Airplane Crash

UPDATE – Crew killed in cargo plane crash in Greece, airline Meridian says

KYIV (Reuters) - All the crew were killed when an Antonov An-12 cargo plane crashed in northern Greece late on Saturday, an official at Ukraine's Meridian cargo airline said on…

Country leaders react to Iran’s admission of downing Ukrainian passenger jet

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is set to hold a telephone call with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Saturday after Tehran said it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian passenger…

French Mirage disappears amidst fear it may have crashed

A French Mirage 2000-D fighter jet has disappeared from radar in a mountainous region of eastern France, prompting fears it may have crashed. French officials said the plane vanished from…

Malta News Briefing – Thursday 16 April 2026

Morning Briefing Abela Dismisses Election Uncertainty Claims Prime Minister Robert Abela has d...

Pope Leo, attacked again by Trump, flies to Cameroon on Africa tour

Pope Leo set off for Cameroon on Wednesday, ‌where he is expected to appeal for peace in the simmeri...

Portugal rejects separate European army

Portugal is against the creation of a separate European army and instead backs strengthening and mod...

Updated – Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 15 April 2026

Updated 1150am Malta’s Imports from China Hit Record High as Trade Ties Deepen: Malta has signifi...

In a first, Libya’s rival forces take part in joint US-led military exercises

Forces from Libya's east- and west-based administrations participated in U.S. special forces exercis...

UN watchdog says North Korea is boosting nuclear weapons capacity

North Korea has made "very serious" advances in its abilities to turn out nuclear weapons, with the...

Canada’s Carney secures stronger mandate for pushing back against Trump

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has strengthened his grip on power, securing a stronger mandate ...

Updated – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 14 April 2026

Updated 11.55am Abela Announces €1.3bn Intermediate Care Hospital at San Vinċenz: Robert Abela an...

Italian PM condemns ally Trump over ‘unacceptable’ Pope criticism

Giorgia Meloni has described Donald Trump’s comments about Pope Leo XIV as “unacceptable”. The US...

UK sets up Brexit-style crisis team to deal with Iran conflict

Keir Starmer is setting up a Brexit-style “Middle East response committee” to reshape how Britain ha...