The Latest Breaking News from Cyprus

A hotel owner and 10 other people are standing trial accused of negligence over the deaths of 72 people, including players from a school volleyball team in breakaway northern Cyprus, who perished when their hotel crumbled during a powerful earthquake that struck Turkey last year

Cyprus’ interior minister says the east Mediterranean island nation is the first European Union member country to repatriate more migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected than have arrived in a single year

Police form team to probe hoax email threat to 48 schools in Bengaluru. Cybercrime wing of Central Crime Branch sent emails to service providers to track down accused. Schools asked to file complaint with jurisdictional police stations. Source of email traced to Cyprus. Schools sent children home as precautionary measure.…

Dozens of young Israeli men and women who survived the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre at a rave party in southern Israel have been taking part in support sessions to help deal with their trauma at a retreat in Cyprus

An official says the Cyprus government and U.S. energy company Chevron have reached a deal on how to develop the Aphrodite gas field, the first to be discovered under the seafloor off Cyprus

The president of Cyprus says his country is ready to “immediately” begin shipping large quantities of humanitarian aid to Gaza in vessels that can navigate shallow water once conditions on the ground allow for it

In today’s newsletter: A new investigation from the Guardian and others reveals the big ways the small island can help the wealthy avoid scrutiny

Editorial: Transparency and international cooperation are key to investigating offshore transactions – and also regulating them

Petr Aven, a UK-based billionaire who owns a Surrey mansion, is under UK and EU sanctions