EU Sanctions

Putin says Russia will respond in kind if EU nations seize Russian vessels

Putin says Russia will respond in kind if EU nations seize Russian vessels

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia will respond in kind if European countries ‌seize ussian merchant vessels, the TASS state news agency reported. The comments come as…

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Europe targets shadow fleet tankers falsely using Cameroon flag

Europe targets shadow fleet tankers falsely using Cameroon flag

Europe is taking tougher action against tankers falsely using Cameroon's flag registry to transport Russian oil, including boarding vessels at sea, prompting Cameroon to dump 39 such vessels from its…

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Brussels Unveils Fresh Russia Sanctions Package, Drawing Sharp Rebuke from Moscow

Brussels Unveils Fresh Russia Sanctions Package, Drawing Sharp Rebuke from Moscow

The European Union is moving to tighten pressure on Russia through a new package of sanctions targeting oil exports, cryptocurrency channels and individuals who fought in Ukraine, while Moscow has…

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Turkish lira hits weekly low on EU sanctions risk

Turkish lira hits weekly low on EU sanctions risk

Turkey's lira hit its weakest in nearly a week on Thursday on concerns over possible sanctions after Bloomberg reported Ankara would soon test its Russia-purchased S-400 missile defences, and as…

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Portugal Approves Ban on Face Coverings in Public Places

Portugal's President António Jose Seguro has enacted a law banning face coverings in public spaces, ...

Moderna, Merck breakthrough could usher in wave of cancer vaccines

Merck and Moderna's success with a personalized cancer vaccine designed to keep melanoma at bay ope...

Israeli warns Turkey against ‘dangerous adventures’ in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was "dragging Turkey into dangerous adventures in ‌Syria", Is...

Trump says he will meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un

President Donald Trump said that he would meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year. Tr...

Trump threatens ‘tremendous economic consequences’ on any country helping Iran

President Donald Trump has said the US will inflict "TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences" on any countr...

Malta News Briefing – Thursday 20 August 2026

Morning Briefing MFSA highlights reporting and governance weaknesses in financial sector Regul...

Bundeswehr troop numbers reach 13-year high

Germany's Bundeswehr military employed roughly 186,700 soldiers as of July 31 this year, the Defense...

Cyprus emerges as potential Iranian target if U.S. escalates hostilities

Iran has considered targeting US and British military assets in Europe, including Cyprus, if Washing...

Climate change is driving record heat in Europe’s seas

Human-caused climate change was the main driver of recent record-breaking sea temperatures around Eu...

Lavrov says Russia, North Korea fighting for ‘new, righteous’ world order

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his North Korean counterpart that their countries were w...