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Southern Italy truckers ease protests as government approves aid
Truck drivers' protests that have seriously affected fuel and food supplies in southern Italy is easing, as Prime Minister Giorgi...
France reports first human case of livestock virus Shamonda
France on Thursday reported the first human case of the Shamonda virus usually found in livestock in a patient who later died, wi...
Pope Leo XIV post-op results show no further treatment required as tumour was localised
The pontiff needs no further treatment, his doctors said, eight days after an hour-and-a-half operation on his right lung.
Fina...
Germany’s military warns of ‘significant’ Russian sabotage threat
Germany's armed forces classified the threat of Russian sabotage against their own troops and facilities as "significant" for the...
Turkey planning mandate to send military personnel to Saudi Arabia
Turkey will submit to parliament a mandate allowing for military personnel to be deployed to Saudi Arabia under its joint defen...
Bulgarian PM breaks ranks with EU leaders to back Trump-Putin diesel deal
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev stunned Brussels on Thursday morning by backing the controversial diesel supply deal agreed b...
NATO vows to adjust defences after drones hit 2 ships off Bulgaria
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Tuesday the alliance will adjust its defenses “as needed” after two ships were struck in th...
Polish defense minister: Europe must adopt ‘war-mode’ arms production
Poland’s defense minister said Tuesday that Europe must speed up production of ammunition and weapons to keep pace with Russia or ...
World
Trump considering crackdown on overseas crypto scams
President Donald Trump will highlight his administration’s efforts on Wednesday to crack down on foreign criminal networks that l...
Alberta votes to remain part of Canada
Alberta residents voted to remain part of Canada in the province's first-ever referendum on separation, in a much-needed win for ...
Trump warns that US will ‘burn’ like France if Democrats win
US President Donald Trump used violent unrest in France as an argument against Democrats in his battle to defend a Kansas Senate ...
Trump shuts down Hegseth plan to livestream military execution
US President Donald Trump scrapped plans to livestream the execution of the former Army major who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, ...
Africa CDC calls emergency meeting as Ebola outbreak spreads to Nigeria
Africa’s top public health agency said late Wednesday it will convene an “extraordinary virtual meeting” of national health offici...
US orders diplomats to depart Saudi Arabia
The US State Department has ordered some diplomats and family members to depart from its missions in Saudi Arabia and plans to wit...
UK expands military support for Saudi Arabia against Houthis with ‘defensive’ air patrols
Britain announced Tuesday that it is expanding military support for Saudi Arabia against the Houthis to include “defensive” air pa...
Ebola Outbreak Widens in East Africa as Kenya Cases Increase
Kenya's Health Ministry confirmed another case of Ebola, bringing the number of confirmed infections in the country to eight.
N...
North Korea tells border troops to take ‘resolute action’ if South threatens their safety
North Korea has told its border troops to take "prompt and resolute action" if South Korean forces threaten their safety, state m...
Australian lawmaker Helen Haines in critical condition after vehicle attack
Australian lawmaker Helen Haines was in a critical condition on Monday after being deliberately struck by a car outside her offic...
Israelis mark three years since Hamas attack that set off Gaza assault
Israelis will on Wednesday mark three years since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, triggering a military assault that de...
China warns Taiwan and human rights are ‘red lines’ ahead of Trump-Xi summit
China has warned that Taiwan and human rights are among issues that cannot be challenged ahead of a summit between Chinese Preside...
Int fl-Ewropa
Germany leads push against EU’s ‘associate membership’ label for Canada
Germany, France and at least six other EU countries are pushing against “associate membership” as the name for closer EU ties with...
Erasmus+ 2028-2034: Parliament calls for a larger budget and broader participation
The European Parliament has called for a larger budget for Erasmus+, the EU’s programme for learning mobility, in a bid to make it...
European Parliament honours International Criminal Court, Italy-Albania migration probe
The European Parliament on Thursday awarded its 2026 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought collectively to the International Crimi...
European Parliament backs storm recovery aid for Portugal, Spain, Italy and Malta
On Wednesday, MEPs voted to unlock aid worth €489 million to help the four countries recover following severe storms and flooding ...
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Insights
France’s Student Protests: What’s Behind the Unrest
The movement: Since late September, students across France have protested education underfunding and blockaded many lycées (high s...
What is in the US-Greenland-Denmark security deal?
US President Donald Trump and the leaders of Greenland and Denmark signed an agreement on Tuesday that permits a larger US milita...
Swiss to vote on whether to tighten neutrality, end peacetime cooperation with NATO
Swiss voters will decide in a referendum next month whether to approve a more restrictive form of neutrality that would block thei...
NATO’s northern flank faces mounting disruption from suspected drone activity
Military drones straying into the airspace of Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are stoking concerns that the war in Ukraine ...
Other News
Christiane Amanpour to leave CNN after 43 years
Veteran journalist Christiane Amanpour on Monday said she was leaving her role at CNN after 43 years at the network.
"After thi...
Rallye Sirocco launches its inaugural edition
Rallye Sirocco, a nonprofit regularity rally with a humanitarian mission, will hold its first edition Dec. 18-23 in Morocco. The e...
Over 800 Athletes Already Registered For Żurrieq Half Marathon Events
The 27th edition of the Express Trailers Żurrieq Half Marathon and 10km will take place on Sunday, 15 November, with more than 800...
Athletics Malta announces Road Running League 2026/2027
Athletics Malta has announced the Road Running League for the 2026/2027 season, with the six-race series set to be retained after ...
