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Belgian Government Fails Again to Agree Budget, Prime Minister De Wever Expected to Offer ResignationWorld
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Belgian Government Fails Again to Agree Budget, Prime Minister De Wever Expected to Offer Resignation

Talks on next year's budget broke down once more in Belgium, and De Tijd reports that Prime Minister Bart De Wever is likely to submit his government's resignation to King Philippe.

November 2, 2026
Israeli airstrikes kill at least three Palestinians in Gaza, health officials sayWorld

Israeli airstrikes kill at least three Palestinians in Gaza, health officials say

Health officials in Gaza reported that Israeli strikes killed at least three people and wounded several others on…

November 2, 2026
Justice Minister praises Limassol police over arrest in Olga Vasilyeva killing caseIncidents

Justice Minister praises Limassol police over arrest in Olga Vasilyeva killing case

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris commended Limassol police and CID investigators after a 43-year-old Syrian national was remanded for…

November 2, 2026
AfD Reworks Its Europe Policy as Its Chances of Entering Government GrowPolitics

AfD Reworks Its Europe Policy as Its Chances of Entering Government Grow

Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany is revising its approach to the EU as it and allied parties abroad…

November 2, 2026
Cyprus Defence Minister Palmas Travels to Paris for Talks With Vautrin and EURONAVAL VisitPolitics

Cyprus Defence Minister Palmas Travels to Paris for Talks With Vautrin and EURONAVAL Visit

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas goes to Paris on Monday to meet French counterpart Catherine Vautrin and attend the…

November 2, 2026
Qrator Labs: Cyprus Bank Hit by 200-Hour DDoS Attack in Third Quarter of 2026Economy

Qrator Labs: Cyprus Bank Hit by 200-Hour DDoS Attack in Third Quarter of 2026

A DDoS attack on a bank in Cyprus lasted 200 hours in the third quarter of 2026, Qrator…

November 2, 2026
Education Ministry support programme workers begin indefinite strike over unimplemented employment lawSociety

Education Ministry support programme workers begin indefinite strike over unimplemented employment law

Staff in the Education Ministry's support programmes stop work from Monday, November 2, and plan a march to…

November 2, 2026
Learjet crashes in Palm Beach County, Florida, killing all nine people aboardWorld

Learjet crashes in Palm Beach County, Florida, killing all nine people aboard

A private Learjet that left Texas for the Bahamas crashed into a residential area of Palm Beach County…

November 2, 2026
Cyprus Weather Forecast: Mild Monday, Showers Possible From TuesdaySociety

Cyprus Weather Forecast: Mild Monday, Showers Possible From Tuesday

Monday will bring intervals of cloud and highs of about 26C, while isolated showers or thunderstorms are expected…

November 2, 2026
Ukraine evacuates 167 civilians in Kherson region as Oleshky ceasefire expiresWorld

Ukraine evacuates 167 civilians in Kherson region as Oleshky ceasefire expires

Ukraine's military said it moved 167 people out of threatened parts of the Kherson region as a six-day…

November 2, 2026
Sheep and goat farmers vow to oppose any change to halloumi milk quota after 2029Economy

Sheep and goat farmers vow to oppose any change to halloumi milk quota after 2029

Livestock breeders say the 51 per cent minimum sheep and goat milk share in PDO halloumi will remain…

November 2, 2026