Good morning,
Your morning briefing presents a quick review of the headlines from Malta, Europe and around the world.
Start your day informed.
These are the main headlines selected by our editorial team :
Five people dead and one person unaccounted for after two floatplanes carrying passengers from a cruise excursion collided mid-air in Alaska
Donald Trump meets Viktor Orban
United Nations expresses concern on weapons flow into Libya
Facebook urges users to update WhatsApp after major vulnerability leads to remote installations surveillance software
New Zealand sets precedent in its ‘Wellbeing budget by measuring and addressing country’s success by people’s wellbeing rather than just GDP
A Libyan migrant has been filmed being picked up by a private tug boat after jumping from a vessel that suffered technical failure.
Former US President Carter breaks hip after fall
UK : Deaths of despair claim more middle-aged life than heart disease
Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton sends car and trophy to cancer-stricken child who inspired his victory in Spain
These are the main stories from Malta’s newspaper front pages:
The Times carries a story about shipping giant Maersk transferring operations from Malta to North Africa.
The Malta Independent reports that the final sitting in the case of the MV Lifeline, impounded 10 months ago, will be held today.
The Times speaks to Children’s Commissioner Pauline Miceli who said that babies and children should not feature in political messaging by parties. T
The Malta Independent says that Air Malta and the Airport have scored poorly in the latest rankings by air passenger’s rights organisation AirHelp.
L-Orizzont quotes General Workers Union general secretary Josef Bugeja who said that the fight against extremism should be a priority for Europe in the new legislature.
In-Nazzjon says that parliament has been lifted until after the elections at the end of the month.
L-Orizzont speaks to counsellor Matthew Bartolo who insisted on the need to educate children about sexuality.
In-Nazzjon says that prison guards at Corradino are unhappy with the ‘lack of planning’ by the management, forcing them to work as many as 80 hours every week.
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18th May 2026
The World Health Organization on Sunday declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda to be a public health emergency of international concern.
The WHO sa...
18th May 2026
The privatization process for SAC, the company that manages the airports of Catania and Comiso, has reached a critical stage, with the outcome of expressions of interest expected in earl...
18th May 2026
Major surveys point to diverging gaps between major parties
Two electoral surveys published over the weekend offered constrasting views of the size of the gap in favour of the Labour ...
15th May 2026
Updated 1230
Malta to Launch AI-Powered Traffic Control Centre Within Months: Transport Malta’s upgraded national traffic control centre is set to begin using artificial intelligence ...
28th April 2026
The European Parliament has thrown its weight behind demands for a bigger long-term EU budget, approving its position for negotiations on the bloc’s next seven-year financial framework f...
25th April 2026
Disinformation is no longer spreading only through fringe actors or political agitators, but through a digital system that rewards outrage, sensationalism and engagement above accuracy, ...
18th May 2026
The privatization process for SAC, the company that manages the airports of Catania and Comiso, has reached a critical stage, with the outcome of expressions of interest expected in earl...
14th May 2026
Microsoft is shopping for artificial-intelligence startups as the software company prepares for a future independent of its once-vital partner OpenAI, five people familiar with the matt...
14th April 2026
“A company’s workplace culture praised by management, needs to be taken with caution. But when the recognition comes directly from employees, that carries greater weight,” says JONATHAN ...
14th April 2026
EU lawmakers have approved new rules aimed at strengthening how failing banks are managed, extending protections to a wider range of institutions and depositors across the bloc.
The p...
7th May 2026
The regeneration project of Birgu’s main square by Studjurban completed last year, gained further international attention with a Special Mention award at the internationally recognised A...
6th May 2026
Malta Public Transport has launched a new digital signage system across key transport hubs in Malta and Gozo, providing passengers with real-time travel information. The system has been ...
8th May 2026
The United States launched what it described as “self-defense” strikes against Iranian military targets after three US Navy destroyers came under attack in the Strait of Hormuz, sharply ...
6th May 2026
French shipping giant CMA CGM reported that its vessel San Antonio was attacked while passing through the Strait of Hormuz, leaving several crew members injured and the ship damaged. The...
25th February 2026
Thousands of Cuban security personnel have begun leaving Caracas after nearly two decades in Venezuela, as Washington ramps up efforts to dismantle the long standing alliance between the...
9th February 2026
María Corina Machado is a prominent figure in Venezuela’s opposition. She has reported that one of her closest associates, Juan Pablo Guanipa, was abducted. This occurred mere hours afte...
16th May 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that Russia was seeking to draw Belarus deeper into its war in Ukraine and was weighing plans to attack Ukraine's north or a NATO country from Belarus...
14th May 2026
Ukraine’s anti-corruption authorities have named former presidential chief of staff Andrii Yermak as a suspect in a major graft investigation involving alleged money laundering.
Accor...