Cyprus is seeing a surge in influenza A cases
Cyprus is seeing a surge in influenza A cases, prompting public health officials to urge caution as seasonal infections climb. Fifteen patients have died during the current wave, according to…
African migration: focusing on Europe misses the point – most people move within the continent
Nadine Biehler, German Institute for International and Security Affairs; Emma Landmesser, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, and Rebecca Majewski, German Institute for International and Security Affairs Images of…
Cyprus police make 11 arrests in overnight crime‑prevention sweep
Police carried out intensified checks and boosted their presence across key urban areas overnight, making 11 arrests as part of ongoing targeted crime‑prevention operations, authorities said Saturday. Six people were…
Cannabis Seizure in Larnaca Leads to Three Arrests
Police arrested three people in Larnaca after seizing more than a kilo and a half of cannabis during a series of searches, authorities said Saturday. The Drug Law Enforcement Unit…
Xi Jinping has dismissed two of China’s most senior generals. What does this mean?
David S G Goodman, University of Sydney Last weekend, China’s Ministry of National Defence announced that the country’s two most senior generals – Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli – would…
Romania braces for sharp cold snap in early February, forecasters say
Romania will face a sharp drop in temperatures in early February, with nighttime lows plunging to minus 15 degrees Celsius in mountain depressions and daytime highs falling below freezing in…
Homicides in England and Wales fall to lowest level since 1983, ONS says
Police‑recorded homicides in England and Wales have fallen to their lowest level in more than 40 years. The Office for National Statistics said 499 homicides were logged in the year…
Finland detects trace radioactive particles in air, poses no risk, safety authority says
Finland’s Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority has confirmed that very small amounts of radioactive substances were detected in outdoor air samples collected in mid‑January, but emphasized that the levels are…
Türkiye seizes six million drug pills in nationwide narcotics raids, minister says
Turkish security forces have seized six million drug pills and 270 kilograms of narcotics in sweeping operations across 23 provinces over the past two weeks, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has…