Good evening,
These are the salient news reviewed and covered today.
Boris Johnson urges MPs not to vote for another pointless Brexit Delay , as sources indicate that the PM is planning to table a motion to call an October 14th General Election.
USA: Fatalities feared as 30 reported missing after excursion boat burned down
Poverty, Environment, Corruption and Exploitation to dominate Pope’s Africa visit’s agenda
Cinque Stelle members to vote on new government coalition on Tuesday
24 year old 92nd crime fatality in London since start of the year
Iran warns about taking strong step away from Nuclear deal if Europe will not offer new terms
Police called at Glasgow’s Ikea as thousands planned turning the place into a mass hide and seek game venue
Georgian PM resigns, government steps down
NewZealand – 35 charged for sharing footage of Christchurch attack
French city of Dunkirk testing of free bus system proved successful – The city seeks to become a beacon of a greener economy
Revolut plans new base in Portugal, increase in headcount to strengthen customer service
Argentina introduces currency control to prevent capital flight
Sanchez believes Spain can avoid elections
New Saudi anti-corruption commission to focus on government employees
Czech state attorney halts PM Babis’ fraud investigation
Lyon knife attacker had psychological problems and smoked large quantities of cannabis – Prosecutor
100 killed in Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen – Red Cross/Crescent
Inter’s Lukaku subjected to racist abuse in Serie A match
Spanish alpine skier and medalist reported missing
Pete Buttigieg speaks on the balance between politics and faith
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Beachgoers photograph the ocean alongside the Juno Beach Pier in Juno Beach, Florida, USA, 02 September 2019. Hurricane Dorian, which made landfall on the Bahamas as category 5, caused ‘unprecedented’ devastation, according to Prime Minister Hubert Minnis. It is now downgraded to category 4 on route to pass to the east of Florida in the upcoming days. EPA-EFE/CRISTOBAL HERRERA
The European Union and South American bloc Mercosur will implement on Friday a contentious free trade agreement that the EU in particular hopes will benefit exporters and calm critics, ...
Some 287 candidates will be considered for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize,, the secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Thursday, with U.S. President Donald Trump likely to be a...
Labour pitches stability, subsidies and broad social support
Prime Minister Robert Abela used the third day of the campaign to reinforce Labour’s message of continuity, positioning th...
Morning Briefing
Gozo in focus for Labour on second day of campaign: Day two of the 2026 general election campaign saw the Labour Party focused heavily on Gozo, where Prime Minister R...
The European Parliament has thrown its weight behind demands for a bigger long-term EU budget, approving its position for negotiations on the bloc’s next seven-year financial framework f...
Disinformation is no longer spreading only through fringe actors or political agitators, but through a digital system that rewards outrage, sensationalism and engagement above accuracy, ...
Unilever said on Thursday it would raise prices to soften the hit from higher-than-expected costs driven by the Iran war, even as it reported first-quarter underlying sales growth ahead...
Brent oil prices rose as much as 7% on Thursday on a report the U.S. is considering potential military action against Iran to break the deadlock in negotiations to end the war, increasi...
“A company’s workplace culture praised by management, needs to be taken with caution. But when the recognition comes directly from employees, that carries greater weight,” says JONATHAN ...
EU lawmakers have approved new rules aimed at strengthening how failing banks are managed, extending protections to a wider range of institutions and depositors across the bloc.
The p...
Malta Public Transport will be operating extended late-night services on the final night of the Malta International Fireworks Festival, scheduled for Thursday 30th April, ensuring specta...
Malta Public Transport announces that it will be operating two additional evening trips between Mġarr and Nadur in Gozo on Saturday 18 April 2026 to facilitate passenger travel following...
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained at a virtual standstill on Monday with just three crossings in the space of 12 hours, according to shipping data.
The oil prod...
Rights groups, including Amnesty International, say Iran carries out more executions per capita than any other country, and more in total than any nation except China, where reliable fig...
Thousands of Cuban security personnel have begun leaving Caracas after nearly two decades in Venezuela, as Washington ramps up efforts to dismantle the long standing alliance between the...
María Corina Machado is a prominent figure in Venezuela’s opposition. She has reported that one of her closest associates, Juan Pablo Guanipa, was abducted. This occurred mere hours afte...
Ukraine struck Russia’s oil infrastructure in the Black Sea port city of Tuapse for the third time in a month, local authorities said Tuesday.
The city, which declared an environmenta...
Russian forces have taken 1,700 square km (656 square miles) of territory in Ukraine this year and are advancing on its so-called fortress belt in Donbas, Moscow's top general said whil...
