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Turkey begins deportation of IS militants

Turkey begins deportation of IS militants

Turkey has begun deporting captured Islamic State (IS) militants, with 11 French jihadists expected to be sent home in the coming days, Euronews reports. In comments carried on Monday by Turkey's state-run…

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Trump demands Europe to take hundreds of IS fighters captured in Syria

Trump demands Europe to take hundreds of IS fighters captured in Syria

US President Donald Trump has demanded that Europe take in hundreds of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) fighters captured in Syria, threatening that…

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IS claim responsibility for attack that killed 16 people including 4 Americans in Syria

IS claim responsibility for attack that killed 16 people including 4 Americans in Syria

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack that killed 16 people in Syria's Manbij, including at least four Americans. Two U.S. service members and two American civilians were…

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Seven Coptic Christians killed on bus near monastery in Egypt

Seven Coptic Christians killed on bus near monastery in Egypt

At least seven people have been killed in an assault on a bus heading towards a monastery in Egypt, according to a Coptic Church official. The incident took place on…

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UK lawmakers approve lifetime smoking ban for today’s under-18s

Children in Britain who are 17 or younger, ‌and anyone born in the future, will never be able to leg...

Belgians advised to have enough supplies to last 72 hours

Belgium’s National Crisis Centre has launched a nationwide campaign urging citizens to be ready to c...

Russian official says Russians in Moldova’s Transdniestria under threat

The safety of Russian citizens in Moldova's breakaway Transdniestria region is currently under threa...

Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 22 April 2026

Morning Briefing Diesel shock strains Maltese freight sector as costs surge across Europe A sh...

Nearly 8,000 people died or disappeared trying to migrate in 2025

Nearly 8,000 people died or disappeared on migration routes last year, with sea routes to Europe th...

Iran war exposes weakened state of Britain’s armed forces

The Iran war has left Britain's armed forces exposed, heaping pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starme...

Report Finds Corruption in Italy Growing More Hidden and Systemic

Corruption in Italy has become “more insidious and evasive,” spreading into “every part of public li...

Iran crisis costs France up to 6 billion euros, says minister

The economic fallout from the crisis in Iran has cost France between 4 ‌billion euros ($4.70 billio...

Russia has taken 1,700 square km of Ukraine this year

Russian forces have taken 1,700 square km (656 square miles) of territory in Ukraine this ‌year and ...

Updated – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 21 April 2026

Updated 1230 Borg: Global Trade Shifting to ‘Trusted Corridors’ as Uncertainty Grows: Foreign Min...