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Europe
Zelenskiy: ‘We’re done’ holding back on refineries as Ukraine strikes Ryazan, Voronezh targets
Ukraine said Thursday it struck a Russian oil refinery and damaged six Russian warplanes at an airfield, resuming attacks on Russi...
Brussels mayor says violence ‘undermining society’ after officer shot dead in Jette
Brussels Mayor Philippe Close has asked for additional funds for the federal police in the Belgian capital after a police officer ...
Shape of Pope Leo’s papacy more uncertain after cancer diagnosis
When US Cardinal Robert Prevost emerged on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in May 2025 as Pope Leo XIV, the new leader of the ...
Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s biggest data centre
Ukrainian drones hit Russia's biggest data centre, owned by the country's largest bank and technology company, Sberbank, but did...
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 ...
NATO ready to hit back hard if Russia attacks, general warns
NATO's top commander warned Russia that his forces would destroy "anything and everything" involved in any attack if Moscow was "...
World
US floats unfreezing some Russian assets to restart Ukraine peace talks
The United States has proposed that European countries unfreeze some Russian sovereign assets immobilised after Moscow's invasi...
Operation CANTABRIA:Fruit-export front used to hide cocaine shipments from Ecuador
Police in Ecuador arrested 20 suspects Thursday in an operation targeting a network that moved large amounts of cocaine from Latin...
US to livestream Army firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter
The US will livestream the Army's upcoming firing squad execution of a gunman who killed 13 people at the Fort Hood military base...
Bolsonaro will face Lula in runoff in Brazil’s presidential vote
Right-wing Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro will face leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a runoff of the presidenti...
Saudi Aramco administrative building attacked, limited fire reported
An administrative building belonging to Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco in the eastern city of Dhahran was a...
Libya seizes nearly $1 million of hashish in east
Libya's eastern-based authorities have seized about 400 kg of hashish worth around 6 million dinars ($934,000) and arrested some ...
Closure of Riyadh airport extended
Saudi authorities said on Monday they were extending the suspension of operations at the international airport in the capital, Ri...
Deadly Houthi strikes on Saudi capital raise stakes in regional conflict
Thursday's attacks on Riyadh airport killed three people, Saudi authorities said on Friday, as Yemen's Houthi group stepped up mi...
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...
Australia cracks down on student and backpacker visas to curb migration
Australia will stop foreign students from bringing partners and children to accompany them while they study and tighten working h...
Rescuers struggling to reach disaster zone after more than 160 killed in Nepal-Tibet flash floods
Rescue teams are struggling to reach remote areas of Nepal after a devastating flash flood and mudslide killed more than 160 peopl...
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Europe’s top institutions say ‘One Europe, One Market’ roadmap on track six months in
The presidents of the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission said they have made steady progress on a plan t...
European Union leaders convene in Brussels
European Union leaders convene in Brussels on Thursday for a packed summit to debate how best to curb surging exports from China ...
AI limiting European workers’ bargaining power, ECB’s Lane says
The increased use of AI by euro zone companies could curb workers' ability to demand higher wages while heavy investment into the ...
Switzerland, Norway, Vietnam to sign free trade deal on Sunday
The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and Vietnam are set to sign a free trade deal on Sunday, officials said this week, afte...
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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
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 ...
Music world mourns Dolly Parton, queen of country music
Dolly Parton was around six when she wrote her first song: "Little Tiny Tasseltop," an ode to her corncob doll with corn-silk hair...
