News: World
Cyprus news in the “World” category — updated throughout the day.
WorldIran stages public funeral rites for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran
Tehran, Iran. The body of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lay in state in a vast hall in Tehran on Friday as clerics, officials, foreign dignitaries and other mourners paid their respects to Iran’s late Supreme…
WorldU.N. rights chief warns of unfolding human rights catastrophe in Sudan’s al-Obeid
Geneva, Switzerland. The United Nations human rights chief warned on Friday that another human rights catastrophe is unfolding…
WorldMonaco authorities suspect woman in bombing that injured three and say she was seen in Germany
Monaco, Monaco. Monaco authorities suspect a woman of carrying out Monday’s bombing that injured three people in the…
WorldFrance, Belgium and the Netherlands report 3,700 excess deaths during June heatwave
Paris, France. France, Belgium and the Netherlands have recorded about 3,700 excess deaths during the June heatwave that…
WorldPalestinian family says settlers seized unfinished home in West Bank village of Jalud
Jalud, West Bank. Palestinian resident Mohammad Salameh said Israeli settlers seized his unfinished family home in the Israeli-occupied…
WorldExtreme heat in Europe challenges assumption that hotter summers lift alcohol sales
Paris, France. Extreme heat in Europe is challenging the assumption that hotter summers boost alcohol sales, with research…
WorldUN warns high-intensity El Niño is strengthening and raising risks of extreme weather in Europe
Geneva, Switzerland. The United Nations has warned that El Niño is developing this year with exceptionally high intensity…
WorldBus crash in Pakistan’s Balochistan kills 40, injures eight
Quetta, Pakistan. Forty people were killed and eight others injured after a bus fell into a deep roadside…
WorldNATO leaders to meet in Ankara as Europe seeks to show stronger defence commitment
Ankara, Turkey. NATO leaders will gather in Ankara next Tuesday and Wednesday as European members seek to show…
WorldMan dies from burns near UN headquarters in New York, identified by activists as Tibetan protester
New York, United States. A man died from severe burns near the United Nations headquarters in New York…
WorldFormer U.S. Olympic canoeist indicted over alleged vandalism at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
Washington, United States. A former U.S. Olympic canoeist has been indicted on a destruction of property charge for…