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Malta

Country in Southern Europe situated on an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea

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Nov 25, 2025
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How did the US government respond to the USS Liberty incident in 1967?

The U.S. government’s response combined urgent operational rescue efforts, multiple official investigations, immediate diplomatic protests to Israel, and ultimately acceptance of Israel’s explanation ...

Dec 8, 2025
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What is the evidence for Israel's involvement in the USS Liberty incident?

The USS Liberty was attacked on June 8, 1967 by Israeli aircraft and torpedo boats; 34 U.S. sailors died and scores were wounded, and Israel later paid reparations to victims and for material damage ....

Nov 3, 2025
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Which EU member states collect fingerprints and facial images for EES and do any temporarily opt out?

The Entry/Exit System (EES) will collect from non‑EU nationals in the majority of Schengen and EU countries when it starts operations on 12 October 2025, with progressive roll‑out completing by April ...

Jan 17, 2026

How have human rights organizations used prevalence statistics in advocacy against non‑consensual surgeries on intersex infants?

Human rights organizations have weaponized prevalence statistics—estimates of how many people are born with intersex variations and how often surgeries occur—to reframe cosmetic, non‑emergency genital...

Nov 10, 2025

What are the most popular countries for British expats to live and work in 2025?

Multiple 2025 sources identify a core group of destinations repeatedly favoured by British expats: , though lists differ by methodology. Differences reflect whether a source measures existing British ...

Jan 22, 2026

What are the cheapest countries offering residency or citizenship-by-investment in 2026?

The in 2026 are concentrated in a few budget an programs (notably and some Eastern European routes) and in (CBI) offers that start in the low six figures, while ultra-low-cost outliers for passports e...

Dec 31, 2025

Which EU member states have been labeled as tax havens domestically or internationally, and what defensive measures have other EU countries used against them?

Several EU member states—most prominently Luxembourg, Malta, Ireland, the Netherlands and Cyprus—have been publicly accused of exhibiting “tax haven” traits by the European Parliament and commentators...

Dec 21, 2025

Which countries commonly allow dual citizenship that might involve U.S. senators?

Dual citizenship is legally possible for Americans and therefore can — and historically has — intersect with membership in the U.S. Senate; the United States does not bar citizens from holding other n...

Dec 8, 2025

What precedents or official Vatican documents clarify access to Eucharist for civilly remarried Catholics since 2016?

Since 2016 the principal Vatican text that opened room for some civilly remarried Catholics to seek Reconciliation and Eucharist is Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia , which says ca...

Dec 2, 2025

Who nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize and what were their stated reasons?

Multiple elected officials and foreign leaders publicly nominated or said they had nominated Donald J. Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025; named nominators in reporting include U.S. Representativ...

Dec 2, 2025

Which of Trump's actions or policies were cited by nominators as merit for a Nobel Peace Prize?

Multiple nominators and governments put forward Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize citing his brokered diplomatic deals — most prominently the Abraham Accords and a string of 2025-era mediation clai...

Nov 29, 2025

How have bishops' conferences implemented Francis' pastoral guidance on divorced and remarried Catholics?

Pope Francis’ Amoris Laetitia opened a door to “case‑by‑case” pastoral discernment for divorced and civilly remarried Catholics, prompting many national bishops’ conferences to offer local guidelines ...

Nov 29, 2025

How have bishops’ conferences implemented papal guidance on Communion for remarried divorcees?

Bishops’ conferences have responded to Pope Francis’ shift toward case-by-case pastoral discernment by issuing widely divergent local guidelines: some conferences (e.g., Argentina, Germany, Malta, San...

Nov 28, 2025

Which European countries use 'consent' as the primary standard in rape laws (and when were reforms passed)?

A 2024 academic mapping found 20 European countries had adopted consent-based rape laws as of May 2023, and reporting shows several more states moved in 2024–2025 (notably France, Czechia and Poland) ...

Nov 17, 2025

Which countries or US localities have experimented with abolishing property taxes and what were the outcomes?

No U.S. state has entirely abolished property taxes; every review in the provided set says property taxes exist everywhere in the U.S., though some states and individual cities keep very low or no mun...

Nov 15, 2025

Which countries have legalised cannabis

Only a small number of countries have legalized recreational cannabis nationwide: Canada and Uruguay are repeatedly named as fully legal federally, and various sources count roughly nine countries wit...