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Lockerbie bombing trial postponed by US judge days before start

A federal judge on Monday postponed the trial of the man authorities allege built the bomb that blew New York-bound Pan Am flight 103 out of the sky over Lockerbie,…

Former Stasi agents interviewed by Scottish prosecutors as part of Lockerbie investigations

A number of former officers from communist East Germany’s secret police, the Stasi, were interviewed by the Scottish prosecution service in connection with ongoing investigations into the Lockerbie bombing. The…

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez calls snap election

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called an early general election on Monday, bringing forward a ...

US removes B-1 bombers from UK base amid security concerns

The United States removed its B-1 bombers from a UK air base one week after several men were arrest...

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...

Malta News Briefing – Monday 5 October 2026

Morning Briefing Labour ‘cannot pretend it heard nothing’ from Fenech trial - PL President Lab...

Pete Hegseth creates Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is launching an Office of Religious Affairs at the Pentagon, the...

Students and police clash as France struggles to quell school protests

Riot police clashed with high school students in cities across France on Friday, as President Emmanu...

Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia and Iran’s war planning raise fears of wider Middle East conflict

Iran is preparing a broader and more forceful response in case the United States resumes large-scale...

Malta News Briefing – Friday 2 October 2026

Morning Briefing Chief Justice urges political agreement on successor Chief Justice Mark Chetc...

Eurozone inflation heats up faster than expected

A faster-than-expected inflation jump across the eurozone’s biggest economies raises the odds that t...

Russia sends nuclear warning to NATO as tensions rise in the Baltic

Russia has warned NATO it would be ready to resort to nuclear weapons if the Western alliance attemp...