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Brazil rules social media platforms liable for users’ posts

Brazil's Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that social media companies can be held accountable for some types of content published by users on their platforms. The decision could clear the…

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UPDATED: Major disaster as London-bound passenger plane carrying more than 240 people crashes after take-off in India

An Air India plane headed to London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from India's western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, the airline and police said,…

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UK and Spain strike ‘historic’ deal over Gibraltar’s future and borders

Britain and the EU have agreed a fresh Brexit deal that will see Gibraltar open its borders with Spain, abolish passport controls with the EU, and join the EU customs…

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Northern Ireland hit by third night of violence

Violence erupted in different parts of Northern Ireland for the third successive night on Wednesday, with masked youths starting a fire in a leisure centre but unrest in the primary…

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Poland may introduce partial controls on German border in summer

Poland is likely to introduce partial controls on its border with Germany in the summer if the number of migrant crossings continues to grow, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told…

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US to pull some personnel from the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump said U.S. personnel were being moved out of the Middle East because "it could be a dangerous place," adding that the United States would not allow…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Thursday 12 June 2025

Updated 1230 Paceville apartment block collapses hours after 32 residents evacuated: A multi-storey apartment block in Paceville collapsed on Wednesday night around 10:30pm, just hours after residents were evacuated due to…

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United Nations to vote to demand immediate Gaza ceasefire over US, Israel opposition

The United Nations General Assembly will vote on Thursday on a draft resolution that demands an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in the war in Gaza after the United States…

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Sudanese army retreats from Libyan border after alleging Haftar attack

The Sudanese army retreated from the Libya-Egypt-Sudan border triangle area, it said on Wednesday, a day after it accused forces loyal to eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar of an…

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British Foreign Secretary in Gibraltar negotiations over post-Brexit deal with Spain

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy was in Gibraltar ahead of a potential post-Brexit deal with Spain. Ever since the UK left the EU, the situation in the British Overseas Territory…

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Kosovo accepts US request to host third-party deportees

Kosovo has accepted a request to receive migrants deported from the United States, with an initial plan to take in 50 deportees per year, the government said in a statement…

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Lithuania Told to Boost Civic Readiness: Focus on Schools and Inclusive Defence Training

Knowledge of national defence needs to be strengthened among schoolchildren, and civil resistance training for adults should cover a wider area of the country and be adapted for people with…

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Los Angeles leaders impose curfew as protests against Trump’s immigration crackdown continue

Los Angeles leaders imposed a downtown curfew Tuesday on the fifth day of protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown as his use of the National Guard escalated and the…

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US Ambassador to Israel suggests Muslim countries should give up land for Palestinian state

The US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has suggested "Muslim countries" should give up some of their land to create a future Palestinian state. In an interview with the BBC,…

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U.S. intel chief warns world on brink of ‘nuclear annihilation’

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard warned of a “nuclear holocaust” and chastised “warmongers” for bringing the world “closer to the brink of nuclear annihilation than ever before” in a…

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Two men jailed for life for procuring bomb that killed Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

Two men were jailed for life by a Maltese judge on Tuesday for having supplied the bomb that killed anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017. Caruana Galizia's murder shocked…

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May was world’s second-hottest on record

The world experienced its second-warmest May since records began this year, a month in which climate change fuelled a record-breaking heatwave in Greenland, scientists said on Wednesday. Last month was…

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Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 11 June 2025

Morning Briefing Maksar gang jailed for life for Caruana Galizia, Chircop murders Four men - Robert Agius, Adrian Agius, George Degiorgio, and Jamie Vella - have been sentenced to life…

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Russia says plan to boost role in Africa includes ‘sensitive’ security ties

Russia plans to step up cooperation with African countries, including in "sensitive areas" such as defence and security, the Kremlin said on Monday. Russian mercenary group Wagner said last week…

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Greta Thunberg deported from Israel

Israel's Foreign Ministry has said Swedish activist Greta Thunberg boarded a flight to France on her way back to her home country. It comes after the Gaza-bound ship she was…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 10 June 2025

Updaed 1230 Bernard Grech Resigns as PN Leader Bernard Grech has resigned as leader of the Nationalist Party, announcing his decision in a televised statement at noon on Tuesday. His…

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Fatal school shooting in Graz, Austria

Multiple people have been killed in an attack on a school in the southern Austrian city of Graz, according to authorities. Police said that there had been "several deaths" after…

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Decline in the number of applications for Greek “Golden Visa”

The number of new applications for residence permits through the “Golden Visa” program declined significantly in April, showing the first signs of de-escalation. Based on data from the Ministry of…

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Russia could be ready to attack Nato within five years, says secretary general

Russia could be ready to attack Nato within five years and leaders of the western alliance are expected to agree to increase military spending to 5% of GDP this month…

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Israel attacks Yemeni port city

Israel attacked docks in Yemen’s port city of Hodeida on Tuesday, the Houthi rebels said, likely damaging facilities that are key to aid shipments to the hungry, war-wracked nation. Israel…

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Low turnout sinks Italian citizenship, labor referendums, strengthens Meloni’s government

Low voter turnout on Monday sank Italian opposition referendum proposals to ease citizenship laws and tighten job protection rules, with senior figures in the coalition of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni…

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Two Chinese aircraft carriers seen in Pacific for first time

Two Chinese aircraft carriers were spotted conducting simultaneous operations in the Pacific for the first time, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said on Tuesday. Japan's Defence Ministry has confirmed the…

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U.S. Marines sent into Los Angeles

The Trump administration ordered U.S. Marines into Los Angeles and intensified raids on suspected undocumented immigrants, fueling more outrage from street protesters and Democratic leaders who raised concerns over a…

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Putin launches biggest ever drone attack at Ukraine

Kyiv said Russia unleashed its largest drone attack since 2022 in the early hours of Monday morning as President Vladimir Putin shows no sign of scaling back his all-out war on Ukraine. Kremlin forces…

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Surgery on Colombian senator Uribe went well after shooting

Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe, a potential presidential contender, survived an initial operation for his injuries after being shot in Bogota on Saturday, according to his wife and the hospital treating…

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Trump’s travel ban on 12 countries goes into effect

U.S. President Donald Trump's order banning citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States goes into effect at 12:01 am ET (0401 GMT) on Monday, a move the president…

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Poland scrambles aircraft as Russia launches strikes on Ukraine

Polish and allied aircraft were activated early on Monday to ensure the safety of Polish airspace after Russia launched air strikes targeting western Ukraine, near the border with Poland, the…

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Trump deploys National Guard as Los Angeles protests against immigration agents continue

President Donald Trump's administration said it would deploy 2,000 National Guard troops on Saturday as federal agents in Los Angeles faced off against a few hundred demonstrators during a second…

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Israeli forces seize Gaza aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg

Israeli forces have taken command of a charity vessel that had tried to break a naval blockade of the Gaza Strip and the boat with its crew of 12 including…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Monday 9th June 2025

Updated 1230 MIDI 'committed to finding solution' to return Manoel Island to government: MIDI has signalled its willingness tonegotiate with the Maltese government over returning Manoel Island to public ownership,…

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Italians vote on easing citizenship requirements, reversing labour reform

Italians will start voting on Sunday in a two-day referendum on whether to ease citizenship laws and reverse a decade-old liberalisation of the labour market, but the vote may fail…

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Pope Leo, in first month, makes a break in style from Francis

In his first month, Pope Leo has taken a very different approach to his predecessor Francis. Leo, the former Cardinal Robert Prevost, has led some two dozen public events since…

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