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Europe
Italy to Deploy 500 Troops in Milan After Weekend Unrest
Italy's government will dispatch 500 army troops to "defend Milan" after two days of unrest that saw demonstrators clash with po...
Macron rebukes French authorities over handling of protest violence
France's President Emmanuel Macron has condemned the "failures in anticipation and intelligence" by French authorities, the Elysee...
Diesel Above 2.16 Euros Drives Truckers and Farmers to Protest in Sicily, Calabria
Truck drivers in Sicily halted their vehicles at ports and company yards to protest soaring fuel costs, part of a wave of demonstr...
Italy Air Traffic Disrupted, Ryanair Flights Delayed and Cancelled, Enav Rules Out Cyberattack
Air traffic across Italy was heavily disrupted Friday by a data-transmission network failure supporting air traffic control, delay...
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, ...
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...
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 ...
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
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 ...
European Parliament Sets Position on Packaging, Battery and Textile Waste Rules
The European Parliament has backed a narrower suspension of a requirement that companies appoint a local compliance representative...
S&D Draft Would Make Tech Platforms Responsible for Stopping Deepfakes
Center-left lawmakers in the European Parliament want the European Union to ban harmful, non-consensual and deceptive deepfakes an...
MEPs want power to suspend EU funds over democracy and rights backsliding
Members of the European Parliament’s foreign affairs and development committees voted Monday to back a larger budget for the Europ...
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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 ...
