10 h. ago President Christodoulides: Only a Federation Between North and South Can Resolve the Cyprus Issue

President Christodoulides: Only a Federation Between North and South Can Resolve the Cyprus Issue  bgnes.com

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24 h. ago North ‘PM’ Ustel’s undersecretary now accused of money laundering

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel’s undersecretary Huseyin Cahitoglu was on Wednesday accused of money laundering during his third appearance in court after being arrested on suspicion of bribery earlier this month. The accusation of money laundering is added onto the accusations of bribery, extortion, abuse of office and illegal possession of firearms, among others. […]

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26 h. ago France rejects extradition request for man accused of developing property in north

A French court has rejected an extradition request filed by the Republic of Cyprus regarding a man whom it accuses of developing property on land in the north owned by Greek Cypriots without their consent. The Aix-En-Provence court of appeal rejected the request on the basis that given that the European Union’s acquis communautaire is […]

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27 h. ago Erhurman says Christodoulides ‘disregarded his interlocutor’ over Erdogan invite

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday accused President Nikos Christodoulides of “disregarding his interlocutor” in his assertions that he is ready to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the Cyprus problem with him. “On behalf of the Turkish Cypriot people, I want to state clearly once again that this approach, which disregards […]

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43 h. ago FIFA responds to World Cup ticket backlash with new pricing tier

FIFA responded to backlash over high ticket costs for the 2026 World Cup by introducing a new $60 pricing tier on Tuesday. Tickets are being made available at that reduced price for all 104 matches at the 48-team tournament taking place across North America next summer — including the final. The newly designated “supporter entry […]

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57 h. ago Trump seeks $10 billion in damages, accuses BBC of splicing speech to incite violence

President Donald Trump sued the BBC on Monday for defamation over edited clips of a speech that made it appear he directed supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol, opening an international front in his fight against media coverage he deems untrue or unfair. Trump accused Britain’s publicly owned broadcaster of defaming him by splicing together […]

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65 h. ago Australia plans tougher gun laws after police say father and son killed 15 at Bondi Beach

Australia vowed stricter gun laws on Monday as it began mourning victims of its worst mass shooting in almost 30 years, in which police accused a father and son of killing 15 people at a Jewish celebration at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach. The older gunman, aged 50, was killed at the scene, taking the tally […]

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68 h. ago More than five million passed through north’s airport this year

More than five million passengers passed through the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport during the first 11 months of this year, the airport’s management company T&T’s general manager Serhat Ozcelik said on Monday. In total, he said, 5,295,093 passengers either arrived at or departed from the airport between January and November, aboard a total of 34,345 […]

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4 d. ago Europe races to save its underwater heritage from climate change

As climate change accelerates, EU-funded researchers have mobilised to safeguard Europe’s underwater and coastal heritage with innovative methods and cutting-edge technology. By Gareth Willmer – 1014 words Forty metres beneath the sea off north-western Italy lies one of the country’s best-preserved World War II shipwrecks. The Equa, an Italian cannon-equipped submarine chaser, sank with no […]

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6 d. ago North ‘PM’ Ustel’s undersecretary faces fresh bribery allegation, remanded again

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel’s undersecretary Huseyin Cahitoglu faced a fresh allegation of bribery on Friday after it was alleged in court that he had demanded a bribe of €100,000 for “transactions to be carried out” within one of the north’s public institutions. That allegation comes on top of others levelled against him at […]

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6 d. ago UK firms plan to hedge more currency risk as sterling swings

Nearly half of UK businesses surveyed by FX and cash management solutions provider MillTech say that they have lost money due to a volatile pound and plan to hedge more of their currency risk, and for longer, a report released on Thursday showed. The report surveyed over 250 chief financial officers and treasurers at UK […]

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6 d. ago Man who branded opposition ‘MP’ a ‘terrorist’ handed top civil service job in north

A man who last year branded one of the north’s opposition ‘MPs’ a “terrorist” was on Thursday handed one of the north’s highest ranking civil service jobs, being announced as the new private secretary of ‘labour minister’ Oguzhan Hasipoglu. Thirty-two-year-old bar proprietor Dervis Bayraktar made the comment during a speech he made in November last […]

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6 d. ago Russia says UK should disclose what British soldier killed in Ukraine was doing

Russia’s Foreign Ministry called on Thursday for Britain to disclose what a British soldier killed in Ukraine was doing there, and accused London of directly helping Kyiv to carry out attacks which it said were “acts of terrorism” on Russia. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova provided no evidence for her assertion in comments to reporters […]

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7 d. ago Private hospitals warn of crisis as health ministry threatens closures

The employers and industrialists’ federation (Oev) expressed deep disappointment on Thursday with an ultimatum issued by the health ministry to private hospitals. Oev warned that the threat to suspend operating licences over nursing shortages risks destabilising the entire healthcare system. The federation accused the ministry of “shifting responsibility onto hospitals despite being long aware of […]

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7 d. ago North Cyprus sees extreme flooding due to torrential rainfall

North Cyprus sees extreme flooding due to torrential rainfall  Londra Gazete

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8 d. ago Floodwater begins to recede in north, efforts continue to mitigate impacts

The level of floodwater in the north began to recede in the north during the early hours of Wednesday morning, with Turkish Cypriot Nicosia mayor Mehmet Harmanci saying that water levels in streams in the capital’s northern third have “dropped” and that as such, “the risk has decreased”. He wrote in a post on social […]

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8 d. ago Opposition perplexed as north ‘parliament’ convenes during flood

Opposition members of the north’s ‘parliament’ expressed their confusion on Tuesday after the Turkish Cypriot legislature convened despite residential neighbourhoods within a 15-minute walk of the ‘parliament’ in the northern sector of Ayios Dhometios finding themselves under feet of water during severe floods which hit the area. CTP leader Sila Usar Incirli led the calls […]

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9 d. ago Real estate agents president says been threatened by criminal elements

The Real Estate Agents Registration Council said on Monday that its president has personally received threats from criminal elements to withdraw a complaint filed against a real estate agent alleged to have been promoting the sale of Greek Cypriot properties in the north. The council further claimed that during this phone conversation – which it […]

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1 week ago North set to face ‘serious energy and water problems’ in 2026

The north will face “serious energy and water problems” next year, its ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Monday as discussions in the Turkish Cypriot legislature over next year’s ‘state’ budget began. He said that with the budget proposed by his own ruling coalition “it will not be possible to implement the projects we desire”. […]

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1 week ago Thailand says military action against Cambodia to continue until sovereignty secure

Military action against Cambodia will continue until Thailand’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are secured, Thailand’s foreign ministry said on Monday. Foreign ministry spokesman Nikorndej Balankura said Cambodia had “trampled” on a ceasefire agreement between the two countries. Fighting broke out in multiple areas along their disputed border, after both countries accused the other of breaching […]

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