Good evening,
These are the main headlines reviewed by our editorial and research team for today.
Click on the headlines to read more:
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
29th April 2026
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) will end duty-free sales on board its flights, marking the close of a long-standing retail practice in commercial aviation as the carrier adjusts to...
29th April 2026
The European Commission has referred Malta to the EU’s top court for failing to properly notify how it implemented updated renewable energy rules, increasing pressure on the island to al...
29th April 2026
Morning Briefing
Labour's first proposals centre on families and first-time buyers Labour has launched its 2026 election campaign with a package of early proposals aimed at first-time...
28th April 2026
Morning Briefing
Malta set for 30th May General Election: Maltese voters will go to the polls on May 30 after Prime Minister Robert Abela called a general election nine months before ...
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, ...
29th April 2026
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) will end duty-free sales on board its flights, marking the close of a long-standing retail practice in commercial aviation as the carrier adjusts to...
29th April 2026
OPEC and its allies will lose some of their power over the oil market when the United Arab Emirates leaves the group on May 1, but the rest of the producer alliance is likely to stick to...
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...
28th April 2026
Malta Public Transport will be operating extended late-night services on the final night of the Malta International Fireworks Festival, scheduled for Thursday 30th April, ensuring specta...
17th April 2026
Malta Public Transport announces that it will be operating two additional evening trips between Mġarr and Nadur in Gozo on Saturday 18 April 2026 to facilitate passenger travel following...
20th April 2026
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained at a virtual standstill on Monday with just three crossings in the space of 12 hours, according to shipping data.
The oil prod...
14th April 2026
Rights groups, including Amnesty International, say Iran carries out more executions per capita than any other country, and more in total than any nation except China, where reliable fig...
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...
28th April 2026
Ukraine struck Russia’s oil infrastructure in the Black Sea port city of Tuapse for the third time in a month, local authorities said Tuesday.
The city, which declared an environmenta...
21st April 2026
Russian forces have taken 1,700 square km (656 square miles) of territory in Ukraine this year and are advancing on its so-called fortress belt in Donbas, Moscow's top general said whil...