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Lead Story: Ursula Von Der Leyen elected as President of European Commission – Her nomination as a compromise candidate by EU leaders as part of horse-trading has angered some politicians who had put forward their own candidates. She needed 374 to votes to win Tuesday’s confirmation, and in the end won 383 — well short of the 420 achieved by her predecessor.
Malta: AG files formal indictment against persons suspected of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder
Lagarde resigns IMF post
Poland tops list of countries giving first residency permits to nonEU nationals – Ukraine tops the receiving end list – Malta’s main recipients are Serbians
Malta: Sudanese worker hospitalised after falling one storey in construction site
Genoa Bridge had safety problems before collapse – Report
Pete Buttigieg raised US$ 24.9m beating Biden and 23 other rivals
Ryanair announces scaling-down of some its services and stop flying to certain airports due to Boeing 737 MAX crisis
CNN: Security reports reveal how Assange turned an embassy into a command post for election manipulation
French environment minister resigns after being accused of spending tax payers money on lavish dinners
Trump says he will ‘take a look’ at investigating Google for treason
Marriott Hotels joins the movement against straws
One person held after 25-year-old man graciously injured following argument in St. Julian’s
On this day, 50 years ago, Apollo 11, the first U.S. lunar landing mission, was launched into space
Relay protection system failure caused New York City blackout
27 year old man confessed murder of American scientist in Crete
Scottish government declares emergency after 27% increase in drug related deaths
50 persons trapped after building collapse in Mumbai, India
Cyprus marks 45th anniversary of 1974 coup
Chernobyl ‘hero’ liquidator takes his own life after HBO drama
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Albanian organised crime groups have significantly expanded their presence across Europe in recent years and, according to anti-mafia researcher Professor Vincenzo Musacchio, have become...
Microsoft said it is creating a new company that will help customers select AI technologies that work for their businesses and generate returns on their investment.
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Benna Raises Milk Prices Again as Production Costs Climb: Malta Dairy Products Ltd has increased the prices of several Benna dairy products for the second time in a year,...
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Yorgen Fenech trial over Daphne Caruana Galizia murder begins
The long-awaited trial by jury of Yorgen Fenech over the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia ...
The European Commission has unveiled an ambitious package of tax reforms aimed at simplifying tax rules across the European Union, reducing compliance burdens for businesses and strength...
The European Union's new Migration and Asylum Pact enters into force on 12 June, ushering in the most significant reform of the bloc's migration framework in years and placing renewed em...
Microsoft said it is creating a new company that will help customers select AI technologies that work for their businesses and generate returns on their investment.
Microsoft Frontie...
Malta Public Transport will be organising special bus services for the BBC Concert taking place on 4th July 2026, at the Granaries in Floriana.
In order to provide a more convenient t...
The European Parliament has approved a major new initiative aimed at reducing workplace accidents and strengthening worker protection across the European Union, as concerns continue to g...
The European Union has approved new rules aimed at tightening the screening of foreign investments in strategic sectors, marking a major shift in Europe’s approach towards economic secur...
Malta Public Transport will be organising special bus services for the BBC Concert taking place on 4th July 2026, at the Granaries in Floriana.
In order to provide a more convenient t...
One month after Gozo’s public transport service has been fully electrified, Gozo’s bus service has recorded more than 332,000 passenger journeys across more than 16,220 trips, demonstrat...
The U.S. and Iran released the text of an interim agreement their presidents have signed to end their war on Wednesday, with U.S. President Donald Trump threatening to resume attacks and...
U.S. and Iranian officials said they had reached an agreement to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a preliminary pact that sent oil prices falling but leaves the fate of Te...
At least 32 people have been killed and more than 700 injured after two powerful earthquakes — measuring 7.2 and 7.5 — struck central Venezuela seconds apart, causing widespread destruct...
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...
Kyiv will observe a day of mourning on Friday after a large-scale Russian missile and drone attack killed at least 13 people and injured about 90 others, according to city officials.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cut short his visit to Dublin on Wednesday, warning that the Kremlin would soon launch a new large-scale attack on Ukraine.
Zelenskyy was atten...
