Tom Tugendhat

UK’s Tom Tugendhat backs Liz Truss for PM

July 29 (Reuters) - Tom Tugendhat, who was eliminated in the race to become British prime minister, has endorsed Liz Truss in the leadership contest. "We need a leader to unite the Conservative Party. It’s…

UPDATED: UK minister Cleverly says full contest for new PM is required

LONDON, July 8 (Reuters) - British Education Secretary James Cleverly said on Friday he did not agree with calls for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to stand down immediately, saying the Conservative Party…

UPDATED: Ireland’s foreign minister says Ryanair incident is air piracy, NATO to discuss incident

Ireland's foreign minister on Monday described the diversion of the Irish carrier Ryanair's flight to Minsk as "aviation piracy". "This was effectively aviation piracy, state-sponsored," Simon Coveney told RTE radio.…

Diplomatic strain between Washington and Rome deepens amid Iran and NATO row

United States President Donald Trump has sharply criticised Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, s...

Updated – Malta News Briefing – Thursday 16 April 2026

Updated 1200 Watchdog Urges Government to Curb Non-Productive Spending: The Malta Fiscal Advisory...

Deadly Russian strikes across Ukraine mark worst escalation of the year

Russia unleashed its deadliest attack so far this year on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and ‌other citi...

Russia warns drone plans for Ukraine are pulling Europe deeper into war

Russia's defence ministry warned on Wednesday that European plans to step up drone supplies to Ukra...

Pope Leo, attacked again by Trump, flies to Cameroon on Africa tour

Pope Leo set off for Cameroon on Wednesday, ‌where he is expected to appeal for peace in the simmeri...

Portugal rejects separate European army

Portugal is against the creation of a separate European army and instead backs strengthening and mod...

Updated – Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 15 April 2026

Updated 1150am Malta’s Imports from China Hit Record High as Trade Ties Deepen: Malta has signifi...

In a first, Libya’s rival forces take part in joint US-led military exercises

Forces from Libya's east- and west-based administrations participated in U.S. special forces exercis...

UN watchdog says North Korea is boosting nuclear weapons capacity

North Korea has made "very serious" advances in its abilities to turn out nuclear weapons, with the...

Canada’s Carney secures stronger mandate for pushing back against Trump

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has strengthened his grip on power, securing a stronger mandate ...