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Jude Bellingham has been named England men’s player of the year for a second successive season after a standout campaign in which he scored a record seven goals at the 2026 World Cup, the Football Association said on Friday.

At a windswept gravel airstrip in eastern Greenland, a small Danish military detachment has quietly kept watch for decades.

Cyprus will not accept a partial solution to the Cyprus problem, Disy leader Annita Demetriou said on Friday.

Deposits and loans in Cyprus both recorded net increases in August, with annual credit growth accelerating further while total deposits climbed to €59.3 billion, according to figures released by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Friday.

The Fiscal Council has warned that Cyprus’s public wage bill remains one of the clearest strains on the state budget, even as it described the economy as broadly resilient.

President Donald Trump urged countries to leave the International Criminal Court immediately, calling it “evil” and “a rogue institution,” but only Naoero, a tiny Pacific island nation formerly known as Nauru, has followed suit during the UN General Assem…

Even before a rogue OpenAI bot breached the database of Australia’s health system, the government was escalating its rhetoric about the need to tighten regulation.

Passenger air transport prices in Cyprus were around 5 per cent higher in August than a year earlier, moving against the EU trend as airfares across the bloc fell slightly, according to the latest Eurostat figures.

Greek authorities have safely evacuated all 29 people after a fire broke out on the deck of a vehicle ferry off the popular tourist island of Mykonos on Friday, the Greek coast guard said.

A man from Somalia saw his conviction increased from two to three years for a domestic violence case after the court of appeal found the initial penalty was “clearly insufficient” given the nature of the crime, it was announced on Friday.

Turkish Cypriot authorities were not informed about a crack on the left side of a ferry which went on to sink off the coast of Kyrenia, the Turkish Cypriot Kyrenia district court heard on Friday, as proceedings continued against the nine people accused of…

Britain’s foreign minister met his Iranian counterpart on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York and told him his country would “not tolerate intimidation, threats or hostile activity on UK soil” from groups linked to Iran.

Diesel prices reached a historic high on Friday, with the average pump price climbing to €1.997 a litre, prompting fuel industry groups to renew calls for a cut in VAT.

Alpha Finance-AXIA has raised its price target for Bank of Cyprus (BoC) to €12.30 from €11.60, citing strong profitability, a solid capital position and shareholder returns as it lifted its targets across the Greek banking sector.

Zinedine Zidane spoke of his “immense emotion” as he prepared to take charge of France for the first time in their Nations League opener away to Turkey on Friday.

Authorities continued investigations on Friday into the circumstances under which a fifth-floor balcony in Limassol collapsed onto the one underneath, prompting Civil Defence to evacuate all 56 apartments in the block the previous day.

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Cyprus has unveiled WHO I CAN BE by 13-year-old Harry Georgiou as it entry in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Malta on October 24.

The University of Limassol has strengthened its international academic network through a new partnership with Symbiosis International (Deemed University) (SIU), India, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two institutio…

Contract soldiers are now able to remain in the National Guard until they are 57 years old, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas explained on Thursday, as he addressed a swearing-in ceremony for newly recruited contract soldiers.

Police arrested at least 30 people including actors and politicians as they protested outside United Nations headquarters on Thursday against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of his speech at the General Assembly.

Cody Gakpo volleyed in a stoppage-time equaliser to rescue a 1-1 draw for the Netherlands against Germany in their Nations League Group A2 opener on Thursday, and deny new coach Juergen Klopp a winning debut.

Logicom has appointed long-serving executive Anthoulis Papachristoforou as its new chief executive, handing him responsibility for the group’s day-to-day technology operations as Varnavas Irinarchos shifts his focus towards strategy, investments and major…

Ukraine killed two people in overnight drone attacks on Russia and struck an oil refinery and a passenger train, Russian officials said.

A 40-year-old woman was arrested in Paphos after a 45-year-old teacher reported being assaulted outside the primary school where she works, police said Friday.

Eleven people were arrested during nationwide checks overnight, while officers recorded 337 traffic complaints, police said on Friday.

