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Iran: contacts over ending war continue after talks finish with no breakthrough
Contacts between Iran and the United States to end their eight-month war are continuing, Tehran said on Monday, after days of Iranian talks with Qatari mediators ended with altered proposals but no breakthrough. “Consultations through mediators are very intensive. We have…
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Trump approval near record low ahead of elections
President Donald Trump’s approval rating held near a record low as a broad swath of the US electorate saw their vote in Tuesday’s congressional elections as a way to oppose the Republican president, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Monday. The results of the…
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Netanyahu calls for coalition excluding Arab parties after losing Knesset majority
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for a broad coalition government under his leadership, ruling out cooperation with Arab parties despite their combined 19 seats potentially giving the opposition a parliamentary majority following last week’s election. “We…
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Republicans, Democrats make midterm closing arguments
Democrats sought to contain a rift in Michigan’s US Senate race after one of their own crossed party lines to endorse the Republican, while President Donald Trump pressed his legal efforts on Monday to intervene in ballot-counting as both parties made their closing arguments a…
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Appeal court upholds ‘lenient’ sentence for sexual abuse of 10-year-old
The Court of Appeal has upheld prison sentences of seven, and four years imposed on a man convicted of sexually abusing a 10-year-old child in Limassol, despite describing the punishments as “particularly lenient”. The court dismissed an appeal by Attorney General George…
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Hammer murderer demanded €70,000 from victim, son tells police
The 43-year-old Syrian national who confessed to killing 61-year-old Olga Vasilieva had demanded €70,000 from her over a car accident, her son told investigators, as police continue to examine whether money was taken from the victim before her murder. Vasilieva’s son, who…
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MPs demand more state support for farmers
Farmers are feeling the pressure from rising production costs and unreliable water supply, MPs said on Monday as the government insisted it’s doing everything it can to support the agricultural sector. Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis was being grilled in parliament during…
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Russian bombing kills 24 in village in southeastern Ukraine
Russian forces bombed a school in a village in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia region on Monday, killing 24 people, Ukraine’s emergency services said. The emergency services said two members of a rescue crew were among the dead in the village of Komyshuvakha. President…
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Groom arrested over wedding drift stunt at Limassol roundabout
A 36-year-old groom has been arrested in connection with a dangerous driving stunt at a Limassol roundabout during his wedding celebrations, becoming the second person detained over a video of the incident circulated online. The man is believed to have been the groom at the…
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MPs grumble over changes to wealth declaration law
MPs on Monday aired their discontent at a bill purporting to tighten up mandatory wealth declarations, saying the relevant law as it stands is robust enough. The matter came up at the House finance committee, where lawmakers were reviewing the 2027 budget of the Office of the…
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Discussion starts on safeguarding rights in the digital world
Lawmakers, officials and experts on Monday hailed the start of a discussion of the draft declaration on Digital Human Rights, seeing it as an essential guide for safeguards in the digital realm. Digital human rights are existing human and legal rights – like freedom of…
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Teenager suffers skull fracture after drinking alcohol at Limassol Halloween party
Police are investigating the organisers of a Halloween party in Limassol after 13 teenagers aged 15, 16 and 17 were taken to hospital following excessive alcohol consumption, with one 16-year-old subsequently transferred to Makarios hospital in Nicosia with a fractured skull.…
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Christodoulides to meet Holguin on Tuesday ahead of trilateral talks
President Nikos Christodoulides will meet UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin on Tuesday to discuss her efforts to prepare the ground for renewed Cyprus negotiations, including responses to proposals submitted by the Greek Cypriot side. The meeting is…
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Dendias: Turkish invasion could have been prevented with refuelling aircraft
The Turkish invasion in 1974 could not have occured had Greece possessed aircraft capable of refuelling fighter jets in mid-air, Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias asserted on Monday, as Athens signed an agreement with Portugal to acquire Embraer KC-390 military transport…
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Lindsay Clancy’s lawyers urge Massachusetts judge to dismiss murder case
Lindsay Clancy’s lawyers on Monday urged a judge to dismiss the murder charges against her, saying retrying her for killing her three young children at her Massachusetts home in 2023 would run afoul of her constitutional rights. Defense attorney Martin Weinberg told Judge…
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Two nights of music this week in Paphos
Two music events are coming up at Technopolis 20 in Paphos this week: a jazz night and a classical music concert, on November 5 and 6, respectively. Up first is Sonic Punishment, a newly formed trio based in the Netherlands, set to perform in Paphos on Thursday night at 8pm. Led…
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Cyprus pupils to stage school protests in support of French students
Cypriot secondary school students will hold symbolic actions in schools on Thursday in solidarity with pupils in France, students’ union Psem announced on Monday. The actions are due to take place during the second break on November 5, with Psem calling on classmates across the…
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Education ministry staff to march on presidential palace
Striking education ministry staff, including those working for its support programmes and as night school instructors, will march on the presidential palace on Thursday to press the government to resolve two outstanding issues. Simultaneous rallies were held in every district on…
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State reaches settlement with Cyfield over terminated Akamas road contract
The state has reached an “amicable settlement” with contractor Cyfield through the legal service, following the termination of its contract for the first phase of road works in Akamas. The environment department’s permanent secretary, Costas Konstantinou, provided the update to…
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Man who confessed to killing Olga Vasilyeva attacked by fellow inmate
A 43-year-old Syrian national who confessed to killing 61-year-old Olga Vasilyeva was attacked by another prisoner in his cell at the Limassol police detention centre on Sunday evening. According to local media, police officers who witnessed the incident rushed to the cell to…