Senglea, Mosta and Victoria were also shortlisted as Malta’s first capital of culture, a title which was controversially bestowed on Marsa. Marsa was recommended as the winner by a committee set up to evaluate all received applicat...

Cristiano Ronaldo admitted his “unbelievable” return to Manchester United had exceeded his expectations as the Portugal star shrugged off his nerves to score twice in Saturday’s 4-1 win against Newcastle. Ronaldo returned to Un...

Film-shooting is taking place in Malta of The Last Voyage of the Demeter, a multi-million-euro project that is ploughing over €18 million in the Maltese economy, the Malta Film Commission said. The film is being produced by Amblin ...

Nobody may have been injured in the collapse of a Sliema balcony, but a couple who had just walked into a restaurant in the building feel lucky to be alive and they claim that the rest of the property is a “ticking time bomb”. Bu...

The German federal election will take place on September 26 with the outcome uncertain like never before. For the first time in the history of the Federal Republic, the incumbent is not up for re-election. Over the past 16 years, Ang...

There has been no shortage of prematurely written obituaries for the EU. Many will continue to predict that the EU has a limi­ted life, especially if Britain’s social and economic prospects post-Brexit improve significantly in the...

Some 1.5 million bees were burned alive in suspected arson at an apiary in Gozo.  The owner, Ermanno De Chino, said the incident took place in Xewkija, with unknown individuals placing tyres under 28 hives and setting them on fire.�...

Pop princess Britney Spears on Sunday announced her engagement to her boyfriend Sam Asghari via social media. Spears, 39, showed off a diamond ring in an Instagram micro-video post and wrote "I can't f***ing believe it!!!!!!!" By her...

Asian markets mostly fell on Monday following another retreat on Wall Street as a surge in US inflation to a record high ramped up concerns the Federal Reserve will be forced to tighten monetary policy sooner than later. Reports that...

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Jose Mourinho said he felt like a child when charging from his dugout to celebrate Stephan El Shaarawy’s last-gasp winner in a thrilling 2-1 victory over Sassuolo, which put his side top of Serie A in his 1,000th match as a manager...

Real Madrid returned to the Santiago Bernabeu after 560 days away and Karim Benzema ensured it was a happy homecoming as his hat-trick inspired a thrilling 5-2 fightback against Celta Vigo on Sunday. Benzema twice had to pull Madrid ...

The police are looking for a motorcyclist who kept on going after hitting a man on an e-scooter in St Julian's close to Balluta Bay last night. The incident happened at about 10.30pm on Sunday in Manuel Dimech Street. The victim, a 3...

The English say that he who pays the piper calls the tune. We Maltese put it differently, with a proverb that better portrays the state capture facilitated by politicians along the years, culminating in the post-2013 atrocities. Ther...

Daniil Medvedev shattered Novak Djokovic’s Grand Slam dream with a straight-sets victory in the US Open final here Sunday, denying the world number one a record-breaking 21st major men’s singles title. Russia’s second-ranked Me...

The Nationalist Party’s chief strategist recently announced that the opposition leader does not appertain to any ideology. This might sound surprising to some because one would expect a leader to be driven by principles and to use ...

North Korea test-fired a new "long-range cruise missile" over the weekend, state media reported Monday, with the United States saying the nuclear-armed country was threatening its neighbours and beyond. Pictures in the Rodong Sinmun ...

It is with deep regret that I read that the Nationalist Party, still in opposition, has launched its own injustices commission to become operative once in government. Unfortunately, notwithstanding the establishment of the Office of ...

The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Monday. Times of Malta reports that Malta has presented an action plan to officials of the global Financial Action Task Force detailing how the country plans to get off the F...

Obituary CAMILLERI. On September 11, Fr JOSEPH CAMILLERI, OFM, aged 81, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his Franciscan brothers, his sibling Ganni and his wife Tereza, nephews...