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Israeli troops approach flotilla.

‘Really terrifying’: Families in the dark as Israel detains Aussies on Gaza aid flotilla

The 11 Australians were among 426 people taking part in a 54-vessel flotilla from 39 countries aiming to challenge a naval blockade of Gaza.

  • William Ton and Kat Wong

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France’s sole carrier Charles de Gaulle is positioned in the eastern Mediterranean.

The French pocket super-carrier that could help shield Hormuz

France has deployed its sole aircraft carrier in an “unprecedented” naval build-up that could be used to protect cargo vessels from Iranian drones.

  • Michele Kambas, John Irish and Staff reporter
Members of the Cyprus Community of NSW protest outside the Stanmore club.

‘Sold us out’: Fury erupts after inner west cultural club sold to developer

Angry Cyprus Community of NSW members say they feel blindsided after the club’s administrator sold their land to clear $20 million in debt.

  • Jessica McSweeney
Australian nationals evacuated from Lebanon arrive at Larnaca International Airport.

Emotions spill over as hundreds of Australians fleeing Lebanon land in Cyprus

Australians traumatised by Israel’s missile strikes on Lebanon have landed in Cyprus after fleeing war-torn Beirut on two hastily convened rescue flights.

  • Rob Harris
Silia Kapsis who competed in Eurovision this year will sit her HSC exams this year. 

How a 17-year-old Eurovision star studies for her HSC

One day she followed a Greek music producer on Instagram. It didn’t take long before she was singing at Eurovision. Now she’s doing the HSC.

  • Christopher Harris
Evripidis Mouxouris, 102, is a member of the Cyprus Club in Stanmore. He doesn’t want the financially-strapped club to be sold off.

It’s this WWII veteran’s second home. But now it’s sitting on a $70m developer goldmine

Membership is declining and income is dwindling, leaving a once-thriving community institution at the crossroads and divided over its future.

  • Ben Cubby and Michael Koziol
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Australian singer Silia Kapsis is Eurovision-bound, representing Cyprus.

There’s another Aussie competing at this year’s Eurovision

Silia Kapsis,17, will perform for Eurovision in May, but not for her homeland.

  • Michael Idato
The Seventy Islands are part of the Rock Islands of Palau

Amazing and crowd-free: 12 of the world’s most underrated countries

Look beyond the usual destinations and you’ll find outstanding countries that offer something different, and may well be bargain-priced and uncrowded too.

  • Brian Johnston
Stavros Tziortzis (left) and Yalçın Adal.

What happened when these Turkish-Cypriot and Greek-Cypriot mates took a long walk

For Yalçın Adal and Stavros Tziortzis, walking from one end of Cyprus to the other helped uncover a greater connection to their homelands – and each other.

  • Elli Jacobs
A burnt house is seen on outskirts of Ora village, in the background is the Larnaca mountain region, Cyprus, on Sunday.

Cyprus’ ‘most destructive’ fire ever spreads through villages, farms

Civil Defence volunteers have discovered human remains just outside the village of Odou on the southern edge of the Troodos mountain range.

  • Menelaos Hadjicostis