>> MV Lifeline rescue vessel captain Claus-Peter Reisch yesterday told the court defiantly that “it is never a crime to save lives.” Reisch was back in court yesterday facing charges of improper ship registration after he brought 233 rescued migrants to shore in Malta last week. >> The first group of 52 migrants brought to Malta on the MV Lifeline last week left Malta yesterday for France, one of the other eight countries who accepted to take them in, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said. >> Hundreds of people turned up for the gathering ‘Ports of Hope’ “to remember those who have been lost out at sea and to acknowledge those who continue to make the journey in their hope of seeking asylum in Europe.” (The Independent) (Malta’s Newspapers).
Police are investigating a traffic accident which saw a car driven by a 20 year-old, who according to first reports, lost control of the vehicle for some reason, ended up on the pavement in Sliema and hit a number of passers by. The accident happened at 0450 am. (NET NEWS)
Widespread industrial action by nurses yesterday was a “total success”, their union said, apologising to patients impacted by the directives. (Times)
Merkel’s meeting with Orban was described as a sign of ‘new winds blowing in Europe’ though evident differences on views on issue of migration which came even clearer during a joint press conference following the talks
Theresa May has said she hopes her cabinet will be able to “discuss and decide on a substantive way forward” on Brexit at their crucial Friday awayday.
British lawmakers will debate the government’s proposed legislation on post-Brexit customs arrangements and trade on July 16 and 17, creating another potential flashpoint between Prime Minister Theresa May and pro-European Union lawmakers.
The police are investigating graffiti that was spray- painted inside L-Għar tal-Mixta, on the Nadur ridge overlooking Ramla Bay.Photographer Daniel Cilia told this newspaper the letters ‘сумьг’ were sprayed in Cyrillic script in two parts of the cave. The word could mean ‘money’ in Russian or ‘arrow’ in Mongolian. (Times)
The coalition that has just taken office in Rome did not begin well. But as Andrea Capussela writes, among its proposals is a plan to strengthen the rule of law, which could improve Italy’s unfair and inefficient system.
U.S. tariffs on $34 billion in Chinese imports took effect as a deadline passed on Friday, and with Beijing having vowed to respond immediately in kind, the two biggest economies were set on a risky path toward a full-blown trade war.
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned Thursday amid ethics investigations of outsized security spending, first-class flights and a sweetheart condo lease.
When Donald Trump meets Queen Elizabeth next week, he will become the 12th U.S. President that the monarch has met during her 66 years on the throne, the longest in British history.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has met with Austrian Chancellor Kurz and President Van der Bellen in a bid to save the Iran nuclear deal. But his trip has been overshadowed by an alleged bomb plot against critics of Iran’s regime.
U.N. urges Jordan to open border as 320,000 flee while Russian jets hit southern Syria UN urges Jordan to accept refugees as 60,000 of the displaced gather at border crossing.
Forty-nine people are missing after a tourist boat capsized off the popular island resort of Phuket in Thailand, according to officials.
Agreement between Israeli and Polish Government about Poland’s role in the Holocaust criticised by Holocaust memorial centre.
Overwhelming majority of Tunisians say that country is on the wrong track.
The EU has not “fulfilled any commitments” to provide the Libyan Coast Guards with equipment to help stem the flow of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean, a spokesman for the Libyan Navy said.
Following the uploading on the social media of footage of a truck disposing of material which included sand and pebbles at Marsalforn bay, the Planning Authority ordered the contractors contracted by the Gozo Ministry so that he immediately removes the material dumped at sea in Marsalforn on Thursday afternoon. (TVM)
Public display of affection in front of grandma is fine, unless she’s the Queen and its an official do.
>> MV Lifeline rescue vessel captain Claus-Peter Reisch yesterday told the court defiantly that “it is never a crime to save lives.” Reisch was back in court yesterday facing charges of improper ship registration after he brought 233 rescued migrants to shore in Malta last week. >> The first group of 52 migrants brought to Malta on the MV Lifeline last week left Malta yesterday for France, one of the other eight countries who accepted to take them in, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said. >> Hundreds of people turned up for the gathering ‘Ports of Hope’ “to remember those who have been lost out at sea and to acknowledge those who continue to make the journey in their hope of seeking asylum in Europe.” (The Independent) (Malta’s Newspapers).
Police are investigating a traffic accident which saw a car driven by a 20 year-old, who according to first reports, lost control of the vehicle for some reason, ended up on the pavement in Sliema and hit a number of passers by. The accident happened at 0450 am. (NET NEWS)
Widespread industrial action by nurses yesterday was a “total success”, their union said, apologising to patients impacted by the directives. (Times)
Merkel’s meeting with Orban was described as a sign of ‘new winds blowing in Europe’ though evident differences on views on issue of migration which came even clearer during a joint press conference following the talks
Theresa May has said she hopes her cabinet will be able to “discuss and decide on a substantive way forward” on Brexit at their crucial Friday awayday.
British lawmakers will debate the government’s proposed legislation on post-Brexit customs arrangements and trade on July 16 and 17, creating another potential flashpoint between Prime Minister Theresa May and pro-European Union lawmakers.
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The coalition that has just taken office in Rome did not begin well. But as Andrea Capussela writes, among its proposals is a plan to strengthen the rule of law, which could improve Italy’s unfair and inefficient system.
U.S. tariffs on $34 billion in Chinese imports took effect as a deadline passed on Friday, and with Beijing having vowed to respond immediately in kind, the two biggest economies were set on a risky path toward a full-blown trade war.
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned Thursday amid ethics investigations of outsized security spending, first-class flights and a sweetheart condo lease.
When Donald Trump meets Queen Elizabeth next week, he will become the 12th U.S. President that the monarch has met during her 66 years on the throne, the longest in British history.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has met with Austrian Chancellor Kurz and President Van der Bellen in a bid to save the Iran nuclear deal. But his trip has been overshadowed by an alleged bomb plot against critics of Iran’s regime.
U.N. urges Jordan to open border as 320,000 flee while Russian jets hit southern Syria UN urges Jordan to accept refugees as 60,000 of the displaced gather at border crossing.
Forty-nine people are missing after a tourist boat capsized off the popular island resort of Phuket in Thailand, according to officials.
Agreement between Israeli and Polish Government about Poland’s role in the Holocaust criticised by Holocaust memorial centre.
Overwhelming majority of Tunisians say that country is on the wrong track.
The EU has not “fulfilled any commitments” to provide the Libyan Coast Guards with equipment to help stem the flow of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean, a spokesman for the Libyan Navy said.
Public display of affection in front of grandma is fine, unless she’s the Queen and its an official do.
