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Humanitarian aid: €24.5 million in Southern Africa and Indian Ocean region

The EU announced today new funding of €24.5 million in humanitarian aid for the Southern Africa and Indian Ocean region. EU humanitarian aid to the region seeks to provide a…

Netherlands records first euthanasia case involving a child under 12

A child under the age of 12 has died through euthanasia for the first time since the law was changed...

Romanian parliament rejects nominated prime minister, deepening government crisis

Romania's Prime Minister-designate Adrian Vestea failed to win parliament's ‌vote of confidence late...

Scars mark Britain’s economy 10 years after Brexit vote

Britain's vote to leave the European Union in 2016 has acted as a persistent drag on its economy, co...

Italy seized €2 billion in Russian oligarch assets

Italy has seized assets worth around €2 billion from Russian oligarchs under sanctions imposed follo...

Updated – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 23 June 2026

Updated 1200 Parliament Opens New Legislature with Government, Opposition Setting Out Priorities:...

Pressure mounts on Spanish PM Sánchez after former minister is convicted of corruption

Corruption cases keep pummeling Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, whose former transport ministe...

Former US Fed chair Alan Greenspan dies aged 100

Former US Federal Reserve chair Alan Greenspan due to complications from Parkinson’s disease, his fa...

Updated – Malta News Briefing – Monday 22 June 2026

Updated 1255 Shoreline Mall Seeks Two-Year Extension on €14 Million Bond Repayment: Operators of ...

Heatwave tightens its grip on Europe

A prolonged heatwave is expected to grip much of Italy until at least the end of June, with temperat...

UPDATED: Starmer resigns as UK Prime Minister

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday he would quit, paving the way for what is expected to be ...