BARCELONA (SPAIN) (ITALPRESS) – Spain is breaking new ground. Starting with the 11th round of La Liga—taking place between this evening and Friday—referees will provide commentary on their respective matches for the television networks that hold the league’s broadcasting rights.

This practice will continue throughout the season, covering two matches per round. It begins this Saturday with Levante vs. Atlético Madrid, while on Sunday, the referee in charge of the Basque derby—Athletic Bilbao vs. Real Sociedad—will offer commentary on the events that unfolded at San Mamés.

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MILAN (ITALPRESS) – AC Milan has officially announced the extension of Christian Pulisic’s contract until June 30, 2031. Since his arrival at the Rossoneri in July 2023, Christian has established himself as one of the team’s key players, distinguishing himself for his technical ability, personality, and consistency of performance, as well as his unwavering dedication to his work.

His performances, highlighted by 44 goals in 141 appearances for the Rossoneri, confirm his value and his role in the club’s project.

Pulisic’s renewal confirms the desire to continue together on a path built over the years, with the ambition of continuing to grow and reach new goals and write other important pages in the Rossoneri’s history.

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VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – The Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) has called for urgent judicial and legal reforms in Malta, warning that the failure to secure full accountability for journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia’s 2017 assassination risks creating a culture of impunity.

In a statement, CJA Executive Committee member William Horsley welcomed calls by British parliamentarian Baroness Shami Chakrabarti for stronger safeguards within Malta’s justice system.

Chakrabarti, who is leading a Council of Europe inquiry into the implementation of recommendations following the murder, described businessman Yorgen Fenech’s acquittal on 2 September as “staggering”.

Fenech was acquitted by a jury of charges relating to financing and instigating the assassination, although several othersinvolved in the murder have been convicted.

The CJA recalled that Malta’s independent public inquiry found the State responsible for creating a climate of impunity and failing to adequately protect Caruana Galizia. It said several recommended reforms remained unimplemented.

The association is urging Commonwealth leaders to address the issue at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), scheduled for 1 to 4 November in Antigua and Barbuda.

It also raised concerns over Malta’s chairmanship of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group, which oversees serious violations of the organisation’s democratic principles, amid renewed international scrutiny of the country’s judicial accountability.

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MANCHESTER (ENGLAND) (ITALPRESS) – The memorial dedicated to the victims of the 1958 Manchester United air disaster in Munich was vandalized last Monday, according to British media reports. Several items of great sentimental value were stolen from the memorial site located at Manchesterplatz; the glass display case housing them was smashed with a stone, and the theft is believed to have occurred between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Among the stolen items are several medals and a glass sculpture that had originally been gifted to the former Mayor of Munich, Dieter Reiter. The memorial commemorates the tragedy of February 6, 1958, when the plane carrying the Manchester United squad crashed during takeoff—following a refueling stop—while returning from a European Cup match in Belgrade. The disaster claimed the lives of 23 people, including eight players from the “Red Devils.”

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TUNIS (TUNISIA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Tunisia and Senegal are strengthening their commercial cooperation through a new memorandum of understanding between the Tunisian Export Promotion Center (CEPEX) and the Senegalese Export Promotion Agency (ASEPEX), aimed at fostering bilateral trade and developing new opportunities for businesses in both countries.

The agreement was signed yesterday in Tunis at the “Maison de l’Exportateur” (House of the Exporter), on the sidelines of a Tunisian-Senegalese economic partnership meeting held during the official visit of a high-level Senegalese delegation. The protocol updates and consolidates a collaboration that began in 2018 and was further developed in 2024, establishing an operational framework focused on identifying new markets, providing support to businesses, and fostering economic partnerships. Planned initiatives include the exchange of commercial information and economic data, the conduct of market research, participation in trade fairs and exhibitions, and the organization of trade missions and business-to-business (B2B) meetings. Particular emphasis will be placed on priority sectors, including agri-food, fisheries, textiles and clothing, manufacturing, and services.

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BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) (ITALPRESS) – The Brussels public prosecutor’s office has requested a two-year prison sentence for former Cagliari, Roma, and Inter midfielder Radja Nainggolan on charges of money laundering. The player was arrested in early 2025, accused of being involved in an international drug trafficking ring. According to prosecutors, Nainggolan allegedly helped launder 105,500 euros for a criminal organization; the Belgian player reportedly received the funds from Nasr-Eddine Sekkaki, the brother of the criminal Ashraf Sekkaki. The former Roma and Inter player initially claimed to have lent the money to Sekkaki “out of friendship,” but later admitted to receiving the funds because his own accounts had been frozen due to his divorce.

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ROME (ITALPRESS) – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has had a change of heart. Last December, it had been decided to hold the Africa Cup of Nations every four years instead of every two, in order to make room for an African Nations League. However, the project stalled because it “would have taken several years to generate sufficient revenue” to contribute to the development of African football. Consequently, the CAF Executive Committee has decided to reverse course and return the Africa Cup of Nations to a biennial schedule: the upcoming editions will therefore take place in 2027 (in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda), 2028, 2031, and 2033. The three-year gap between the 2028 and 2031 editions is due to the desire to avoid holding the tournament in the same year as the World Cup.

