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The interior ministry said it had information that the Jihadist group planned "suicide operations and attacks .

Israel will enforce a ban on 37 international NGOs in the Gaza Strip, citing failure to meet security and transparency standards.

In Nicosia, 6 people were arrested overnight for fighting, assaulting a police officer, and disturbing public order.

The Cyprus Fire Service responded to 34 incidents in the last 24 hours, including 11 fires, several of which were deliberate.

Kim sent the troops to Russia under the mutual defence treaty both countries signed in 2024, the Central Military Commission of the ruling Workers' Party said in a statement.

Pedro Inzunza Noriega, the first cartel figure charged under new narcoterrorism laws, was captured in Sinaloa state.

Ukrainian president said on Thursday that Russia targeted energy infrastructure with over 200 drones in the latest strike on New Year's Eve.

In an opinion piece for Euronews, Dr Alexander Wolf, Head of Germany's Hanns-Seidel-Foundation's capital office, explains why the time for naivety is over and which three illusions we have to say goodbye to in Europe.

As clocks struck midnight, cities around the world celebrated the New Year with concerts, fireworks and light shows.

Protests in Iran erupted due to persistent hyperinflation, leading to shop closures and clashes with security forces.

The famously prickly comedian found a sympathetic adversary in the director of a CNN documentary about him.

Boredom, or an approximation of it, is an online trend for young people trying to sharpen their attention spans.

Morocco welcomed the New Year with celebrations across the country.

In the morning in Paphos, dozens of swimmers celebrated the New Year in the sea.

After a year of Russian advances, the goal for 2026 is simply to survive, said one officer in eastern Ukraine.

Multiple people were killed and dozens were injured when fire swept through a crowded Crans-Montana bar during New Year celebrations.

As commissioner of the department of transportation, Michael Flynn will seek to implement one of the new mayor’s central campaign planks.

The meteorological service has issued a 'yellow' warning as wind gusts in Cyprus may reach up to 8 points today.

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The Israeli parliament voted against a bill to annex Beitar Illit, a large settlement in the West Bank.

The pyrotechnic displays against Hong Kong’s world-famous skyline of skyscrapers typically draw hundreds of thousands of people including many tourists to both sides of the promenade.

The number of American citizens held in Venezuela has grown since the start of the U.

Holdings from the library at the Goddard Space Flight Center, which includes unique documents from the early 20th century to the Soviet space race, will be warehoused or thrown out.

The tunnel operator, Eurotunnel, said the 50-kilometre undersea link was back to “full capacity" after a power fault inside it was fixed overnight on Tuesday.

The Vatican this week released statistics showing 3.

From tomorrow and for the next six months, Cyprus will assume the presidency of the EU Council.

Due to a network accident, some areas of Nicosia were left without electricity this evening.

В Пафосе, в районе Kings Avenue Mall, произошло ДТП, в результате чего молодой водитель оказался заблокированным в своем автомобиле и потребовалось вмешательство спасателей.

The US dollar traded at 1.

As the war grinds on, sophisticated Russian defenses have pushed Ukraine to develop a frightening new weapon: semiautonomous killing machines.

Dubai Sports Council organised the event under the patronage of Crown Prince of Dubai and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

DAZN announced last month it had no choice but to let its contract expire under Belgian law because it was impossible to fulfil the distribution condition of the deal.

Helsinki police have opened an investigation into potential aggravated criminal damage and aggravated interference with telecommunications.

In the text of his New Year's address, the Chancellor describes a world in permanent crisis mode and insists on his ability to act.

New Year's rainbow in Limassol, Germasogeia.

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Cyprus will not interfere with relations between the EU and Turkey when it takes over the presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Foreign Ministry stated.

Nurses' unions are increasing pressure on the Ministry of Health, warning that unresolved staffing issues are pushing Cyprus's healthcare system to a critical point.

During the night in Larnaca, two cars were completely destroyed by a fire.

Plus, the viral video that got the White House’s attention.

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced the detention of 125 suspects in operations across 25 provinces against the so-called IS terrorist group.

Cutters are still stopping smugglers and seizing drugs, but the prosecutions of go-fast boat crews are dwindling in a realignment of federal resources.

Russian strikes on Ukraine's southern region of Odesa injured six people, including children, while multiple regions reported casualties.

An ancient Cypriot ceramic bowl has been returned to Cyprus after being discovered on a French online auction.

The operation by the US Coast Guard to seize the sanctioned tanker Bella 1 became more complicated after the crew painted a Russian flag, claiming Moscow's protection, during a 10-day Atlantic pursuit.

The boom in artificial intelligence was the biggest driver of gains in the stock market.

We asked you to vote on the best films of the year.

Japan's Kazuyoshi "King Kazu" Miura, who turns 59 in February, joined third-division Fukushima United on loan from Yokohama FC.

The Africa Cup of Nations group stage moved closer to its conclusion as Groups C and D wrapped up decisive final matches, with qualification places and knockout pairings taking shape across Morocco.