25 h. ago Vafeades urges UN to use ‘all tools available’ to protect civilians in war

Protecting civilians in times of war is a moral imperative, Minister of Transport Alexis Vafeades said, while representing Cyprus at a UN Security Council working debate on the matter. The minister called on the UN to use every available tool to take concrete action and said Cyprus understood the urgency of the issue very well from […]

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43 h. ago Monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in Moscow metro stirs debate

A monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin erected in Moscow’s metro is stirring debate, with some Russians welcoming it as a historical tribute, but others saying it’s a mistake to commemorate someone who presided over so much suffering. The life-size wall sculpture in Moscow’s Taganskaya metro station depicts Stalin standing on Moscow’s Red Square surrounded […]

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3 d. ago North opposition lambasts ‘govt’ for ‘reckless’, ‘ridiculous’ property policy

The north’s ruling coalition was on Tuesday lambasted by two opposition ‘MPs’ for the “reckless” and “ridiculous” policies they have followed regarding the matter of property. The debate comes after the ruling coalition changed its legislation regarding the purchase of real estate by non-Turkish Cypriots last Friday, allowing them to buy more properties. First to speak on the […]

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3 d. ago EU, Britain go ahead with new Russia sanctions without waiting for Trump

The EU and Britain announced new sanctions against Russia on Tuesday without waiting for the United States to join them, a day after President Donald Trump’s phone call with Vladimir Putin failed to elicit a promise for a ceasefire in Ukraine. London and Brussels said their new measures would zero in on Moscow’s “shadow fleet” […]

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4 d. ago Putin agrees with Trump to work with Ukraine on memorandum on possible peace accord

Russian President Vladimir Putin, after a call with US President Donald Trump on Monday, said that Moscow was ready to work with Ukraine on a memorandum about a future peace accord and that efforts to end the war in Ukraine were on the right track. Putin thanked Trump for supporting the resumption of direct talks between Moscow […]

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4 d. ago Trump says Russia, Ukraine agree to immediate ceasefire talks, Kremlin offers no timeframe

Donald Trump said after his call on Monday with President Vladimir Putin that Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations for a ceasefire, but the Kremlin said the process would take time and the U.S. president indicated he was not ready to join Europe with fresh sanctions to pressure Moscow. In a social media post, […]

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5 d. ago Istanbul peace talks laid bare chasm between Ukraine and Russia

The first high-level talks between Russia and Ukraine since the early months of Moscow’s 2022 invasion showed they are far from agreement on steps needed for a ceasefire, even though they promised a major swap of prisoners of war. A window for more diplomacy remains ajar, however, after the sworn enemies agreed in principle to […]

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5 d. ago Russia launches war’s largest drone attack after peace talks, Ukraine says

The largest known Russian drone attack since full-scale war began in 2022 killed a woman in the Kyiv region and injured at least three people, Ukrainian authorities said early on Sunday, as Moscow stepped up strikes following peace talks on Friday. Russia launched 273 drones by 8 a.m. local time (0500 GMT), targeting chiefly the […]

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6 d. ago Turkey’s “Island Cyprus” Tourism Campaign Sparks International Debate

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6 d. ago Russia demanded Kyiv pull back troops before ceasefire, Ukrainian source says

Russian negotiators at peace talks in Istanbul demanded Ukraine pull its troops out of all the Ukrainian regions claimed by Moscow before they would agree to a ceasefire, a senior Ukrainian official familiar with the talks told Reuters. The Kremlin declined to comment on the terms that Russia had put forward at Friday’s meeting in […]

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7 d. ago European parliament distances itself from Fidias’ Moscow visit

The European parliament on Friday distanced itself from Cypriot MEP Fidias Panayiotou’s visit to Moscow last week, saying that he and others who travelled to the Russian capital “did so in their personal capacity”. In a statement to the Cyprus News Agency, the European parliament said there was “no official European parliament mission to Moscow”, […]