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NAPLES (ITALPRESS) – Napoli have announced that Stanislav Lobotka, who was injured yesterday during their away win against Monza, underwent medical tests today at Pineta Grande Hospital.

The tests revealed “an injury to the tibiofibular syndesmosis, without instability, associated with a low-grade injury to the anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) of the left ankle.”

The Napoli midfielder has already begun his rehabilitation programme.

The club has not disclosed a recovery timeline.

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ROME (ITALPRESS/MNA) – King Mohammed VI of Morocco chaired a working meeting yesterday evening at the Royal Palace in Rabat to review progress on the Nador West Med port and industrial complex, whose first terminal is set to become operational in the coming days, as well as plans to expand Tanger Med with the launch of construction of the new Tanger Med 3 port. The news was reported by the Moroccan news agency MAP.

The meeting follows a series of working sessions held under the King’s leadership on the development of major national port projects, the previous one having taken place on 28 January. Fouad Brini, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of TMSA and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nador West Med, presented an update on the progress of both projects and outlined the next steps.

Both initiatives form part of the King’s vision to equip Morocco with a high-performance port system capable of strengthening the country’s competitiveness amid the restructuring of global value chains. The objective is to combine national economic growth with regional development through a better distribution of public investment, the mobilisation of private capital and the creation of employment opportunities, delivering tangible benefits to communities in the surrounding areas.

Nador West Med will complement Tanger Med’s existing facilities and strengthen Morocco’s position as a logistics, industrial and energy hub. The project has already mobilised 54 billion dirhams in public and private investment. The first container terminal, whose initial phase is due to become operational shortly, will have a full capacity of 3.5 million containers. A second terminal, with a capacity of 1.8 million containers, is scheduled to enter service in April 2027. The two terminals will attract 8 billion dirhams in private investment.

The energy component includes the commissioning of a hydrocarbon terminal connected to a storage area with a potential capacity of 4 million cubic metres, as well as a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal capable of handling up to 5 billion cubic metres per year. The complex will also feature a dry bulk terminal and a general cargo terminal.

The industrial zone is already operational and currently hosts one active facility, with three more under construction. In the short term, the Nador West Med complex is expected to create 14,000 direct jobs and 20,000 indirect jobs. This development is supported by transport infrastructure, including the Selouane–NWM railway line, the Guercif–NWM motorway and the upgrading of the road network.

At the same time, the expansion of Tanger Med will increase the complex’s capacity, with construction work on Tanger Med 3 set to begin shortly. Located west of Tanger Med 2, the new port will feature 1,200 metres of quays, providing additional capacity of 4.5 million containers per year, with an investment of 8 billion dirhams.

A concession agreement has been signed with Maersk-APM for the development of the new container terminal. The project is accompanied by the ongoing expansion of the passenger and roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) port, as well as the eastern expansion of Tanger Med 2. With these developments, the Tanger Med complex will be able to reach a total capacity of 20 million containers, placing it among the world’s top ten ports.

At the end of the meeting, the King stressed the need to ensure that the economic and social benefits of these projects extend to all the provinces concerned and translate into tangible improvements in the lives of local communities. In this regard, the Sovereign called for the accelerated implementation of training programmes tailored to the needs of emerging industries, in order to improve young people’s access to employment.

The meeting was attended by the King’s Adviser Fouad Ali El Himma; Minister of the Interior Abdelouafi Laftit; Minister of Economy, Finance and Public Performance Fouzi Lekjaa; Minister of Equipment, Water and Forests Nizar Baraka; Minister of Industry, Trade, Investment and Economic Inclusion Ryad Mezzour; and Fouad Brini, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of TMSA and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nador West Med.

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VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Malta’s economic growth has slowed, with tourism and consumer confidence remaining strong while the property market weakens and inflation rises, according to the Central Bank of Malta’s latest economic update published on Thursday.

Tourism expenditure increased by 14.9% in August, driven by higher spending per tourist per night, despite shorter stays.

Consumer confidence also remained strong, particularly regarding households’ ability to make major purchases over the coming year. Industrial production and services recorded marginal growth in recent months.

However, business conditions remained below their long-term average, while residential building permits continued to decline following a period of exceptional growth.

Although commercial permits increased in September, residential deeds and promise-of-sale agreements fell, signalling a slowdown in the property market.

Malta’s unemployment rate remained stable at 3.4%, with 1,328 people registered as unemployed in August. This represented an increase of 301 people compared with the same month in 2025.

Meanwhile, inflation rose from 2% in August to 2.4% in September, largely driven by higher food prices, particularly vegetables, and increased service costs. Despite the increase, Malta’s inflation rate remained comfortably below the euro area average, where rising energy prices continued to exert pressure.

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