Labour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party and Restore Britain have all ruled out contesting the Clacton by-election triggered by the resignation of Nigel Farage. The Reform UK leader said that, having announced his resignation, he would re-fight the Essex seat in what he billed as a “people versus the establishment” by-election. Facing […]
Greek water polo international Konstantinos Kakaris says wearing the blue and white cap remains the greatest privilege of his career as Greece prepares to compete at the World Cup in Sydney, Australia this month.
Announcements made by US President Donald Trump in Ankara on Tuesday regarding the possibility of Turkey’s return to the F-35 program are the product of lengthy, slow-moving processes that have been underway since the first weeks of his return to the White House. Arriving at the NATO summit, Trump said on Tuesday he would lift […]
1099: First Crusade: 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march in religious procession around Jerusalem as its Muslim defenders look on 1497: Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama departs on his first voyage and becomes the first European to reach India by sea 1777: Independent Vermont introduces a new constitution prohibiting slavery 1800: Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse gives the […]
Ukraine’s president plans to use the Nato meeting in Turkey to urge Kyiv’s allies to deliver the air defence systems it urgently needs to protect it from escalating Russian attacks. Volodymyr Zelensky’s call for help rings with extra intensity after Russian missiles rained down on the Ukrainian capital twice in less than a week, crashing […]
House prices in Cyprus increased by 3.4% in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same quarter of 2025, according to data published by Eurostat on Thursday. On a quarterly basis, compared with the fourth quarter of 2025, house prices in Cyprus rose by 1.6%.
The discussion about reducing value-added tax and indirect taxes in general often returns to the public debate on how households might be relieved of the burden of inflation. However, the reality is more complex.
1520: Hernán Cortés and the Tlaxcalans defeat a numerically superior Aztec force in the Battle of Otumba in Mexico 1807: French Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte and Russian Tsar Alexander I meet on a raft in the middle of the Neman River and sign the first Treaty of Tilsit 1937: Japanese and Chinese troops clash at the […]
The crowd in this packed local Santa Ana Bistro is on its feet. Some wave Mexican flags. Others sing through the disappointment. Soon the room breaks into Cielito Lindo – Canta y no llores… sing, don’t cry. “This is sad,” Louie Leyla tells me. The Mexican-American has lived in California since 1990. “But we’re going […]
Australian Associated Press (AAP) photographer Mick Tsikas has been named Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery Visual Storyteller of the Year in the category “The Craft”, recognising excellence in technical skill across photography and camerawork.
