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.
Scrolling through my phone, wedged into a packed subway car, I catch myself daydreaming about my summer vacation. Images flash across my screen in rapid succession – puppies, kittens, recipes, comedy skits, a little bit of everything – until, suddenly, I hear the sound of cicadas.
1348: Papal bull of Pope Clement VI issued during the Black Death states Jews are not to blame and encourages their protection 1775: Congress issues the “Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms”, written by Thomas Jefferson and John Dickinson and lists American grievances but denies any intent to be independent 1785: […]
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was conspicuously absent from his father’s funeral, as senior regime figures joined thousands paying their respects to the late ayatollah on Sunday. Ali Khamenei’s other three sons – Masoud, Mostafa and Meysam – all attended the service on Sunday, alongside officials including President Masoud Pezeshkian and Revolutionary Guards chief Ahmad […]
The Plenary Session of the Party’s Central Committee has convened today to assess the results of the recent parliamentary elections held on 24 May 2026. And of course, along with assessing the results, we will evaluate how the Party and political landscape has evolved and define the primary tasks facing the Party.
