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61. Russia targets new cities and calls on foreign ‘volunteers’ to join fight

Russia launched airstrikes deeper into Ukraine and called on foreign “volunteers” to join its war on Friday as Moscow stepped up unfounded allegations over chemical weapons threats. ...

62. What you need to know right now about the Ukraine-Russia conflict

Russia's invasion of Ukraine entered its second week on Thursday with its main assault force halted north of the capital Kyiv and several cities enduring heavy Russian bombing....

63. The US joins Canada and the EU in banning Russian aircraft from its airspace

President Joe Biden announced during Tuesday night's State of the Union that the US will ban Russian aircraft from US airspace, joining a growing number of countries who are closing their skies to Russia following President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine....

64. Op-ed: 'Poor humanity....'

Whatever I write about culture, I believe, would be out of place and out of step at this time, since the drums of war have sounded in the heart of Europe....

65. Cyprus walks back statement on Mariupol deaths

Nicosia has condemned the ‘tragic loss’ of unarmed ethnic Greeks in Ukraine over the weekend but an official statement by the foreign ministry on Monday stopped short of pointing the finger squarely at Russia...

66. Developments in the first few hours of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Kharkiv - Fierce battles Fight in the cities, in the squares, where you live said in his sermon the President of Ukraine...

67. Putin: Moscow is ready to find 'diplomatic solutions' with the West

Russian President Vladimir Putin has assured that he is ready to find "diplomatic solutions" with the West to de-escalate the crisis over Ukraine....

68. Cypriot town invites Greeks of Ukraine to relocate

A Cypriot mayor has issued an open invitation to Ukrainians of Greek descent to settle in his town under a new master plan, saying better educated and more civilized newcomers would assimilate easier than other refugee groups on the island...

69. Allies watch for Kremlin attempt to justify Ukraine invasion

The U.S. issued some of its starkest, most detailed warnings yet about how a Russian invasion of Ukraine might unfold, and its Western allies went on high alert for any attempts by the Kremlin to create a false pretext for a new war in Europe....

70. Lebanon: Explosions and shootings in Beirut with dead and wounded

At least two large explosions were heard Thursday morning in the Lebanese capital Beirut,...

71. Greece mounts ‘superhuman efforts’ in multiple fronts

Thousands of people have fled their homes on the Greek island of Evia as wildfires burned uncontrolled for a sixth day on Sunday, and ferries were on standby for more evacuations after taking many to safety by sea...

72. Israel destroys Gaza tower housing media

Israel destroyed a 12-storey tower block in Gaza housing the offices of the U.S.-based Associated Press and other news media on Saturday, saying the building was also used by the Islamist militant group Hamas...

73. Cyprus police keep eye on Israeli interests

Police in Cyprus are taking precautionary measures to secure Israeli interests on the island, after tensions in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict spiraled out of control this week...

74. Car blows up outside lawyer’s home

Police are investigating a car bombing in Limassol following an explosion in the town’s northern district right outside the residence of an attorney...

75. 15 days of hell in Varosha in the summer of '74

Varosha. August 19, 1974. Appartments, Block 10, apartment 2. There lived Michalakis Hadjipavlou, 30 years old, with his wife, Xenia Hadipavlou, aged 25, and two of their three children. Their firstborn, four-year-old Thomas, and two-year-old Marios, while their three-year-old daughter Maria was at a friend’s house in Larnaca....

76. North commemorates Tylliria bombing

Busloads of Turkish Cypriots crossed into Cyprus’ “other ghost town” on Saturday to commemorate Turkish bombing in Tylliria during intercommunal clashes on the island in 1964, but the gathering was not without political controversy...

77. Death toll rises in Beirut

Over 100 people were killed and thousands wounded in a massive explosion that shook the Lebanese capital on Tuesday, with sound waves of the deadly blast reaching as far as Cyprus...

78. Bomb explodes in Limassol club president’s car

Limassol police are investigating a car bombing outside the residence of the president of Aris football club, with initial reports unclear whether police are linking the attack to recent goings-on in the world of soccer...

79. Bomb explodes in Cypriot referee’s car

A bomb went off inside a car belonging to a Cypriot referee on Friday, just two days after the Cyprus Football Association was notified of possible match-fixing...

80. Terrorism suspect jailed in the north

A suspected terrorist arrested in the north earlier this week was ordered to remain in custody on Friday, as Turkish Cypriot authorities continue to investigate possible links with ISIS...

81. Remains of soldiers killed during 1964 Turkish bombing discovered in Pachyammos

The remains and personal items, possibly belonging to a number of National Guard soldiers, killed during the 1964 aerial bombardment of the Tylliria area by Turkey, have been discovered at the site of a former makeshift hospital in Pachyammos, Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou has said....

82. Pachyammos bombsite dug up 55 years later

Experts in the Republic of Cyprus exhumed human remains in the northwest some 55 years after Turkish planes bombed a Greek Cypriot stronghold in Pachyammos...

83. Turkey criticized over Syria offensive during EP debate

Turkey was heavily criticized on Wednesday for its military operation in north-east Syria, during a debate at the European Parliament plenary, in Strasbourg, while a relevant resolution is expected to be adopted on Thursday....

84. Serb-made Nora unveiled in Cyprus parade

A military parade was held on Tuesday in Nicosia to commemorate the 59th anniversary of the Republic of Cyprus’ independence...

85. Greek FM urges Ankara to stop its illegal activities in Cyprus

86. Death toll from Sri Lanka attacks rises sharply to 290

87. Investigators see far-left militants behind Skai TV bomb attack

88. Remains of Turkish Cypriot killed in 1974 handed over to his family

89. Video shows devastation after hurricane Michael

90. Remains of seven people identified in Athalassa

The Republic of Cyprus has identified seven bodies that were buried in 1974 and recently unearthed during excavations of human remains at Nicosia’s Athalassa hospital...