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Gates Foundation pledges $7 billion for Africa as Ukraine war diverts donor cash

By Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said it was committing $7 billion to Africa over the next four years, as Bill Gates warned that…

EU, Gates Foundation to support African medicines agency

BRUSSELS, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The European Union and the Gates Foundation are set to announce a package of financial support for the nascent African Medicines Agency (AMA) in a…

Gates Foundation allots $120 mln for poor nations to get COVID-19 drug

The Gates Foundation will allocate up to $120 million to help lower-income countries get an experimental COVID-19 drug being developed by U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co Inc in the battle…

France agreed to open talks on Latvia joining nuclear deterrence initiative

Latvia's Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said that French President Emmanuel Macron had agreed to st...

Lithuania says US deploys fresh troops to the country

The United States has confirmed that it is sending a new rotation of troops to Lithuania, the Balti...

Trump Warns of Iran “Annihilation” as Diplomats Confirm Sidelines Talks

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in N...

Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 23 September 2026

Morning Briefing Attorney-General Appeals Yorgen Fenech Acquittal Prosecutors have appealed th...

Armed group shuts pipeline from Libya’s largest oil field, jeopardising exports

An armed group has closed a valve on the pipeline connecting Libya's El Sharara oil field to Zawiya,...

Updated – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 22 September 2026

Updated 1200 Malta Leads EU in SME Labour Shortages as Firms Turn to Non-EU Workers: Malta has th...

Major US TV networks suspend Trump coverage in protest

Major US television networks have suspended their shared coverage of President Donald Trump’s White ...

Meloni ally urges EU to prepare for possible Le Pen Presidency

The European Union should be prepared to work with Marine Le Pen if she wins France’s presidential e...

Questions and Answers on Fair Labour Mobility Package

How will the package make labour mobility fairer for people moving across EU borders? Documents p...

Is NATO ready to fight? The Ukraine war is raising doubts among military analysts

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has killed hundreds of thousands of people. It has also serv...