Cyprus to buy arms directly from US govt
Cyprus has been authorised to buy military hardware directly from the United States government after joining three programmes run by the country’s department of defence on Wednesday night.
As ...
Oscar nominations postponed for second time because of wildfires
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has postponed the announcement of this year’s Oscar nominations for a second time because of the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles, ...
Biden forgives student loans for 150,000 borrowers, bringing total to 5 million
President Joe Biden said on Monday his administration would cancel student loans for more than 150,000 borrowers, targeting those who attended schools that defrauded students, those with permanent disabilities and public ...
Two Cyprus-based companies included in latest round of US sanctions on Russia
Two companies based in Cyprus were included on the latest list of entities sanctioned by the United States for aiding Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
The list was published ...
Carter’s emphasis on peace vindicated, says foreign minister
The emphasis Jimmy Carter placed on peace has been vindicated, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos wrote on Tuesday in a book of condolences at the US embassy in Nicosia.
“Offering my ...
Police identify driver of exploded Tesla Cybertruck as U.S. Army soldier
Law enforcement officials named a U.S. Army soldier from Colorado as the likely person inside a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on ...
Driver flying ISIS flag rams into New Orleans crowd, killing 15
A U.S. Army veteran flying an ISIS flag from his truck swerved around makeshift barriers and plowed into New Orleans’ crowded French Quarter on New Year’s Day, killing 15 ...
Puerto Rico’s power grid collapses
Puerto Ricans were without electricity on New Year’s Eve after a grid failure left nearly all of the island without power, although energy was slowly being restored.
Around 58 per ...
Christodoulides visits US submarine in Limassol
President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday visited the United States navy’s nuclear submarine the USS Indiana, which had arrived in Limassol the previous day.
The ship’s arrival had been ...
US fast-attack submarine docks in Limassol
President Nikos Christodoulides will visit on Tuesday the USS Indiana submarine which is in Limassol for a New Year port call.
US Ambassador to Cyprus, Julie Fisher, in a post ...
Jimmy Carter, former US president and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, dead at 100
Jimmy Carter, the earnest Georgia peanut farmer who as U.S. president struggled with a bad economy and the Iran hostage crisis but brokered peace between Israel and Egypt and ...
Suspect in UnitedHealth CEO’s killing faces terrorism charges in New York
Luigi Mangione, the man suspected of fatally gunning down UnitedHealth Group chief executive Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street, is due to be arraigned on Monday on state murder charges ...
Amazon workers strike at seven US facilities ahead of Christmas rush
Amazon.com AMZN.O workers at seven U.S. facilities walked off the job early on Thursday during the holiday shopping rush as workers protest what they say is the ...
US imposes sanctions on Iran and Houthi-related targets
The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on Iran and Houthi-related entities, according to the Treasury Department website which listed a number of individuals, companies and vessels that had been ...
Cyprus to participate in US-supported military training programs
A US defence budget amendment will allow Cyprus to participate in military training programs under the auspices of the US, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Wednesday.
He described it ...
US has had direct contact with main Syrian rebel faction, says Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday that the United States has had direct contact with rebel faction Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which led the offensive that overthrew ...
US security adviser Sullivan says Israel is acting in Syria for its own defence
U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan defended Israel’s operations in Syria since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, saying on Thursday it had a right to defend itself ...
No Iranian drone ‘mothership’ off the United States launching drones, Pentagon says
The Pentagon said on Wednesday that there was no evidence that drones that had been spotted over New Jersey were from a foreign entity or adversary and dismissed a claim ...
Cyprus on US list for military training in eastern Europe
A new amendment to the US defence budget includes Cyprus for the first time in the list of countries eligible to participate in military training programmes in eastern Europe.
With ...
Suspect in killing of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson in custody
The man suspected of killing UnitedHealth UNH.N executive Brian Thompson in a brazen shooting outside a midtown Manhattan hotel last week has been arrested, New York City officials said ...
‘Cyprus will see the weapons it bought are useless’, Turkish speaker says
The Greek Cypriots will see that the weapons they bought are useless, Turkish parliament speaker Numan Kurtulmus said on Thursday night.
Addressing journalists after a meeting with the north’s ‘...
Mexico seeks Trump agreement to avoid receiving non-Mexican deportees
Mexico is seeking an agreement with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to ensure Mexico does not receive deportees from third countries in case of large-scale deportations from the United States, ...
US says it is pushing hard for Lebanon ceasefire but urges caution on optimism
The United States is pushing as hard as it can to get to a diplomatic resolution in Lebanon but cautioned such an agreement required a green light from all parties ...
Improving Cyprus-US relations ‘may push Russia to recognise north’
Improving relations between Cyprus and the United States may push Russia to recognise the north, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s international relations advisor Hasan Unal said on Thursday.
Speaking ...