Fact: Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former fixer, testified that Trump ordered him to pay adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016 to stay quiet about an alleged 2006 sexual encounter, and then approved a plan to reimburse Cohen through bogus invoices.
The Famagusta district court issued detention orders for two individuals for possession and transport of a weapon to incite terror.
Cypriot authorities are investigating possible breaches of EU sanctions on Russian billionaires related to the war in Ukraine. Investigators are looking into cases involving high-profile individuals like Alexei Mordashov, who reportedly transferred shares worth €1.4 billion to his wife after the sanctions were imposed. The Attorney General’s office met with investigators to review progress and issue instructions, with potential prosecutions looming. Sources indicate that evidence from foreign countries is being sought to support potential charges, with funds leaving Cyprus before the sanctions were implemented being a focus of the investigation.
A 79-year-old man in Nicosia died as a result of injuries sustained while trying to stop his rolling tractor.
Fact: Environmental groups are demanding the immediate publication of the final findings of an administrative investigation into illegal interventions in Akamas.
Monks Isiais and Timotheos from the Osiou Avakoum monastery testified before a church investigative committee for around two hours each.
Fact: Ayia Napa Mayor Christos Zannettou has been accused of unlawfully securing a €765,000 European grant for a hotel renovation project in which he held a stake.
After 19 years of investigations, a judge ruled that the death of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou in September 2005 was not the result of suicide.
Fact: Investigator Savvas Matsas stated that the state should begin preparing criminal prosecutions against those involved in the killing of Thanasis Nicolaou, who was ruled to have been killed by strangulation after 19 years of authorities insisting it was suicide.
Tunisian police arrested lawyer Sonia Dahmani, known for criticizing President Kais Saied, along with two journalists.