By Simon Demetriou The title of this piece is obviously a lie. I don’t know what the best books of…
Grandparents and grandchildren killed in Limassol New Year car crash
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Gazans pray new year can bring peace after ‘wreckage’ of 2023
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Toll in Ukraine air strikes on Russia’s Belgorod rises to 22, officials say
The death toll from what Moscow said was an “indiscriminate” Ukrainian air attack on the city of Belgorod just north…
On This Day: Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba in 1959
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Christodoulides: 2024 is challenging but can be ‘historic milestone of reunification’
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Putin, in New Year address, makes only passing reference to Ukraine
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Maersk pauses Red Sea sailings after Houthi attack on container ship
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2023: ‘Our whole life is over’
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