Israel forward Saied Abu Farchi was sent off for celebrating his goal against Austria in their 3-1 UEFA Nations League defeat on Thursday by using the corner flag to simulate a gun.

A 40-year-old man was arrested at a Limassol jewellery store after police found him inside with items believed to have been stolen, police said on Friday.

From his high-profile address to the UN General Assembly to his high-stakes White House summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump this week was looking to reassert himself on the world stage.

Carlos Alcaraz has had enough of pulling all-nighters at Grand Slams, urging organisers to finish play by 11 p.m. after his US Open title defence came to an end in a gruelling 3:33 a.m. finish earlier this month.

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said he “pushed hard” to ensure Lionel Messi would return to the national team for a farewell match soon after announcing his retirement because he was not sure he would be in charge to orchestrate it later.

Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to just nine vessels this week, as Cyprus joined dozens of countries in calling for the restoration of free navigation through one of the world’s most important shipping routes.

An evening of artistry, captivating ballet performance and the iconic tale of Don Quixote will soon arrive at the open-air stage by the walls of Paphos Medieval Castle.

Turkish presidential communications director Burhanettin Duran lambasted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations general assembly, after Netanyahu had described Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as “a super-spreader of

Greek retail group Jumbo recorded net profit of €120.6 million in the first half of 2026, up 2.92 per cent year-on-year, while sales rose by 4.42 per cent to €519.26 million, as the company kept its full-year outlook unchanged and announced an extraordina…

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed plans for another tripartite summit with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides when they met on the sidelines of the United Nations general assembly in New…

A building partially collapsed in central Athens on Friday after an explosion, the Greek fire brigade said, with local media reporting one person was slightly injured.

Eight people, including a child, were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Ulyanovsk region on Friday morning, Governor Alexei Russkikh said.

Pope Leo leaves on Friday for a weekend visit to France, where he is hoping to repair the Catholic Church’s standing after abuse scandals and is expected to renew calls for global rules on AI development while laying out a vision for Europe’s future.

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos told his Iranian counterpart Seyyed Abbas Araghchi of the “importance of comprehensive dialogue and effective diplomacy in pursuit of lasting regional de-escalation” when the pair met on the sidelines of the United Nat…

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan will hold an urgent, high-level meeting under a joint defence pact to discuss ways to support the kingdom amid attacks by Yemen’s Houthis, while Saudi’s top religious authority told troops to be ready to lay down their li…

Cyprus recorded the third-highest share of dangerous goods in road freight transport in the EU in 2025, with such cargo accounting for 7.5 per cent of total tonne-kilometres, according to Eurostat.

US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday for a lavish summit that was heavy on symbolism but light on substance, with no sign of breakthroughs on thorny issues such as AI, trade, Taiwan and the war with

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met on the sidelines of the UN general assembly in New York to discuss the Cyprus problem, among other matters, the UN said.

Cyprus’ research and innovation ecosystem has reached the point where it must build scale, attract more private investment and talent, and turn research into greater commercial value, according to Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) director general…

Nicosia mayors Mehmet Harmanci and Charalambos Prountzos led a mass withdrawal from next week’s planned Cyprus Forum, with would-be attendees pulling out after the forum’s organisers ceased referring to Harmanci as a mayor following pressure from Elam.

Cyprus is a “litmus test” of the United Nations’ credibility, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in his address to the general assembly in New York.

The sculpture “Cyprus’ journey through the ages”, created by acclaimed Cypriot sculptor Philippos Yiapanis, was unveiled on Saturday, September 19, on the Protaras coastal promenade in the Xistaria area.

Friday’s weather will be mostly clear across most of the island for most of the day, with temperatures set to rise to 31 degrees Celsius inland and on the south and east coasts, 29 degrees Celsius on the rest of the coasts, and 22 degrees Celsius in the m…

With the central message “Believe – Dare – Succeed”, ERB Cyprialife held its second annual Sales Force Training Day, reaffirming its commitment to continuous training and to strengthening the culture of excellence that characterises the organisation.