11+ hour, 13+ min ago   (351+ words) Sweden’s parliamentary election pits a centre-left opposition bloc against a ruling right-wing alliance that has pledged to include the Sweden Democrats in government. Stockholm, Sweden. Swedes were voting on Sunday in a closely contested parliamentary election that could bring a…...

11+ hour, 7+ min ago   (318+ words) Turkish authorities launched proceedings against 162 suspects as police raids targeted LGBTQ+ activists, associations and venues across 15 provinces. Ankara, Turkey. Turkish police carried out raids and arrests across 15 provinces on Saturday, targeting the homes and gathering places of LGBTQ+ activists in…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (284+ words) Denia community leader Charalambos Alexandrou called for increased Unficyp patrols to address continuing buffer zone violations. Denia, Cyprus. Denia community leader Charalambos Alexandrou said on Thursday that local representatives and farmers had asked the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (315+ words) Presidential Commissioner Marios Hartsiotis called for greater efforts, including access to Turkish army archives, to establish the fate of missing persons. Larnaca, Cyprus. A total of 760 people who went missing during the Turkish invasion of 1974 remain unidentified, Presidential Commissioner Marios…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (280+ words) Russian drone attacks killed two civilians at a Ukraine-Moldova border crossing and left one dead and 14 wounded in Kyiv. Odesa, Ukraine. Russian drone strikes hit the Starokozache border crossing near Moldova in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region, killing two civilians and…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (243+ words) Primary teachers’ union Poed called on the education ministry to address schoolbook delays, classroom air conditioning and staffing shortages before schools open. Nicosia, Cyprus. Primary teachers’ union Poed on Wednesday called on the education ministry to address delays in schoolbook…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (215+ words) Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic dissolved parliament and set snap elections for October 25 as he seeks to run for prime minister. Belgrade, Serbia. President Aleksandar Vucic dissolved parliament on Wednesday and called snap parliamentary elections for October 25, confirming his intention to…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (255+ words) The Limassol criminal court will announce next month how responsibility and penalties will be apportioned among four men convicted in connection with Thanasis Kalogeropoulos’ murder. Limassol, Cyprus. The Limassol criminal court has postponed until October 23 its decision on the individual…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (258+ words) A technical failure in the UK air traffic control system cancelled and delayed flights between Cyprus and Britain, with disruption expected to continue into Wednesday. Nicosia, Cyprus. Flights to and from Cyprus were affected on Tuesday after a technical failure…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (326+ words) Turkey is supporting efforts to locate 14 people missing after a passenger ferry capsized off Kyrenia, while officials assess recovery and salvage options. Kyrenia, Cyprus. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said nine ships and 11 aircraft are participating in efforts to recover…...