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“Due to developments in the region there were difficulties or cancellations with the flights not only to Cyprus, but also to other countries in the region, so we had to be flexible,” a Cypriot official says. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech
Published on 06/03/2026 – 17:13 GMT+1 The international community has condemned Iran’s drone strikes on Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan on Thursday, as tensions between the two neighbours continue to escalate following the attack. Several Gulf states and European countries have spoken out against the attacks, warning they risk further destabilisation of an already volatile region. Qatar described the incident as an “act of hostility” that threatens regional stability, while Saudi Arabia called the attack an “unjustifiable hostile stance” and expressed solidarity with Baku. Kuwait also condemned the strikes, describing them as a violation of international law and the UN Charter. A number…
Two fossilised whale skeletons, thought to be around 10 million years old, have been discovered on a Portuguese beach. The partial skeletons were identified at the end of last week following excavation work to the north of Galé-Fontainhas beach, in the municipality of Grândola. Several national and international palaeontologists participated in the dig. The efforts began after heavy storms shifted the sand and exposed what appeared to be fossils. ‘A complex operation’ This led the municipality to request support from the Lourinhã Museum, “an institution with vast experience in the extraction of large fossils”, a press release states. Once permission…
Italy’s Ministry of Culture said the foundation “decided entirely independently on the Russian Federation’s participation in the 61st International Art Exhibition in Venice, despite the Italian government’s opposition.” Biennale President Pietrangelo Buttafuoco defended the decision, telling Italian media that the exhibition is “a space of truce” where art prevails over geopolitics. He confirmed that Russia, Iran, Israel, Ukraine and Belarus will all be present. Mikhail Shvydkoy, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special representative for international cultural cooperation, told media that Russia’s participation was “further proof that Russian culture is not isolated, and that attempts to ‘cancel’ it — undertaken for the…
Published on 06/03/2026 – 16:05 GMT+1 Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau praised the United Nations and its humanitarian work in an interview with Euronews, defending the power of “coming together” in a turbulent world. Coster-Waldau, who rose to international fame in the series Game of Thrones and is part of a group of Scandinavian actors to reach success in Hollywood, said the institution is far from a “woke club” and does valuable work for communities from climate to fighting hunger, even if he acknowledged it is in need of reform and “isn’t perfect.” “I believe it is valuable and it is important,”…
Published on 06/03/2026 – 15:36 GMT+1 Meta is facing a new lawsuit over privacy concerns related to its AI smart glasses. It follows the Swedish newspapers Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten (GP) recent report that employees at a Kenya-based subcontractor had been reviewing private footage recorded through customers’ smart glasses. This included sensitive content such as nudity, using the toilet, sex, bank card information, private messages and chats. The United Kingdom’s data watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office, decided to investigate the matter, which then led to a US lawsuit by plaintiffs Mateo Canu of California and Gina Bartone of New Jersey,…
“Specifically in relation to the comments made by President Zelenskyy, we are very clear as the European Commission that that type of language is not acceptable. There must not be threats against EU member states,” Commission deputy chief spokesperson Olof Gill told reporters Friday, in a rare condemnation of the leader in Kyiv. Tensions between Ukraine and Hungary have escalated in recent weeks as Budapest continues to veto a €90 billion loan package for Kyiv. Orbán’s core complaint remains the halt of Russian oil flowing through the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline, which Budapest believes Kyiv has deliberately shut off. Ukraine denies Orbán’s allegation,…
Published on 06/03/2026 – 14:59 GMT+1 The United Arab Emirates came under yet another massive aerial attack overnight on Friday, and public warning alerts and alarms rang through the night, Euronews correspondent in Dubai reported from the ground. **“**A contact down at Abu Dhabi International Airport said that they are hearing interception explosions around every 20 seconds,” Jane Witherspoon said on Friday morning. Since the beginning of the Iran war on Saturday, the UAE air defences intercepted1,072 drones, 196 ballistic missiles, and eight cruise missiles. “The general consensus for a lot of people is that they thought it would have…
Two scientists from Uzbekistan have been recognised by NASA for their contribution to observations that confirmed the first successful attempt to alter the orbit of an asteroid. Measurements from the high-altitude Maydanak Observatory helped verify that the trajectory of Dimorphos, a small asteroid moon orbiting the larger body Didymos, changed after the impact of NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft. Scientists Kamoliddin Ergashov and Otabek Burkhonov of the Mirzo Ulug‘bek Astronomical Institute were among nearly 100 researchers from 28 observatories worldwide who monitored the outcome of the planetary-defence experiment. Their observations contributed to the international dataset used to measure…
Published on 06/03/2026 – 13:40 GMT+1 TIME magazine has never been afraid to ruffle feathers and use its cover as a way to contribute and reflect current affairs, as well as spark debate. Its upcoming issue has done just that, dividing social media and going viral mere hours after its unveiling. The 23 March issue’s powerful and striking cover features a collection of eight MAGA hats with “America” replaced with the name of nations including Iran, Venezuela, Nigeria, Iraq and Syria. It serves to illustrate the publication’s feature story titled “Trump’s War” by Eric Cortellessa, who examines not only the…