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The United Nations Security Council has condemned a plan by Turkish and Turkish Cypriot leaders to partially reopen the abandoned resort of Varosha and called for an immediate reversal of the decision. Turkish Cypriots, backed by officials in Ankara, said on Tuesday that part of Varosha - now a military…

AP Photo/Doug Murray New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore reported to the team's training camp Thursday, according to Field Yates of ESPN. He is on the physically unable to perform list as he recovers from the quad injury that ended his 2020 season in Week 15. Gilmore did not report…

Over the last six months, Republicans have tried to rewrite the history of the January assault on the Capitol, casting a violent attempt to overturn the presidential election as a love-in, a peaceful gathering of patriots who were, deep down, no different from tourists. At the same time, congressional Republicans…

SINGAPORE — A 68-year-old man will be charged in court on Friday (July 23) for alleged offences under the Air Navigation Act, following a drone sighting in the vicinity of the police’s Special Operations Command base at Queensway. In a statement on Thursday night, the police said that they had…

Authorities failed to deal with lethal unrest triggered by former president Jacob Zuma's imprisonment Communities forced to protect themselves, with residents putting up barricades and patrolling their own neighbourhoods 'Contradictions by different ministers show a government in chaos' - Shenilla Mohamed The week-long looting spree and violent destruction of private…

PARALIMNI, Cyprus—The government of ethnically split Cyprus lodged formal protests with the United Nations and the European Union on Tuesday over a decision by Turkey and breakaway Turkish Cypriots to reopen a residential section of an abandoned, military-controlled suburb. Calling the move a veiled bid to acquire more territory that…

NICOSIA—Turkish Cypriot authorities announced on Tuesday a partial reopening of an abandoned town for potential resettlement, drawing a strong rebuke from rival Greek Cypriots of orchestrating a land grab by stealth. Varosha, an eerie collection of derelict high-rise hotels and residences in a military zone nobody has been allowed to…

As South Africa slowly comes to terms with the widespread looting of the past week, there have been many explanations for why this has happened and who is behind it, with fingers pointing in every direction. Some have attributed it to Zulu or ‘ethnic mobilisation’ and an ‘attempted insurrection’. However,…

Transcript of remarks by CE at media session before ExCo (with video) *********************************************************************      Following is the transcript of remarks by the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, at a media session before the Executive Council meeting today (July 20): Reporter: Just to follow up on the oath-taking process that…

A Florida man who breached the US Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag has been sentenced to eight months behind bars, the first resolution for a felony case in the Capitol riots. Paul Allard Hodgkins apologised and said he was ashamed of his actions on January 6. Speaking calmly…