• EUROPE
    More than 250,000 flee wildfires in France and Spain

    Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires in south-west France as strong winds push flames towards the city of Bordeaux, with one official saying they “are far from having the fire under control.” More than 250,000 people in France and Spain have fled fires which have been raging for days, as winds and high temperatures hamper […]

  • HISTORY
    25 July 2026: This day in history

    306: Constantine I is proclaimed Roman Emperor by his troops 1814: English engineer George Stephenson introduces his first steam locomotive, a traveling engine designed for hauling coal on the Killingworth wagonway, named Blücher 1943: Benito Mussolini is dismissed as Italian Prime Minister and arrested on the authority of King Victor Emmanuel III 1944: World War […]

  • CYPRUS
    AKEL on the Findings of the “Videogate” Investigation

    The findings of the criminal investigator regarding the scandalous video, known as “Videogate,” do not provide answers to what Cypriot society witnessed in audio and video form—statements made by a former Minister in the Anastasiades government and associate of President Christodoulides, as well as by the former Director of the President’s Office and Mr. Christodoulides’s […]

  • WORLD
    Google releases three new AI models

    SAN FRANCISCO – Google on Tuesday released three new artificial intelligence models, including Gemini 3.6 Flash, its most powerful, and Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber, which is fine-tuned for cybersecurity.

  • HISTORY
    24 July 2026: This day in history

    1534: French explorer Jacques Cartier claims for France the lands around Gaspé by erecting a 30-foot cross at Pointe-Penouille [1] 1567: Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate, and her one-year-old son becomes King James VI of Scotland 1832: Benjamin Bonneville leads the first wagon train across the Rocky Mountains through Wyoming’s South Pass […]

  • WORLD
    Saudis must recognise Israel for nuclear deal, says Trump

    The deal between the US and Saudi Arabia to help the Gulf kingdom develop nuclear energy is dependent on Riyadh recognising the State of Israel, President Donald Trump has said. “The Civil Nuclear Deal (There will be no enrichment of material!)… which pertains only to non-military use… will be approved, but is totally subject to […]

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