Eastern Mediterranean

Cyprus emerges as potential Iranian target if U.S. escalates hostilities

Cyprus emerges as potential Iranian target if U.S. escalates hostilities

Iran has considered targeting US and British military assets in Europe, including Cyprus, if Washington escalates its conflict with Tehran, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people close to…

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Cyprus urges EU to prepare joint response plan if member state is attacked

Cyprus urges EU to prepare joint response plan if member state is attacked

President Nikos Christodoulides called on European Union leaders to begin preparing a coordinated response framework if a member state is attacked, stressing the need for greater readiness and clarity in…

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European Parliament debate proposed on Eastern Mediterranean as tensions escalate

European Parliament debate proposed on Eastern Mediterranean as tensions escalate

The EU is set to debate the escalation of the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean after a proposal by the Socialists and Democrats Group. S&D vice-president for foreign affairs, Kati Piri,…

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Greece hopes war in Eastern Med is avoided

Greece hopes war in Eastern Med is avoided

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said on Friday he hoped that all parties involved in a dispute in the eastern Mediterranean Sea will act according to international law and that…

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Cyprus emerges as potential Iranian target if U.S. escalates hostilities

Iran has considered targeting US and British military assets in Europe, including Cyprus, if Washing...

Climate change is driving record heat in Europe’s seas

Human-caused climate change was the main driver of recent record-breaking sea temperatures around Eu...

Lavrov says Russia, North Korea fighting for ‘new, righteous’ world order

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his North Korean counterpart that their countries were w...

Ukraine launches major drone attack on Moscow as Britain rejects Russian warnings

Ukraine launched 620 drones at Moscow and surrounding areas into the early hours of Tuesday, in one ...

Eight Israeli airstrikes hit Syria’s Abu al-Duhur airbase

Eight Israeli airstrikes hit the Abu al-Duhur military airbase in northwestern Syria early on Tuesda...

Liechtenstein changes rules to allow women to inherit principality’s throne

Liechtenstein’s royal house has said that the tiny country's rules of succession will be changed so ...

Cortina d’Ampezzo and Venice step up crackdown on unruly tourist behaviour

Cortina d'Ampezzo is cracking down on what local authorities describe as “loutish” tourism, introduc...

Oil climbs as fading US-Iran peace hopes raise supply risks

Oil prices rose on Tuesday as prospects receded for a deal to end the Middle ‌East war, with Iran sa...

Trump approval falls to 33%, lowest of his presidency, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to the lowest level of his presidency, ‌with an overwh...

Irish police say deadly motorway stunts being staged for ‘social media likes’

Ireland's police chief has warned that some young people are driving the wrong way on the motorway ...