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Spanish police seize cocaine worth $114 million from cattle ship

Spanish police seize cocaine worth $114 million from cattle ship

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish police seized 4.5 tonnes of cocaine with an estimated street value of 105 million euros ($114 million) after raiding a cattle ship off the Canary Islands…

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Dozens of migrants rescued off Spain’s Gran Canaria

Dozens of migrants rescued off Spain’s Gran Canaria

Spain's coast guard rescued 45 migrants off the coast of Gran Canaria on Sunday including 24 women and eight children. The migrants, from sub-Saharan Africa, were spotted in a boat…

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Wave of migrant arrivals leaves 2,000 stranded at Gran Canaria dockside camp

Wave of migrant arrivals leaves 2,000 stranded at Gran Canaria dockside camp

More than 2,000 African migrants were stranded in a dockside camp on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria on Tuesday after a wave of arrivals overwhelmed local authorities' capacity to…

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Spanish firefighters overwhelmed by size of fire in Gran Canaria

Spanish firefighters overwhelmed by size of fire in Gran Canaria

About 1,000 people have been forced to flee a huge mountain fire on the holiday island of Gran Canaria. Strong winds and temperatures of more than 32C are hampering efforts…

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Hundreds evacuated as fire rages on holiday island of Gran Canaria

Hundreds evacuated as fire rages on holiday island of Gran Canaria

Hundreds of people have been forced to flee a huge mountain fire on the Spanish holiday island of Gran Canaria. The Spanish military has now been sent to help firefighters…

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Pope Leo asks media to show suffering of war, not amplify ‘propaganda’

Pope Leo urged journalists on Monday to highlight the suffering caused by war, cautioning against n...

Mette Frederiksen, Denmark’s Trump-defying prime minister, seeks third term

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has staked her leadership on defying U.S. President Donal...

Greece wants durable solution to ensure free shipping in Hormuz Strait

Greece does not back any separate deals that would allow ships to enter and exit the Strait ‌of Hor...

Israel says Iran security chief, Basij head killed

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has said that top Iranian security official Ali Larijani h...

Russia’s Air Defenses Strained as Ukraine Retakes Territory

Russia is expending air defense missiles faster than it can produce them, forcing the Kremlin to pri...

Trump: “The End Is Near” for Cuba

President Donald Trump says Cuba is on the brink of collapse and the U.S. may be “taking” the island...

Iran renews attacks on US Gulf allies, Trump says that was not expected

Iran launched fresh attacks on the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, the kind of retaliatory strikes ...

Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 17 March 202

Morning Briefing Crime Reports Drop in 2025Malta saw a significant drop in crime in 2025, with 15...

EU weighs naval response as Hormuz crisis rattles energy markets

Foreign ministers from the European Union are expected to discuss reinforcing the bloc’s Aspides nav...

Tusk warns of real risk of Poland leaving the EU

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that a potential Polish exit from the European Union is now...