Good evening,
These are the main news reported by the leading Maltese news portals:
Nobody was injured yesterday when a car overturned after crashing into another vehicle at around 10.15pm in Victoria, Gozo. A 22 year old man from Qormi was taken to hospital but was found not to have suffered any injuries after a collision with a vehicle driven by a 61 year old German man who resides in Victoria. Source: TVM
Malta had a secret pact with Libya to stop migrant boats before they exited Libyan waters and the lynchpin was former government official Neville Gafà. Gafà lifted the lid on this controversial arrangement which he helped broker in the summer of 2018 on direct orders from the Office of the Prime Minister. Source: MaltaToday
Former police commissioner Lawrence Cutajar held two secret meetings with a close associate of the middleman in the Daphne Caruana Galizia assassination plot, which sources say could have jeopardised the entire case. Source: Times of Malta
Former Economy Minister Chris Cardona’s number was not found on the mobile phones seized by the police during a raid during which three men suspected of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder were arrested, sources told The Malta Independent on Sunday. Source: The Malta Independent
Interviewed on One Radio, the Prime Minister and Labour Party leader, Robert Abela, focused his comments solely on the European Council meetings in Brussels which tackled the European Financial Budget for the period 2021- 2027. “The European Union is now expecting and proposing to Malta to reduce the structural funds and instead provide funding ten times as much. This is unacceptable” said Robert Abela. Source: Newsbook
Foreign News Roundup
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Pope Francis in Bari to address a conference entitled ‘Mediterranean: Frontier of Peace’
Thermal screening to be introduced at airport and cruise terminals in Malta
Italy coronavirus cases rise to more than 100, request to close the schools in Milan
Irish Catholic Church records on baptisms and other sacraments may be inspected over GDPR concerns
Brussels Airport police strikes will cause delays throughout the coming week
South Korea raises virus alert level to ‘highest’ as cases surge
Macron ‘not sure’ of UK-EU trade deal by end of year
European Commissioner urges Italy to suspend cooperation activities with Libyan Coast Guard
Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 strikes Turkey-Iran border region, seven deaths reported in Turkey
Libya asks for US military base to counter Russian presence
Another win for Bernie Sanders in Nevada caucuses
