AP Exclusive: Cyprus president says the EU needs a clear playbook on helping members under attack

European Union leaders meeting in Cyprus need to start preparing a playbook on what should happen if a member country facing ...

US funding helps Cyprus upgrade military bases for its role as a regional safe haven

Cyprus is upgrading key military installations with U.S. taxpayer help to strengthen its role as a safe haven in the eastern ...
The New York Times

‘Hard to not feel scammed’: World Cup fans say FIFA misled them with ticket allocations, seat maps

World Cup ticket buyers are accusing FIFA of “misleading” them with stadium maps that misrepresented the potential location of seats they were purchasing. Throughout the fall and winter, FIFA sold ...
Card Player

World Series Of Poker Cancels Cyprus Circuit Series Over Iran War

The World Series of Poker canceled its Super Circuit series in Cyprus. The series was schedule to run from April 25 through May 11. But WSOP officials scrapped the because of the ongoing conflict in ...
The Verge

You can now ask Google Maps ‘complex, real-world questions’ — and Gemini will answer

‘Where’s the closest public bathroom that’s not completely disgusting’ is going to get asked a lot in my household. ‘Where’s the closest public bathroom that’s not completely disgusting’ is going to ...
TechCrunch

Google Maps is getting an AI ‘Ask Maps’ feature and upgraded ‘immersive’ navigation

Google announced on Thursday that Google Maps is introducing a Gemini-powered conversational “Ask Maps” feature along with an updated “Immersive Navigation” experience that brings a 3D view, road ...
Idaho State Journal

Europe rallies around Cyprus days after the Iran war's first drone attack on EU territory

PAPHOS, Cyprus (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday pledged to defend Cyprus and dispatch additional warships to the Eastern Mediterranean to strengthen allies' security in the region ...
Idaho State Journal

Europe rallies around Cyprus during Iran war as Macron visits to show support for island

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is traveling to Cyprus on Monday, days after dispatching a warship to the east Mediterranean island nation, where a Shahed drone struck a British air base ...
Card Player

World Poker Tour Cancels Prime Event In Cyprus After Iran Strikes

As U.S. and Israeli strikes continue in Iran, the World Poker Tour canceled a WPT Prime Championship event scheduled for Cyprus on Tuesday. As the conflict reaches five days, Iran has struck several ...
Wired

How a Music-Streaming CEO Built an Open-Source Global Threat Map in His Spare Time

Frustrated by fragmented war news, Anghami’s Elie Habib built World Monitor, a platform that fuses global data, like aircraft signals and satellite detections, to track conflicts as they unfold. The ...
WPRI 12

Cyprus becomes embroiled in another Middle Eastern maelstrom with UK military bases on its soil

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — If the adage “geography is destiny” holds true, then Cyprus should be a prime candidate as its poster child. Whether it’s the Greeks, Persians, Romans, Ottomans or the British, ...