WASHINGTON: Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Ersin Tatar emphasized a realistic approach to resolve the Cyprus issue on Saturday, urging Greek leadership to recognize the existence of “two peoples, two states, and two democracies” on the island. Tatar said at a news conference at UN headquarters in New

Cyprus Foreign Minister, Constantinos Kombos, wrapped up a busy schedule at the United Nations on Friday, during the High-Level Week of the 79th UN General Assembly in New York. According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kombos held over 35 bilateral meetings with counterparts from

Pope Francis on Sunday said doctors who provide abortions are “hitmen”, speaking to reporters on the plane that was taking him back to Rome after a three-day visit to Belgium. “Women have the right to life, their life and the life of their children. “Abortion is a murder”, the pope

Pope Francis said Sunday said there is no room for abuse and for cover-ups in the Church during a Mass celebrated in Brussels that wrapped up his three-day visit to Belgium, a country affected by past sex abuse cases. During his sermon, Francis recalled the words of sexual abuse victims

ANKARA: The Israeli army killed nine more Palestinians in attacks in the Gaza Strip, taking the overall death toll to 41,595 since last Oct. 7, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Sunday. A ministry statement added that some 96,251 other people have been injured in the assault. ‘Israeli

ISTANBUL: At least 33 people were killed and 195 injured Saturday in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon, the Lebanese state-run Health Ministry said in a statement. Israeli warplanes continued airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut, targeting Chyah, Borj al-Barajneh and parts of the Lylaki, as well as several towns in