VATICAN CITY, Oct 13 (Reuters) – The Vatican’s priority is securing the release of hostages held by Hamas and it stands ready for “any necessary mediation”, one of its most senior cardinals said on Friday.
In an interview with Vatican media, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, describes the deadly attack last Saturday by Hamas on Israeli citizens as “inhuman” but added, referring to Israel’s response, that “even legitimate defence must respect the parameter of proportionality.”
Southern EU states push Brussels over drifting Russian tanker risk
Malta and four southern EU member states have formally urged the European Commission to trigger bloc-wide emergency ...
Senegal were sensationally stripped of their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title and tournament hosts Morocco crowned champions instead, two months after African football's showpiece eve...
President would have final say in government's chief justice anti-deadlock plans
The President would have the final say on appointing a chief justice in cases of deadlock under the go...
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Crime Reports Drop in 2025Malta saw a significant drop in crime in 2025, with 15,594 offences reported, down 6.4% from 16,662 in 2024, according to a report presented...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament today that in just ten days of conflict in the Middle East, fossil fuel imports have cost the EU an additi...
The Socialists and Democrats (S&D) Group in the European Parliament has demanded urgent clarification from the European Commission over its participation in the first meeting of the ...
Scandinavian airline SAS has said that it will cancel at least a thousand flights in April after the conflict in the Middle East sent fuel prices surging.
"The price of jet fuel has d...
Global air travel remains severely disrupted after the war in Iran forced the closure of key Middle Eastern hubs including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi, stranding tens of thousands of passe...
Vivian continues to widen its portfolio with the announcement of new representation agreements with worldwide R&D pharmaceutical companies. “These latest agreements crown a very succ...
Two local analysts have cautioned that any attempt by EU Member States to block or restrict the passporting of crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) authorised under the Markets in...
Malta’s financial services sector is projected to contribute between €4.8 billion and €5.3 billion to the country’s GDP by 2035. However, the sector is also facing the critical challenge...
Public transport users are being advised of temporary bus route diversions in the St Julian’s area on St Patrick’s Day, on Tuesday 17th March, due to road closures linked to the celebrat...
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has said that top Iranian security official Ali Larijani has been killed in a strike overnight.
Iran has not confirmed Larijani's death. ...
Iran launched fresh attacks on the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, the kind of retaliatory strikes on U.S. Gulf allies that President Donald Trump said had not been expected, but which...
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...
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...
Russia is expending air defense missiles faster than it can produce them, forcing the Kremlin to prioritize which strategic targets to defend, according to Gert Kaju, head of the Defense...
Ukraine will complete the technical work needed to open negotiations on all topics for its European Union accession process within days, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.
Zelenski...
