Moon

First privately funded mission to the Moon crashes

First privately funded mission to the Moon crashes

The first privately funded mission to the Moon has crashed on the lunar surface after the apparent failure of its main engine. The Israeli spacecraft called Beresheet attempted a soft…

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NASA plans to land humans to the Moon…and stay

NASA plans to land humans to the Moon…and stay

NASA is planning to take the "next giant leap in deep space exploration" as it looks to send astronauts to the moon who are able to stay there. The space…

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Hello from the other side of the moon

Hello from the other side of the moon

New photos from China's space agency shows its lunar rover leaving tracks on the far side of the moon, at the start of a historic exploration mission. China successfully landed…

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Chinese spacecraft becomes first to land on far side of the moon

Chinese spacecraft becomes first to land on far side of the moon

A Chinese spacecraft has become the first to land on the far side of the moon, according to state media. The lunar explorer Chang'e 4 touched down on Thursday morning…

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Iran-backed militias intensify attacks against US, Israel and allies

Iran-backed militias around the Middle East are intensifying attacks against Israel, the US and thei...

12 members of money laundering scheme exploiting Ukrainian women arrested in Spain

An international operation in Spain targeting a money laundering scheme resulted in the arrest of 12...

Syria opens Mediterranean-Aleppo air corridor that could help ease regional snarl

Syria has opened a newly reactivated air corridor from the northern city of Aleppo toward the Medite...

Updated – Malta News Briefing – Friday 6 March 2026

Updated 1210 Malta Maritime Sector Urges EU Rethink on Emissions Tax Rules: The Malta Maritime Fo...

Kosovo president dissolves parliament, calls snap election after failed presidential vote

Kosovo's President Vjosa Osmani on Friday dissolved parliament and called snap elections after lawma...

Rome boosts air defence to maximum amid Iran crisis as Meloni rules out any current US request for base use

Italy has raised its air-defence protection to the highest level as tensions escalate across the Mid...

International crackdown dismantles sprawling drug network spanning Europe, Asia and Australia

An international law-enforcement operation has dismantled key parts of a sprawling drug trafficking ...

EU Emissions Rules Threaten Malta’s Maritime Hub, Forum Warns MEPs

The Malta Maritime Forum presented compelling data at the European Parliament in Brussels, showing h...

Macron asks Netanyahu to ‘refrain from a ground offensive’ in Lebanon

Emmanuel Macron said he asked Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from launching a ground offensive in Leb...

Updated – Malta News Briefing – Thursday 5 March 2026

Updated 1120 Malta Arranges Special Flight to Repatriate Citizens from UAE: Deputy Prime Minister...