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The European Union failed to pass new sanctions on Russia at a meeting on Monday after surprise objections from Hungary, the bloc's top diplomat said. "Unfortunately, we did not reach an agreement on the 20th sanctions package," said Kaja Kallas, the EU's foreign policy chief. "This is a setback and a message we did not want to send today." European

Former parliamentary secretary Deborah Schembri has announced she will contest the next general election on the Labour ticket, marking a return to frontline politics. A lawyer by profession, Schembri first rose to prominence as co-leader of the movement that led to the introduction of divorce in Malta in 2011. She was elected as a Labour MP on the

There were 180 drug busts in 2025, with cocaine and cannabis topping the list of the largest amount. Over 668kg of cocaine were confiscated by the police last year, while 286.6g crack was also seized by officials. Meanwhile, the police also seized 314.46kg of cannabis grass, 4.33kg of resin and 249 plants. Nearly a kilo - 989.8g - of heroin were also

Britain's former US ambassador Peter Mandelson was arrested Monday on suspicion of misconduct in public office, UK media reported. The Guardian , among others, reported that video footage seen showed him being driven away from his home in an unmarked car shortly after being escorted from his home by officers. Mandelson has been accused of passing on