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7 d. ago Ο Όμιλος Πηλακούτα στηρίζει το Race for the Cure Cyprus – 5η συνεχόμενη χρονιά συμπόρευσης με την Europa Donna Κύπρου

Για ακόμη μία φορά ο Όμιλος Πηλακούτα, στο πλαίσιο των δράσεων της Εταιρικής Κοινωνικής Ευθύνης και της στήριξής του ενάντια στον καρκίνο του μαστού ενώνει τις δυνάμεις του με την Europa Donna Κύπρου, ως χρυσός χορηγός του Race for the Cure Κύπρου 2025. Κατά τη διάρκεια συνέντευξης τύπου που πραγματοποιήθηκε στο Char. Pilakoutas Heritage, ανακοινώθηκε […]

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8 d. ago Σταθερή και δεδομένη η θέση της ΚΟΠ για στήριξη του Futsal (ανοικτή συζήτηση με σωματεία)

Οι διοργανώσεις Futsal και το μέλλον τους συζητήθηκαν σήμερα σε ευρεία σύσκεψη που πραγματοποιήθηκε στα γραφεία της ΚΟΠ. Η ανοικτή συζήτηση έγινε στην παρουσία του μέλους της Εκτελεστικής Επιτροπής και Προέδρου της Επιτροπής Futsal Δημήτρη Γρηγόρη, του Γενικού Διευθυντή της Ομοσπονδίας Ανθούλη Μυλωνά, λειτουργών της ΚΟΠ, προέδρων αλλά και εκπροσώπων σωματείων μας. Μέσα από την ανταλλαγή απόψεων και εισηγήσεων […]

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9 d. ago Putin, Trump to skip Ukraine’s peace talks that Russian leader proposed

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated they would not attend what could be the first direct peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv in three years on Thursday, with the Kremlin sending instead a group of experienced technocrats. Putin on Sunday proposed direct negotiations with Ukraine in Istanbul on Thursday “without any preconditions”. […]

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9 d. ago Kremlin says Ukraine peace talks in Turkey are still on, but doesn’t say who is going

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that a Russian delegation will be in Istanbul on Thursday for possible direct peace talks with Ukraine, but did not disclose who would be there from Moscow’s side. Russian President Vladimir Putin in the early hours of Sunday proposed direct negotiations in Turkey on Thursday “without any preconditions,” but he […]

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1 week ago Macron threatens Russia with oil and finance sanctions over war

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he was in favour of imposing new sanctions on Russia in the coming days if Moscow failed to respect a ceasefire, mentioning financial services and oil and gas as possible targets. Britain, France, Germany and Poland warned on Saturday that Russia would be hit by new punitive measures […]

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1 week ago Trump welcomes white South Africans as refugees, drawing accusations of racial favoritism

The Trump administration welcomed on Monday 59 white South Africans it granted refugee status in the U.S., having deemed them victims of racial discrimination, while drawing criticism from Democrats and stirring confusion in South Africa. U.S. President Donald Trump has blocked mostly non-white refugee admissions from the rest of the world but in February offered […]

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2 w. ago The Art School reboot: How Academy of Art University is coding creativity’s future

In an era where graphic designers are wrestling with Midjourney and artists are debating whether AI is friend or foe, Academy of Art University isn’t just dipping a cautious toe into the algorithmic waters—they’re diving in headfirst, wetsuit optional. The AI evolution will be supervised The San Francisco-based institution has rolled out what might be […]

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2 w. ago North Korea’s Kim makes rare visit to Russian embassy as ties deepen

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a rare visit to the Russian embassy in Pyongyang with his daughter on Friday to celebrate Russia’s Victory Day to mark the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, state media said. Kim said North Korea will “consolidate and develop the long tradition of the […]

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2 w. ago Former US president Biden accuses Trump of appeasement of Russia

Former U.S. President Joe Biden said his successor Donald Trump’s pressure on Ukraine to give up territory to Russia is a form of “modern-day appeasement” that will never satisfy Moscow. Speaking to the BBC in what the broadcaster said was his first interview since leaving the White House, Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin believes […]

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