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WHO Presses Russia for Information on Siberia Lab Death
The World Health Organization is looking into reports of a second pneumonia case linked to an anti-plague institute in Irkutsk, Siberia, after…
Malta News Briefing – Thursday 8 October 2026
Morning Briefing Employers reject claim that private sector drove population growth Malta Employers has rejected Finance Minister Clyde Caruana’s suggestion that businesses…
Turkey sending technical, defensive support to Saudi Arabia to help fight Houthis
Turkey is sending mainly defensive and technical support to Saudi Arabia to help it fight Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, two officials said on…
Updated – Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 7 October 2026
Updated 1300 Malta Public Transport Passenger Journeys Hit Record High in 2026: Malta Public Transport recorded an average of 234,673 passenger journeys…
Ukraine hit by deadly Russian strikes as Putin marks 74th birthday
Russia destroyed an apartment block in northern Ukraine as a birthday "gift" to Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday, after overnight…
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 destroyed much…
Germany’s ex-spy chief arrested for espionage
Police have arrested the former head of Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency, August Hanning, on suspicion of espionage, the federal prosecutor's office…
Troops from NATO member Turkey, nuclear-armed Pakistan headed to Saudi Arabia
Turkey and Pakistan will send troops to Saudi Arabia in a "rapid deployment" under a new mutual defense alliance, the three countries…
Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo, patient has died
Kenya has recorded its first confirmed Ebola case, a Kenyan citizen who has been living in Democratic Republic of Congo and arrived…
Dozens quarantined in Siberia after plague institute lab worker dies
A laboratory worker at a plague research institute in Siberia fell ill and died in undisclosed circumstances, prompting authorities to quarantine dozens…
Jeffrey Archer, bestselling UK novelist and scandal-plagued politician, dies aged 86
Jeffrey Archer, the bestselling British novelist and former politician who was jailed for lying in a high-profile libel case, has died aged…