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Ryanair to cut 3,000 jobs, close bases in Europe

Ryanair to cut 3,000 jobs, close bases in Europe

Budget airline Ryanair is drawing up plans to cut as many as 3,000 jobs and close bases in Europe, as the airline addresses the massive downturn in business caused by…

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Summer disruptions, including ‘shut down’ for Heathrow Airport expected if union proceeds with strike

Summer disruptions, including ‘shut down’ for Heathrow Airport expected if union proceeds with strike

A trade union has threatened to disrupt the summer holidays of millions of Britons with plans to “shut down” Heathrow. As many as 4,000 staff are planning to hold strikes…

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Air France is pulling out from Alitalia rescue deal for political reasons – Reports

Air France is pulling out from Alitalia rescue deal for political reasons – Reports

Air France is pulling out of a deal that would save struggling Italian airline Alitalia for “political reasons”, Italian media reports. The Ferrovie dello Statto (FS) rail group, which is…

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Italian antitrust authority orders suspension of Ryanair and Wizz Air baggage policy

Italian antitrust authority orders suspension of Ryanair and Wizz Air baggage policy

The Italian Antitrust Authority, after the initiation of a preliminary investigation procedure, has provisionally ordered the suspension of the new baggage policy by the low-cost airlines Ryanair and Wizz Air,…

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Government crises loom in Romania and Slovenia

Political instability is expected to intensify in Romania and Slovenia, with both countries facing p...

ECJ limits detention for rejected asylum seekers to 18 months

The European Court of Justice has ruled that rejected asylum seekers in the Netherlands must be rele...

Shipping traffic remains at virtual standstill through Hormuz

Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained at a virtual standstill on Monday with just ...

UK foreign minister Cooper cuts short diplomatic tour

British foreign minister Yvette Cooper will cut short an intensive diplomatic tour designed to build...

Bulgaria’s former President Radev wins parliamentary election

Progressive Bulgaria, ‌the party of Bulgaria's pro-Russian former ⁠President Rumen Radev was le...

Updated – Malta News Briefing – Monday 20 April 2026

Updated 1205 Government Moves to End Extra Hotel Floors via MTA Clampdown: The Malta Tourism Auth...

A new, forceful Pope Leo steps onto the world stage

Pope Leo has debuted a new, forceful speaking style on his four-nation Africa tour this week, issuin...

Two arms brokers on trial in UK for missiles and fighter jet deals with Libya and Sudan

Two arms brokers arranged illegal deals to supply ex-Soviet surface-to-air missile systems to South ...

Malta News Briefing – Saturday 18 April 2026

Morning Briefing PM vows stable energy supply as inflation gap with euro area widens Prime Min...

Leading Balkan Cartel member arrested in Montenegro

On 15 April 2026, Europol supported law enforcement authorities in Montenegro in conducting a large-...