34 h. ago White House: Trump is ‘sick of meetings’ for sake of meeting on Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump will send a representative to talks in Europe on Ukraine this weekend if there is a real chance of signing a peace agreement, the White House said on Thursday. But Trump has grown weary of multiple meetings that never seem to reach an agreement on ending the war in Ukraine, Trump […]

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34 h. ago M23 consolidates control over Congo town in blow to peace talks

The M23 rebel group consolidated control over the strategic town of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, residents said, as Kinshasa warned that the Rwanda-backed advance could derail U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to broker peace in the region. The rebels’ gains bring the conflict to the doorstep of neighbouring Burundi, which […]

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36 h. ago Trump plan to require social media handles from travellers sparks pushback

A US travel association, a top Democrat, and would-be travellers from Europe and Australia are bristling at President Donald Trump’s new plan to require Europeans and other visitors using the visa waiver program to provide social media handles used over the past five years. The change, announced in a US government notice this week and […]

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44 h. ago Eurobank’s €pistrofi rewards scheme now available to Cyprus customers

Eurobank is the first Greek banking group to extend its card rewards programme to Cyprus via the renewed €pistrofi programme, which now unites Greece and Cyprus under a single rewards scheme. In Greece, the €pistrofi programme is the largest card rewards scheme in terms of its network of participating businesses, returning euros to Eurobank cardholders. […]

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47 h. ago Pay $1 million and you’re In”: Trump administration debuts Gold Card Visa

President Donald Trump’s administration officially launched his “Trump Gold Card” visa program on Wednesday to provide a pathway, with a steep price, for non-U.S. citizens to get expedited permission to live in the United States. The website Trumpcard.gov, complete with an “apply now” button, allows interested applicants to pay a $15,000 fee to the Department […]

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59 h. ago Justice Minister to visit central prison following EU report

Following a report warning of ‘serious concerns’ published by the Council of Europe’s committee for the prevention of torture, Justice Minster Costas Fitiris on Wednesday said he will pay a visit to the central prison on Thursday. Fitiris said that his visit was aimed at obtaining “general information on all issues concerning the prison” to […]

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64 h. ago UK’s Starmer says Europe is strong and united behind Ukraine

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday that Europe was strong and he would stand up for its values of freedom and democracy after US President Donald Trump said the continent was decaying. In an interview with Politico on Tuesday, Trump called Europe’s political leaders weak and denounced Europe for failing to end the […]

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2 d. ago XeniArtSpace unveils new venue, debuts immersive show ‘Dreamscapes’

XeniArtSpace, the landmark gallery envisioned and created by Xenia Kulbachevskaya has opened a new creative chapter at Trilogy Plaza in Limassol, inaugurating its new exhibition space with the launch of “Dreamscapes”. This further elevates the gallery’s capabilities, enabling it to present artistic narratives on a larger scale, with greater freedom and thematic breadth. At the […]

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3 d. ago Trump slams EU over ‘nasty’ €120M fine on Musk’s X: ‘Europe is going in bad directions’

President Donald Trump called a fine imposed on Elon Musk’s social media company X by European Union tech regulators “a nasty one” and said he did not understand how they could justify the move. X was fined 120 million euros ($140 million) by EU tech regulators last week for breaching online content rules. “Europe is […]

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4 d. ago Trump says he will put tariffs on fertilizer from Canada if needed

President Donald Trump warned on Monday that he will impose severe tariffs on fertilizer from Canada if he deems it necessary. “A lot of it does come in from Canada, and so we’ll end up putting very severe tariffs on that, if we have to, because that’s the way you want to bolster here,” Trump […]

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4 d. 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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5 d. ago Thailand launches air strikes at Cambodia as border tensions reignite, Trump brokered peace in tatters

Thailand has launched air strikes along its disputed border with Cambodia, the Thai military said on Monday, after both countries accused the other of breaching a ceasefire agreement brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump. At least one Thai soldier has been killed and four wounded in the fresh clashes that broke out around two areas […]

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5 d. ago Gold flat as Treasury yields counter soft dollar ahead of key US data

Gold prices were broadly flat on Friday, as higher U.S. Treasury yields offset support from a weaker dollar, while investors awaited key inflation data for signals on the Federal Reserve’s policy path ahead of its meeting next week. Spot gold held its ground at $4,215.92 per ounce, as of 0524 GMT, and was on track […]

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6 d. ago Supreme Court to decide legality of Trump move to limit birthright citizenship

he Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide the legality of President Donald Trump’s directive to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States, a contentious part of his efforts to curb immigration and a step that would alter how a 19th century constitutional provision has long been understood. The justices took up a Justice Department […]

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7 d. ago ‘We’re not trash:’ Somalis fearful but defiant after Trump insults

Crowds usually press shoulder-to-shoulder at Karmel Mall, a sprawling Somali shopping center in Minneapolis, where people often greet each other by name, speak Somali more than English and gather to browse for new hijabs and shop from hundreds of vendors lining the narrow hallways. On Wednesday night, however, only a handful of people milled around […]

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7 d. ago Bank of Cyprus introduces the Virtual Card, the card that lives in your phone and shops online

Bank of Cyprus (BoC) has introduced its new Virtual Card, launched under the central message ‘The card that lives in your phone’, bringing the online shopping experience directly into everyday life. The product combines flexibility, security, and instant access to the digital world, offering customers a smart way to make online payments, subscriptions, and purchases […]

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7 d. ago Debutants, heat and distance shape mood ahead of World Cup draw

Debutants will take centre stage at Friday’s 2026 World Cup draw along with concerns over heat, player welfare and the practical challenge of staging football’s biggest tournament across three countries during the peak of a North American summer. For the first time in the tournament’s history, 48 teams will be divided into 12 groups of […]

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8 d. ago Cypriot’s Greek ID details presented in Turkish, Greece blames Europe

A woman of Cypriot origin living in Greece was surprised to see her place of birth, Trikomo, in the north had been changed to the Turkish ‘Iskele’ on her renewed identity card, issued by the Hellenic Police. When she protested, the Greek authorities cited a European database for place names in English and refused to […]

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9 d. ago Our View: Finger on button, Putin blaming Europe for Ukraine crisis

As was widely expected, Tuesday’s talks between the United States and Russia made no progress towards a Ukraine peace deal. This was the view expressed by a Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov to the Russian media, after the five-hour meeting with President Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio […]

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9 d. ago Somalis condemn Trump’s insults, though some say he spoke the ‘truth’

Somalis reacted with outrage on Wednesday to Donald Trump’s derogatory remarks about them and their country, although a few also said the U.S. president had spoken unpalatable truths. In comments made during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Trump described Somalis as “garbage” and said “we don’t want them in our country”. “They just run around […]

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