Nerve Agent

Nerve Agent poisoning victim leaves hospital

SkyNews: A man in Wiltshire who was critically hurt after being exposed to novichok has been discharged from hospital. Charlie Rowley, 45, and his partner Dawn Sturgess, 44, collapsed on 30…

Insight : What is the nerve agent Novichok?

The Week: Novichok is a series of highly toxic nerve agents, each with a different potency, first developed in the former Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s, Reuters reports. The specific circumstances of…

Updated – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 12 May 2026

Updated Government Unveils Healthcare Masterplan for New Gozo Hospital and St Luke’s Overhaul: He...

Italy to face nationwide general strike on May 18

Italy is set to face a nationwide general strike on May 18 involving multiple sectors, with disrupti...

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy: Russia has no intention of ending this war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that Russia has no intention of ending the more than f...

Stable weather drives higher number of migrants reaching Crete

More than 600 migrants have arrived on Crete and Gavdos in recent days, as boats carrying them were ...

Mediterranean tensions rise after aid ship reports gunfire from Libyan-affiliated vessels

Armed vessels linked to the Libyan coast guard opened fire Monday on a humanitarian rescue ship shor...

Labour unrest intensifies as British lawmakers push Starmer towards exit

Keir Starmer came under renewed pressure on Monday when four ministerial aides stepped down and more...

Global fire outbreaks hit record high as ‘unprecedented’ heat extremes loom

Climate change has driven record-breaking outbreaks of fire in Africa, Asia and elsewhere this year...

Italy prepares hantavirus guidance as global health authorities monitor cruise ship outbreak

Italy’s Health Ministry is preparing a circular letter on hantavirus for regional authorities and he...

Oil rises after Trump rejects Iran’s response to US peace proposal

Oil prices rallied on Monday, a day after President Donald Trump said Iran's response ‌to a U.S. pea...

UK’s Keir Starmer says Britain must reclaim leading role in Europe in major post-polls address

Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Monday to prove the “doubters” in his own party and among the...