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Malta – Yorgen Fenech, 17 Black owner arrested on board yacht intercepted at sea – Updated Review
Bushfire forces schools to close across Australia’s south
White House attacks impeachment witness who heard ‘improper’ call
Dutch authorities find 25 migrants in refrigerated container on UK-bound ferry
Bloggers, journalists may now be labelled ‘foreign agents’ in Russia
Israel attacks military targets in Syria
Son of former German president von Weizsäcker stabbed to death in Berlin
Johnson and Corbyn clash over Brexit in election debate
South African Airways risking liquidation
EU on World Children’s Day
Libya’s GNA won’t hand Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi to ICC
Two Australian universities sever ties with Prince Andrew charity after Epstein interview
Six countries write to Juncker to support EU enlargement reform
An athlete competes in the Hammer Throw event during the 50th Annual Athletic Meet of the Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) in Amritsar, India, 20 November 2019. EPA-EFE/RAMINDER PAL SINGH
5th September 2026
Italy's population will shrink by almost 4 million by 2050, undermining the sustainability of its economy and welfare system as the proportion of elderly people increases, national stat...
5th September 2026
Morning Briefing
Prosecution to Appeal Fenech Acquittal, Raising Prospect of Retrial
The prosecution will appeal Yorgen Fenech’s acquittal over the murder of journalist Daphne Caru...
4th September 2026
Morning Briefing
Court orders police to examine new evidence after Fenech acquittal
The Criminal Court has ordered police to examine testimony heard during Yorgen Fenech’s murder t...
3rd September 2026
Updated1115
Government backs institutions as PN demands answers after Fenech acquittal: The government said it remains committed to ensuring justice is served, stressing that institut...
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...
4th September 2026
Malta Public Transport is encouraging passengers attending Una Notte Con Le Stelle at The Granaries, Floriana, on Saturday 5 September to make use of the regular night bus services opera...
4th September 2026
Volkswagen's supervisory board on Thursday approved a transformation plan that will include cutting another 50,000 jobs in its attempt to counter painful tariffs, overcapacity and aggres...
5th August 2026
Artificial intelligence has already transformed industries such as finance and education, but one of its most important tests may come in medicine: discovering new drugs.
Pharmaceutic...
2nd August 2026
Malta’s new pay transparency regulations, which came into effect on the 5th of June, aim to strengthen fairness and equality in the workplace, but employers are warning that the rushed i...
4th September 2026
Malta Public Transport is encouraging passengers attending Una Notte Con Le Stelle at The Granaries, Floriana, on Saturday 5 September to make use of the regular night bus services opera...
3rd September 2026
The first edition of HEKATECH.HEALTH 2026, to be held in Malta on November 26, will focus on how health systems can reconcile two increasingly urgent demands: expanding access to new med...
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...
24th August 2026
Ukraine wants peace but will not just give in to Russia at any price, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday in a defiant speech marking Independence Day celebrations.
British...
21st August 2026
Russia is open to listening to new proposals on how to reach a settlement on the Ukraine conflict, a senior Russian diplomat said, but any proposals should reflect the "realities on the...