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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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31st October 2026
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30th October 2026
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Malta’s economy shows mixed signals as property market slows
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29th October 2026
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Malta Marks 105 Years of Parliamentary History with Commemorative Plaque: Malta’s Parliament has commemorated 105 years of parliamentary history with the unveiling of a p...
25th June 2026
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...
10th June 2026
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...
31st October 2026
For governments facing rising demands on public services and constrained resources, artificial intelligence is moving from technological promise to practical tool.
Malta is putting th...
30th October 2026
The world’s leading cruise operators are reporting strong earnings despite rising fuel prices, but Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line are taking different approaches to ...
11th October 2026
What began last year as a blood donation initiative involving six companies is expanding into a broader corporate effort, with three additional companies joining this...
10th October 2026
Artificial intelligence is rapidly moving up the boardroom agenda, raising an important question for non-executive directors: are boards equipped to oversee the transformation AI is brin...
31st October 2026
For governments facing rising demands on public services and constrained resources, artificial intelligence is moving from technological promise to practical tool.
Malta is putting th...
30th October 2026
Malta will host a high-level gathering of European healthcare leaders on 26 November, as the inaugural HekaTech Health 2026 conference brings together policymakers, regulators, industry ...
3rd September 2026
Fears of renewed escalation gripped the Middle East on Wednesday after the United States and Iran exchanged their biggest barrage since July, with Washington striking Iran's southern co...
4th August 2026
President Donald Trump announced late Saturday that he had called off planned U.S. strikes on Iran, saying renewed negotiations had raised hopes of easing the conflict and reopening ship...
25th June 2026
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...
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...
15th October 2026
Ukraine said Thursday it struck a Russian oil refinery and damaged six Russian warplanes at an airfield, resuming attacks on Russian energy infrastructure after President Volodymyr Zelen...
14th October 2026
Ukrainian drones hit Russia's biggest data centre, owned by the country's largest bank and technology company, Sberbank, but did not disrupt its operations, a senior company executive ...