News: World
Cyprus news in the “World” category — updated throughout the day.
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 bureaucracy, cutting posts and ending overlapping work.
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…
WorldAstronomers identify first green star after white dwarf absorbs planetary debris
Researchers say rocky planetary debris changed a white dwarf’s chemistry, producing a chartreuse glow about 280 light-years from…
WorldEU leaders prepare to support Zelenskiy as Trump criticises strikes on Russian refineries
Zelenskiy is seeking European support in Brussels amid Russian attacks, uncertainty over US assistance and a dispute with…
WorldRussian drone attacks leave 370,000 without power in Ukraine’s Volyn region
Officials reported two people injured in Volyn and five in Uman during Russian drone attacks, while Poland deployed…
WorldTrump criticises Ukraine’s renewed refinery strikes over global oil prices
Trump condemned Ukraine’s renewed attacks on Russian refineries, while officials said a White House order restricted Kyiv’s use…
WorldWhite House press secretary Katie Zacharia confirms she failed bar exam
Katie Zacharia told Fox News she failed the bar exam and did not retake it, amid scrutiny of…
WorldUS and Myanmar’s military-backed government hold second meeting in a month
Talks in Tokyo followed a September meeting in Naypyitaw as Washington renews contact with Myanmar’s generals over US…