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EU to propose KIDS Act on social media safety

The European Commission will propose an EU KIDS Act on Thursday to set a minimum age for accessing social media throughout the bloc. The proposal will come with an EU-wide…

Poland to ban phones in schools, restrict access to pornography

Poland wants to ban under-16s from using mobile phones in schools from September 1 and plans to introduce stricter age verification rules to access pornography, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said…

Updated – Malta News Briefing – Friday 30 October 2026

Updated 1120 Malta’s economy shows mixed signals as property market slows Malta’s economy is s...

Hackers steal $6.3 billion from Binance in record heist blamed on North Korea

Binance hit by $6.3bn cryptocurrency theft as North Korea suspected Hackers stole $6.3 billion fr...

China expels record 33 Communist Party members as Xi tightens discipline

China has expelled a record 33 members from the Communist Party following a four-day political gathe...

Trump promotes major investment projects on campaign trail despite uncertainty

US President Donald Trump has highlighted billions of dollars in proposed factories, energy projects...

Patrick Stewart, Star Trek and X-Men actor, dies aged 86

Patrick Stewart, the classically trained British actor who brought Shakespearean depth to the Star T...

Netanyahu’s Likud alleges election fraud as Arab parties make gains

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party has alleged voter fraud in Arab-majority pol...

ECB holds interest rates as inflation rises

The European Central Bank (ECB) kept its key deposit rate unchanged at 2.5% on Thursday, as rising i...

EU lawmakers call for action to rebalance trade with China

European Parliament lawmakers have called for continued dialogue with China and concrete measures to...

Pentagon investigating possibly cyberattack on refrigeration systems

The Pentagon is investigating whether hackers caused refrigeration systems to fail at shops on US mi...

Meloni condemns judge’s decision to free man accused of inciting violent protests

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has condemned a judge’s decision to release a university resea...