https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-week-that-shook-brussels-saw-a-police-stakeout-piles-of-cash-and-reform-promises
The police had been waiting since dawn. Officers from the special unit of Belgium’s federal police gathered on Rue Wiertz, close to the European Parliament in Brussels. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-donates-lunar-rock-to-cyprus
Today the United States donated a lunar sample, mounted on a commemorative plaque, to the people of Cyprus. The sample was collected in December 1972 during the Apollo 17 mission to the Moon....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/boris-johnson-or-rishi-sunak-expected-to-be-uk-s-next-prime-minister
Boris Johnson and his former finance minister Rishi Sunak were leading potential contenders to replace British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday, with candidates canvassing support to become Conservative Party leader in a fast-tracked contest....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-leaders-burn-midnight-oil-on-gas-prices
European Union leaders ended another debate on the bloc's response to the energy crunch without agreement on whether to cap gas prices, deciding in the early hours of Friday morning to keep examining options to put a ceiling on costs...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-adopts-equidistant-stance-even-when-faced-with-violation-of-resolutions
The UN, unfortunately, adopts an equal-distance stance, even when faced with the violation of decisions, resolutions and defined scope and terms of reference specified to the Secretariat said Friday Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades. He also referred to recent statements by Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan which he described as provocative....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-russian-plan-to-annex-occupied-territories
It now holds about 60% of Donetsk and had captured nearly all of Luhansk by July after slow advances during months of intense fighting. But those gains are now under threat after Russian forces were driven from neighbouring Kharkiv province this month,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/europe-flights-disrupted-by-french-air-traffic-controller-strike
European flights faced widespread disruption on Friday as a French air traffic controllers' strike forced airlines to cancel half of those scheduled to arrive or depart Paris airports and others due to having to fly over France....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/britain-s-new-pm-draws-scathing-reaction-from-moscow
Liz Truss will replace Boris Johnson as Britain's prime minister on Tuesday, after Russian politicians and media lined up on Monday predicting her ascent to power would do nothing to improve dire relations.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/moscow-and-nato-could-clash-over-kaliningrad
The United States today said its support for Lithuania is 'ironclad' and that any attack on the country would 'constitute an attack on all NATO members'....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-continues-to-distort-reality-to-create-regional-tension
The Cypriot Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday Turkey is escalating rhetoric and distorting reality with a view to creating tensions in the region....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/britain-celebrates-70-years-of-queen-elizabeth-s-reign
A beaming Queen Elizabeth waved to cheering crowds massed outside Buckingham Palace on Thursday as Britain kicked off four days of pomp, parties and parades to celebrate her record-breaking 70 years on the British throne....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-official-calls-on-cyprus-to-implement-recovery-plan-or-lose-funding
A European Commission official on Monday urged the Cypriot authorities to proceed with the implementation of Cyprus’ National Recover and Resilience plan, warning that Cyprus risks losing EU funds in case of new delays....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-energy-commissioner-cyprus-has-enormous-potential-in-terms-of-solar-and-wind-energy-production
In the wake of rising energy costs due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Kathimerini sits down with EU Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, to discuss the EastMed pipeline, Europe's push toward Green energy and the potential for Cyprus to ensure its citizens both affordable prices and energy security by developing solar and wind power....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/grave-mistake-if-finland-and-sweden-join-nato
Russia has told Finland and Sweden that their decision to join the Nato military alliance is a serious mistake with far-reaching consequences and that they should not assume that Moscow will not respond....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/spread-of-covid-baffles-locked-down-shanghai-residents
The cases underscore how difficult it is to stop the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant as China clings to its zero-COVID policy, perpetuating a cycle of lockdowns, as well as bafflement, anguish and anger....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-with-schizophrenia-convicted-of-premeditated-murders
A man with schizophrenia has been convicted on premeditated murder charges for killing his wife and son in rural Nicosia last year, with the bench dismissing his insanity defense after finding there was no provocation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/putin-warns-west-of-lightning-retaliation
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned of lightning-fast retaliation if countries interfere in Ukraine as European leaders accused Russia of 'blackmail' over its cuts to gas supplies...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-says-putin-being-misled-by-fearful-advisers
Russian President Vladimir Putin is being misled by advisers who are too scared to tell him how badly the war in Ukraine is going, the White House says....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/putin-not-seen-ready-to-compromise-ahead-of-peacetalks
Ukraine and Russia were preparing on Monday for the first face-to-face peace talks in more than two weeks, but a senior U.S. official said Russian President Vladimir Putin did not appear ready to make compromises to end the war....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-revokes-russian-channel-rt-s-licence-citing-links-to-kremlin
Britain's media regulator on Friday revoked Russian-backed television channel RT's licence to broadcast in the United Kingdom, citing its links to the Kremlin....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-and-russia-draw-up-neutrality-plan-to-end-war
Ukraine and Russia have made significant progress on a tentative 15-point peace plan including a ceasefire and Russian withdrawal if Kyiv declares neutrality and accepts limits on its armed forces, according to three people involved in the talks....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-turkey-s-non-alignment-with-eu-s-sanctions-on-russia-is-problematic
President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades underlined the role that Cyprus can play in providing the European Union with energy and the problematic fact that Turkey has not aligned itself with the EU’s sanctions against Russia after the invasion of Ukraine...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-conflict-spills-into-cyprus-school-spats
As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine rages, it risks spilling into an unlikely arena -– classrooms and playgrounds in Cyprus, home to a sizable Russian population and a smaller Ukrainian community...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/first-batch-of-cyprus-humanitarian-aid-to-ukraine-to-be-shipped-on-tuesday
The first batch of the humanitarian aid from Cyprus to the people of war-ravaged Ukraine will be shipped on Tuesday, Commissioner for the Citizen Panagiotis Sentonas said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/putin-says-he-may-recognise-breakaway-regions-of-ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he was considering a request by two regions of eastern Ukraine held by Russian-backed separatists to be recognised as independent - a move that could give Moscow a reason to openly send troops....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-holds-drills-in-belarus-as-west-warns-of-dangerous-moment
Britain said on Thursday the West could face the "most dangerous moment" in its standoff with Moscow in the next few days, as Russia held military exercises in Belarus and the Black Sea following its troop buildup near Ukraine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kazakh-president-gives-shoot-to-kill-order-to-quell-protests
Security forces appeared to have reclaimed the streets of Kazakhstan's main city on Friday after days of violence, and the Russian-backed president said he had ordered his troops to shoot to kill to put down a countrywide uprising....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-wants-asylum-right-curbed-for-irregular-migrants
Cyprus wants action to curb irregular migration to the island, including a suspension of asylum applications for persons entering illegally, a government official said...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-military-personnel-to-begin-delivering-fuel-today
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered British military personnel to begin fuel deliveries to gas stations in London and the southeast of England caused by a lack of tanker truck drivers....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-case-of-animal-cruelty-in-limassol
Limassol police are investigating a case of animal cruelty in the Limassol district....
