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Portugal presidential race wide open with far-right just ahead, rare runoff vote is likely

Portugal's presidential election on Sunday is all but guaranteed to require a runoff vote for the first time in 40 years amid growing political fragmentation, and the race for a…

Portuguese parliament approves ban on wearing face veils in public spaces

Portugal's parliament has approved a bill banning face veils worn for “gender or religious” reasons in public, in a move seen as targeting the face coverings worn by some Muslim…

Portugal party Chega sets far-right world summit with Brazil’s Bolsonaro, Italy’s Salvini

LISBON, April 7 (Reuters) - Portuguese party Chega will hold a world summit in Lisbon with several far-right party leaders in May, including former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and Italian…

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of ex-Libyan leader, shot dead

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the second son of Libya’s former ruler Muammar Gaddafi, has been killed at th...

Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 4th Feburary 2026

Morning Briefing PM Defends Storm Fund Eligibility Despite Planning Irregularities Prime Minis...

Italy Set to Approve Tougher Security Measures After Violent Turin Protests

The Italian government, led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, is preparing to introduce a new packag...

Tensions Rise as US Military Downs Iranian Drone in Arabian Sea

A US stealth warplane has shot down an Iranian drone that approached an American aircraft carrier in...

Russia Launches Record Missile Barrage on Ukraine’s Energy Sector Amid Deep Freeze

KYIV, Ukraine – Ukraine’s energy infrastructure has suffered its most devastating assault of the yea...

Impact of the Panama Papers and Epstein Files on Global Politics

In the past decade, two seismic document releases have shaken the foundations of global power: the P...

Iberian Peninsula braces for more bad weather one week after Storm Kristin

Portugal and Spain are bracing for a new storm that authorities warn could trigger floods and furthe...

Updated – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 3 February 2026

Updated 1230 Free Childcare Lifted Incomes but Pushed Poverty Line Higher, Central Bank Finds: Fr...

US Flags Cyprus Airspace Risks Amid Escalating Iran Standoff

The United States has issued a “notice to airmen” (Notam) for the Nicosia designated flight informat...

Spain to ban social media access for children under 16

Spain will ban access to social media for minors under 16 and platforms will be required to implemen...