News: World
Cyprus news in the “World” category — updated throughout the day.
WorldIndia says all 24 seafarers safe after attacks on tankers in Strait of Hormuz and Romania
India’s shipping minister said on Friday that 24 Indian seafarers aboard two tankers attacked in recent days were safe, with no deaths or injuries.
WorldKenya confirms third Ebola case in woman related to first two patients
Kenya’s health ministry said a 65-year-old woman had become the country’s third Ebola patient, with no evidence of…
WorldKremlin says Putin agrees to cooperate with Pope Leo on aid for Oleshky
Pope Leo sought a ceasefire to allow food and aid into Russian-controlled Oleshky; the Kremlin said Putin agreed…
WorldBend police investigate school shooting that killed three children and a teacher
Investigators are examining the motive and weapon access of a 16-year-old who killed four people at an Oregon…
WorldPutin says Russia’s planned border zone in Ukraine will be excluded from peace talks
Putin said Russia was creating a border security zone inside Ukraine, while the Kremlin put its planned length…
WorldTrump says US may target Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility
Trump said the US could strike Pickaxe Mountain, ruled out using nuclear weapons and reiterated that he was…
WorldGrynspan urges UN to accept diplomatic risks and pursue deeper reform
Rebeca Grynspan, the frontrunner to lead the UN, says its next chief must risk diplomatic failure while reducing…
WorldAfrica overtakes Europe in share of world’s Catholics, Vatican figures show
Vatican statistics compiled by Fides put the global Catholic population at 1.422 billion, with Africa accounting for 20.3%…
WorldNorwegian teenager given 20 years’ detention over Britain murder plot
Johannes Natland, 19, was sentenced in London after a retrial conviction for conspiracy to murder, having been recruited…
WorldIsraeli settlers attack olive harvest in West Bank village, injuring at least two
Masked Israeli settlers burned olive trees and hurled stones at Palestinians harvesting in Abu Falah on Friday, injuring…
WorldFour killed in Oregon school shooting before armed community member kills teenage attacker
Police said three children and a teacher died at a Bend elementary school on Thursday, while another student…