John Koenig

In a career spanning over three decades, diplomat John Koenig served in pivotal roles across the globe, including as US ambassador to Cyprus from 2012 to 2015, as well as earlier postings in Belgium, Greece, Indonesia, Italy and the Philippines.

Martin Landau, the all-purpose actor who showcased his versatility as a master of disguise on the Mission: Impossible TV series and as a broken-down Bela Lugosi in his Oscar-winning performance in Ed Wood, has died. He was 89.

Espen Barth Eide, the special Cyprus envoy of the U.N. secretary-general, will be on Cyprus between March 16 and 18 in a bid to revive the Cyprus talks while Greek Cypriots are busy demonizing a top diplomat. Believe it or not, according to Greek Cypriots, the British are trying to undermine the United Nations resolutions and Americans are "bombarding" prospects. Obsession, is it not?

The US ambassador to Cyprus, John Koenig, on Friday backed calls from the United Nations mediator on the island, Espen Barth Eide, for the Turkish research vessel Barbaros to leave Cyprus’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).