when the deputies at the House education committee discussed the supposed need for higher grants for university students. When it ...

Turkey’s parliament on Thursday ratified the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, a defence pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, clearing the way for Ankara to send military support to ...

Benjamin Netanyahu’s main rival secured nods on Thursday from a majority of lawmakers to try to form a government, but Israel’s president said it was still unclear who ...

Cristiano Ronaldo said on Thursday he was retiring from the Portugal team, bringing the curtain down on one of the most illustrious international careers in the history of football. The 41...

Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iranian top security official Mohsen Rezaei at the Kremlin, Iran’s state media reported on Thursday, after Iranian negotiators met with mediators to discuss proposals ...

The trial of furloughed Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos, accused of raping a woman, continued on Thursday with the testimony of a police lieutenant. The lieutenant, a witness for the prosecution, ...