Cyprus

Deep-sea team joins search for missing in Cyprus ferry disaster

A rescue vessel evacuates people from a passenger boat that capsized off the coast of Kyrenia, in the Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus, August 30, 2026. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

Captain in court over deadly north Cyprus ferry accident as 20 still missing

Relatives watch a rescue helicopter flying outside Kyrenia port, in Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus, on Aug 31. Twenty people are still missing after a crowded ferry carrying 267 people capsized on Aug 30.

Mother tells how daughter slipped away in north Cyprus ferry disaster

The double-hulled ferry with 267 aboard took in water and flipped over on Aug 30 just off the port city of Kyrenia.

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Passengers waiting to be rescued at sea after the ferry they were travelling on capsized off north Cyprus.

At least eight die, 17 missing after ferry capsizes off Northern Cyprus

Passengers waiting to be rescued at sea after the ferry they were travelling on capsized off north Cyprus.

UEFA’s Ceferin says Infantino could face an election challenger, rules out FIFA bid.

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin (right) said he had no contact with FIFA president Gianni Infantino since controversy erupted over an abandoned sell-off plan.

Iran foreign minister Araqchi presses European counterparts over use of bases in US operations

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has urged Bulgaria to reconsider its decision to allow the temporary deployment of US military aircraft at the Bezmer air base.

Cypriots sceptical of peace as UN eyes new reunification talks

Protesters at a rally organised by the bicommunal initiative “United Cyprus” near the UN Buffer Zone in Nicosia, Cyprus, July 28.

UN chief meets rival Cyprus leaders, mulls prospects for talks

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Ledra Palace Hotel in the UN-controlled buffer zone in the divided capital of Nicosia, Cyprus, on July 28.

UK says armed forces ready to defend country after Iran warns over US bombers

FILE PHOTO: A Boeing B‑52 Stratofortress aircraft takes off from RAF Fairford airbase, which hosts United States Air Force (USAF) personnel, amid a ceasefire between the United States and Iran, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, April 23, 2026. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/ File Photo

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