Russian aggression

Lithuania says US deploys fresh troops to the country

The United States has confirmed that it is sending a new rotation of troops to Lithuania, the Baltic NATO country said, ending a period ‌of uncertainty over whether the US…

EU seeks ‘painful’ measures to counter Russian hybrid attacks

European Commissioner for Defence Andrius Kubilius said Europe can respond to Russia in a “painful way” through the development of an anti-hybrid warfare playbook. “We can find ways for how…

NATO jets shoot down drone over Lithuania

Italian Eurofighter Typhoons affiliated with NATO shot down a drone that entered Lithuania's airspace. A drone entered Lithuania's airspace before NATO fighter jets shot it down, the Baltic country's president…

Ukraine hit by deadly Russian strikes as Putin marks 74th birthday

Russia destroyed an apartment block in northern Ukraine as a birthday "gift" to Vladimir Putin, Volo...

Israelis mark three years since Hamas attack that set off Gaza assault

Israelis will on Wednesday mark three years since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, trigger...

Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 7 October 2026

Morning Briefing Tax officials to contact hundreds over suspected tax evasion Tax officials ar...

Germany’s ex-spy chief arrested for espionage

Police have arrested the former head of Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency, August Hanning, o...

Troops from NATO member Turkey, nuclear-armed Pakistan headed to Saudi Arabia

Turkey and Pakistan will send troops to Saudi Arabia in a "rapid deployment" under a new mutual defe...

Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo, patient has died

Kenya has ‌recorded its first confirmed Ebola case, a Kenyan citizen who has been living in Democrat...

Dozens quarantined in Siberia after plague institute lab worker dies

A laboratory worker at a plague research institute in ‌Siberia fell ill and died in undisclosed circ...

Jeffrey Archer, bestselling UK novelist and scandal-plagued politician, dies aged 86

Jeffrey Archer, the bestselling British novelist and former politician who was jailed for lying in ...

Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 6 October 2026

Morning Briefing MUT calls for quality-focused tertiary education The Malta Union of Teachers ...

Warning that Germany at risk of violent conflict with Russia

Germany is at risk of entering ‌a violent conflict as Moscow steps up an increasingly aggressive "sh...