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Israel’s Yuval Raphael through to Eurovision grand final

The second Eurovision 2025 semi-final took place on Thursday, and saw some of this year’s most popular contestants vie for a place in the Grand Final. Israel has qualified for…

EU slams Eurovision for banning flag from stage

The European Union’s culture chief hit out at Eurovision for banning performers from waving the EU flag, saying Europeans should not need permission to celebrate their identity. The circle of…

Irish broadcaster requests discussion over Israel’s Eurovision participation

Ireland’s public broadcaster has asked the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) for a discussion about Israel’s inclusion in the Eurovision song contest, as 72 former contestants called for the Israeli broadcaster…

Malta News Briefing – Saturday 14 March 2026

Morning Briefing Tender for €300m Evans Building Hotel Scrapped by Review Board The award of a...

Italy weighs options as damaged Russian LNG tanker drifts in the Mediterranean

Italian authorities are weighing how to deal with a Russian liquefied natural gas tanker left adrif...

ICC opens probe into alleged crimes against humanity by Belarus

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court said on Thursday they had opened an ‌investigation ...

Talk of US Anti-Missile System Relocation Fuels Anxiety in South Korea

The US is relocating parts of a missile defence system installed in South Korea to the Middle East, ...

Romania Scrambles Jets After Suspicious Drone Activity

Romania scrambled fighter jets on Friday to monitor ‌drones possibly breaching its national airspac...

US opens unfair trade practices probe of 60 countries over forced labor

The U.S. Trade Representative's office said late on Thursday it had begun Section 301 unfair trade p...

Malta News Briefing – Friday 13 March 2026

Morning Briefing Abela Signals Openness to Review Abortion Sentence Prime Minister Robert Abel...

FBI warns Iran aspired to attack California with drones in retaliation for war

The has FBI alerted California police departments that Iran might retaliate against U.S. strikes by ...

Updated – Malta News Briefing – Thursday 12 March 2026

Updated 1030 Malta-Flagged Tanker Damaged in Gulf Attack as Regional Tensions Hit Shipping: A Mal...

Turkey’s Erdogan says Iran war must stop before whole region dragged in

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has warned that the war involving Iran risks setting the enti...