https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/four-found-guilty-in-kalogeropoulos-murder-face-life-in-prison
The Limassol Permanent Criminal Court unanimously convicted all four defendants Friday of the premeditated murder of Thanasis Kalogeropoulos, nearly three years after he was shot dead outside a beach restaurant in Agios Tychonas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-nears-€150-million-deal-for-israeli-naval-vessels-and-weapons
Cyprus is close to a roughly €150 million agreement to buy Israeli naval vessels and weapons systems, a significant defense purchase for an island whose security interests extend from its coastline to its offshore energy resources....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/at-the-acropolis-rubio-tells-the-west-to-stop-apologizing-and-rebuild-its-power
Standing at the Acropolis in Athens, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a message aimed well beyond Greece: The West must regain its confidence, rebuild its strength, and stop feeling ashamed of its own history....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rubio-greek-turkish-conflict-‘unthinkable-u-s-backs-cyprus-power-link
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the prospect of a Greek-Turkish conflict as “unthinkable” in an interview with Kathimerini. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rubio-visits-athens-for-new-deals-with-no-stop-in-ankara
Athens sees the visit by Marco Rubio, secretary of state and national security adviser to President Donald Trump, as evidence of broader U.S. confidence in the role Greece has played in the region in recent years....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/her-daughter-came-home-after-471-days-learning-to-be-her-mother-again-came-next
''You weren’t there to hold my hand when I needed you.'' Romi Gonen said those words to her mother after coming home from 471 days in Hamas captivity....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-demands-permission-for-greece-cyprus-cable-athens-says-none-is-needed
Ankara is standing by its demand that any activity in areas it considers part of Turkey’s continental shelf must receive its authorization, particularly work on the electricity connection between Greece and Cyprus, the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fighter-jets-new-defenses-and-foreign-troops-mark-independence-day
With full ceremonial honors and troops marching in precise formation, the Independence Day military parade concluded shortly before noon on Iosif Hadjiosif Avenue, marking 66 years since the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus in 1960....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/u-s-troops-leave-iraq-shifting-the-regional-balance-toward-iran
The United States completed the withdrawal of its remaining troops from Iraq on Wednesday, closing another chapter in a military involvement that began with the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein 23 years ago....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/it-s-alive
When Jacob Coxon, a researcher at Anthropic and former OpenAI employee, resigned noisily on X, he warned that artificial intelligence companies were playing with the lives not simply of people, but of humanity itself, in a race to build self-improving models....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-keeps-the-door-open-for-cyprus-to-buy-american-weapons
The United States will continue allowing defense equipment and services to be supplied to Cyprus for another year, a decision President Nikos Christodoulides says shows how close the two countries have become on security....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/houthis-used-claude-ai-to-help-build-missile-guidance-systems
A cell believed to be linked to Yemen’s Houthi rebels used Claude AI to help develop the software needed to guide and control missiles, according to a new Anthropic threat report cited by the Financial Times....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-bans-trade-with-‘settler-terrorists-accuses-them-of-ethnic-cleansing
Britain is banning trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, accusing violent settlers of carrying out the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-revives-threats-over-greek-islands-after-achilles-shield-agreement
Tensions between Greece and Turkey have returned to the forefront after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued fresh warnings over the militarisation of Greek islands, while Ankara also revived its objections concerning disputed areas in the Aegean....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/why-is-nepal-drowning
limate justice activists, environmentalists and scientists around the world have been warning us for years, apparently to little avail. They are often dismissed as eccentrics until disaster comes knocking on our own door. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/britain-considers-nuclear-shield-for-trade-route-back-to-europe
Britain may have found its most dramatic route back towards Europe: use its nuclear weapons as a bargaining chip....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/drugs-fights-and-makeshift-weapons-union-says-cyprus-prisons-are-‘out-of-control
Two fights breaking out at the same time in different wings of Cyprus’ Central Prisons have renewed warnings that conditions inside the country’s main prison are becoming increasingly difficult, and potentially dangerous, to control....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/no-fault-no-accountability
As expected, there were those who wasted no time turning the incident into an opportunity for political point scoring. Apparently determined to remind everyone that politics in Cyprus is too often conducted with childish instincts, they immediately drew comparisons with the Mari explosion and asked, with obvious satisfaction, whether the President of the Republic knew about the destruction of the ammunition and, if he did not, whether he should have known. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/inside-the-national-guard-protocols-behind-the-kalo-chorio-fire
The National Guard has come under intense criticism in recent days following the fire that broke out last Monday at the Kalo Chorio firing range, putting nearby villages at risk. A report of events requested by Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas is expected to clarify what happened in a case that has dominated public discussion....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/why-was-the-military-blowing-up-rpgs-during-a-40c-heatwave-fire-sparks-outrage-and-tough-questions
Why was the military destroying explosive ammunition in the middle of a scorching 40-degree summer day, despite rules banning exactly that?...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-greece-to-co-develop-combat-drones
Greece and the Republic of Cyprus are expected to move forward in the coming period with a joint program under the EU’s SAFE initiative for the co-production of an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-investigate-large-street-fight-involving-up-to-20-people-in-xylofagou
Police are investigating a large fight that reportedly broke out in Xylofagou on Wednesday evening, involving between 15 and 20 people armed with a variety of weapons....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-records-over-18-000-reports-of-violence-against-women-since-2021
Police in Cyprus received 18,409 reports of violence against women between 2021 and the first half of 2026, according to official data presented to parliament on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-launches-five-major-joint-defence-projects-to-counter-fragmented-military-spending
The European Union has launched five massive, multi-billion-euro military initiatives in a coordinated effort to force member states out of their habit of buying weapons independently....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/drunk-man-assaults-officer-during-midnight-weapon-arrest-in-ayia-napa
A midnight police patrol in Ayia Napa resulted in the arrest of two men after an altercation that left a police officer assaulted....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/twelve-arrested-as-police-step-up-patrols-at-lady-s-mile-and-curium-beaches
A month-long policing campaign at Lady's Mile and Curium beaches has resulted in 12 arrests, according to the SBA Police, with officers continuing patrols throughout the busy coastal areas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politicsblog-exceptions-trolls-avvakoum-and-leaks
Little Nikos (Nikos Christodoulides) greeted the latest Mafia State developments with visible discomfort, while his beloved blonde Madonna (Annita Demetriou) appears to be facing a dilemma....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strait-of-hormuz-reopening-depends-on-mine-clearance-effort
The agreement between Washington and Tehran has increased expectations that commercial shipping and energy exports through the Strait of Hormuz can resume without disruption. President Donald Trump stated on Sunday that oil shipments from both directions would continue, helping calm fears of supply shortages in global markets....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/four-including-two-businessmen-arrested-in-larnaca-and-nicosia-for-extortion-fraud
Four people have been arrested in Cyprus as police investigate what they describe as a wide-ranging case involving alleged organized crime, extortion, fraud and weapons offenses spanning several years....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/major-cocaine-and-weapons-haul-uncovered-in-larnaca-home-raid-images
A routine court-approved search at a home in Larnaca quickly escalated into a major drug and weapons investigation after authorities say they uncovered more than 3 kilograms of cocaine, a shotgun, cash and a stockpile of fireworks....
