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Thailand’s ‘paradise island’ Phuket reopens to tourists

Thailand’s ‘paradise island’ Phuket reopens to tourists

Hundreds of vaccinated foreign tourists arrived on the Thai resort island of Phuket on Thursday, the first visitors to its beaches and golf courses under a pilot programme designed to…

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Island of Phuket in mass vaccination drive ahead of the rest of Thailand

Island of Phuket in mass vaccination drive ahead of the rest of Thailand

In Thailand, it's the all-important tourism sector that has jumped to the head of the COVID-19 vaccination line, with the country's most popular resort island embarking on a mass inoculation…

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Thailand to allow long-stay tourists in island of Phuket from October

Thailand to allow long-stay tourists in island of Phuket from October

Thailand will allow foreign tourists to visit for longer stays from October, a senior official said on Friday, as the government tries to revive a key economic sector that has…

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49 people missing after tourist boat capsizes off Phuket in Thailand

49 people missing after tourist boat capsizes off Phuket in Thailand

Sky News: Forty-nine people are missing after a tourist boat capsized off the popular island resort of Phuket in Thailand, according to officials. Having earlier reported that at least seven…

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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...

Biggest party in Romanian coalition withdraws support for PM, political crisis looms

Romania's ruling Social Democrats voted to withdraw their support for Liberal Prime Minister Ilie B...

UN leadership hopefuls face public grilling amid mounting institutional strain

The four candidates vying to become the next United Nations secretary-general face live hearings on ...

US Air Force says the A-10 Warthog will live on to 2030

The U.S. Air Force secretary extended the life of the A-10 "Warthog" attack plane until 2030, ‌spar...