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781. Police chief says Strovolos murders to be solved soon

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-chief-says-strovolos-murders-to-be-solved-soon

The chief of police says the investigation in the Strovolos double murder is getting closer to the end, with investigators waiting to see if any evidence would link directly any of the four suspects to the murders besides their testimonies against each other...

782. Israel says Iran lied on nuclear arms, pressures US to scrap deal

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-says-iran-lied-on-nuclear-arms-pressures-us-to-scrap-deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled what he said was evidence of a secret Iranian nuclear weapons program that could step up pressure on the United States to pull out of a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran...

783. Hypocrisy over defence spending

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/hypocrisy-over-defence-spending

Beyond the competition that has always existed between France and Germany in this field, Greece is being accused of spending European taxpayers’ money on a shopping spree...

784. Crunch year as Cyprus bids to become regional energy player

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/crunch-year-in-cyprus-bid-to-become-regional-energy-player

Cyprus is ramping up efforts to become a regional energy player with 2018 seen as a critical year in deciding where it stands, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said in an exclusive interview with Kathimerini...

785. Three US senators move to block F-35 transfers to Turkey

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-us-senators-move-to-block-f-35-transfers-to-turkey

Three US senators introduced a measure on Thursday aimed at blocking the transfer of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to Turkey, a NATO ally and one of nine partner nations involved in producing the high-tech, radar-evading aircraft....

786. Bill Cosby once beloved 'America's Dad' convicted of sexual assault

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bill-cosby-once-beloved-america-s-dad-convicted-of-sexual-assault

Comedian Bill Cosby was convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting a onetime friend in 2004, marking the first such conviction of a celebrity since the #MeToo movement that has brought down rich and powerful men for their treatment of women...

787. Limitless incompetence and puerility

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/limitless-incompetence-and-puerility

Who would have thought that the news regarding the lease of two frigates from France, confirmed with such fanfare to Kathimerini would be denied in an equally loud manner just days later...

788. French frigates could be built in Greece

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/french-frigates-could-be-built-in-greece

Tsipras and Macron discussed the possible use of profits on Greek bonds held by the cental banks of other European countries, such as France, for the construction of frigates...

789. Cops keep a tight lip in Strovolos double murder

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-keep-a-tight-lip-in-strovolos-double-murder

Police are keeping a tight lip in the Strovolos double murder case, saying the investigation is going forward despite public and media criticism pointing to a series of errors. ...

790. Building a shield

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/building-a-shield

Paris has taken some practical steps as demonstrated with the decision to give Greece two FREMM-type navy frigates on a five-year lease and talks on defence cooperation with Cyprus...

791. Far-right extremists attack migrants on Greek island

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/far-right-extremists-attack-migrants-on-greek-island

Police forced dozens of migrants onto buses and transported them to the Moria camp in the early hours after Mytilini was turned into a battleground...

792. London believes Cyprus peace process should start sooner than later

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/london-believes-the-cyprus-peace-process-should-start-sooner-than-later

British High Commissioner says "whatever is going to happen should start to happen quickly because after such a long delay since last summer and with other things that are happening, the world is not waiting"...

793. A need to upgrade Greece’s F-16 fighter jets

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/upgrading-greece-s-f-16-fighter-jets

Lawmakers are awaiting a joint report by the State and Defense departments on how the country can help Greece upgrade its existing F-16 fleet...

794. South Korea discussing peace deal with North Korea ahead of summit

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/south-korea-discussing-peace-deal-with-north-korea-ahead-of-summit

South Korea and a US-led U.N force are technically still at war with North Korea after the Korean War ended with a truce, not a peace treaty...

795. RoC police want to examine Apostolides' car

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/roc-police-want-to-examine-apostolides-car

Authorities in the Republic of Cyprus are asking for the vehicle and personal belongings of Solon Apostolides, the Greek Cypriot who was killed in the north by a young man from Turkey who claims he acted in self defence....

796. US believes Russia may tamper with chemical evidence

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-suggests-russia-syria-may-tamper-with-chemical-evidence

Syria and Russia deny unleashing poison gas on April 7 during their offensive on Douma...

797. Syrian air defences shoot down missiles over two air bases

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/syrian-air-defences-shoot-down-missiles-over-two-air-bases

Shayrat air base was targeted last year in a U.S. cruise missile attack in response to a chemical attack that killed at least 70 people...

798. Fighter jets guarded RAF Akrotiri in case of Putin revenge attack

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fighter-jets-guarded-cyprus-raf-base-in-case-of-putin-revenge-attack

RAF chiefs had the warplanes at "high readiness" on the runway in case Vladimir Putin planned to launch his own jets...

799. Putin predicts global 'chaos' if West hits Syria again

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/putin-predicts-global-chaos-if-west-hits-syria-again

The United States, France and Britain have said the missile strikes were limited to Syria’s chemical weapons capabilities and not aimed at toppling Assad...

800. US says air strikes cripple Syria chemical weapons programme

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-says-air-strikes-cripple-syria-chemical-weapons-programme

US President Donald Trump called the operation a success...

801. British jets in Cyprus take part in Syria operation

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/british-jets-in-cyprus-take-part-in-syrian-strike

Four British Tornado jets took off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus on Saturday to join precision strikes against Syria, jointly taken on by the US, the UK and France. ...

802. May says UK had no choice but to conduct missile strikes against Syria

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/may-says-uk-had-no-choice-but-to-conduct-missile-strikes-against-syria

More than 100 missiles fired from ships and manned aircraft, the allies struck three of Syria’s main chemical weapons facilities...

803. Turkey and Greece ratchet up tension in the Mediterranean

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-and-greece-ratchet-up-tension-in-the-mediterranean

With help from rabble-rousers on both sides, disputes over airspace and maritime borders, which have poisoned relations between Greece and Turkey for decades...

804. Strikes against Syria could make RAF Akrotiri a target

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strikes-against-syria-could-make-akrotiri-raf-base-a-target

Eight cruise missile-armed tornado fighter-bombers based at RAF Akrotiri, outside Limassol, would likely take part in any military action ...

805. Pilot dead in Greek Air Force jet crash off Skyros

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-air-force-jet-crashes-in-sea-off-skyros

The Mirage had been one of two jets on a mission to intercept Turkish jets in the Aegean earlier in the day...

806. Knowing exactly what we’re doing

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/knowing-exactly-what-we-re-doing

International experience has shown that some of the greatest tragedies were the result of bad or vague communication...

807. UK mulls Syria attack that could lead to confrontation with Russia

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/west-weighs-syria-attack-that-could-lead-to-confrontation-with-russia

Syria’s military has repositioned some air assets to avoid fallout from possible missile strikes...

808. Cyprus asks the US to lift arms embargo

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-asks-the-us-to-lift-arms-embargo

Cyprus wants to "further grow and deepen bilateral relations and cooperation in the areas of defence and security with the US”...

809. Senturk attempts suicide in Turkish prison

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/senturk-attempts-suicide

Erdinc Senturk, the man who admitted to killing Solon Apostolides in self defence, tried to end his life but fellow cell mates intervened and his plan was foiled....

810. Trump warns the missiles are coming for Syria

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-warns-the-missiles-are-coming-for-syria

The White House pushed back against suggestions that Trump had broadcast his plans for military strikes via Twitter...

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