Three Cypriot athletes will participate in the finals of the United States University Championships (NCAA), which will be held from June 10 to 13, 2026 at "Hayward Field" in Eugene, Oregon.

The three Israeli companies – IAI, its subsidiary ELTA and Rafael – whose weapons systems will form the “Achilles Shield” were racing to complete and deliver the final files last Sunday evening, having settled every technical detail and all the requirements set by the General Directorate of Defense and Security.

A 55-year-old man in Thessaloniki has been fined €270,000 for abandoning nine kittens in an isolated area of the Kalamaria district — €30,000 per animal under Greece's revised animal welfare law — in one of the country's largest penalties of its kind, while prosecutors examine the case and the man says the fine exceeds everything he has earned in his lifetime.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has warned that the only route to a durable peace in Ukraine is ensuring Russian President Vladimir Putin understands he cannot achieve his goals militarily, telling CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour that any settlement must include binding guarantees that Russia will not target Ukraine again.