Frightened Ukrainians took to subway stations on Thursday as air raid sirens rang out across the country's main cities following Russia's launch of its feared military attack. Ksenya Michenka looked deeply shaken as she took cover wi...

Annual growth in business activity remained well above its historical average though it is gradually normalising as many economic variables reach their pre-pandemic levels, the Central Bank said on Thursday. In its February Economic ...

The husband of the Rust crew member shot dead by Alec Baldwin on a movie set said he holds the US actor responsible and was “so angry” to see him denying blame. Baldwin was holding a Colt gun during a rehearsal for the low-budget...

Updated 9.50am, adds President's statement Prime Minister Robert Abela and PN leader Bernard Grech condemned the Russian aggression in Ukraine in separate statements on Thursday morning. Ukraine came under Russian artillery fire a...

Malta goes to the polls on March 26 to elect a new government.  Times of Malta is bringing you rolling coverage of the 2022 general election, with updates as they happen. Day one | day two | day three Spotted something worth noting?...

Allowing members of the police force to sport tattoos is one in a series of 28 proposals being made by the Malta Police Union for the consideration of the political parties. The proposals, published on Thursday, are aimed at improvin...

The second edition of the Yachting Malta BSC International Regatta was not short of challenges for the Race Officers Bojan Gale (ILCA) and Miguel Amaral (Optimist) who had to contend with very difficult weather conditions. The regat...

European Parliament president Roberta Metsola on Thursday strongly condemned Russia's "unjustified attack" on Ukraine. In a tweet, the Maltese MEP said "in these dark hours, our thoughts are with Ukraine and the innocent women, men a...

The Travellers will be releasing their latest single on February 28 With the band’s signature brass sound and catchy lyrics, Ħobbni Kemm Trid is a light-hearted conversation of a person who is falling in love, featuring the though...

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military operation in Ukraine on Thursday with explosions heard across the country and its foreign minister warning a "full-scale invasion" was underway. Weeks of intense diplomacy and the ...

Tottenham manager Antonio Conte will assess his future at the troubled club after admitting he does not deserve his salary following Wednesday’s damaging 1-0 defeat against Burnley. Conte’s side saw their hopes of a top four fin...

Novak Djokovic has deemed the tour’s decision to disqualify Alexander Zverev from the Acapulco tournament as “correct” while Andy Murray described the German’s racquet-smashing spree as “dangerous” and “reckless”. Djo...

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to send troops to the breakaway regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine – after recognising them as independent states – is highly dangerous and irresponsible and also goes ...

Ukraine is coming under Russian artillery fire and land invasion along its northern and southern borders, the border guard service said on Thursday, adding that Ukrainian forces were returning fire. The border guards said that Russia...

Following its large bond issues in 2018 and 2019, Hili Finance Company plc recently launched its third bond totalling €50 million which was fully subscribed in a very short time and closed last Thursday. Since Hili Finance is a spe...

The parish church of St George in Victoria recently organised a blood donation activity as part of the parish project having as its motto Fejn hu Ħuk? – Il-Marid (Where is your brother? – The sick). A record number, around 59 p...

Obituary LUBRANO. On February 5, MAURICE, aged 90, passed away. He leaves to mourn his beloved wife Terry, his children Massimo, Andreina and Vanya, his grandchildren and their spouses and partners, his great-grandchildren, his siste...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made a direct, impassioned plea Wednesday to Vladimir Putin to stop  - "in the name of humanity" - the Russian military assault on Ukraine. Speaking after an emergency Security Council session, ...

Carla Scicluna (Pembroke), dominated the 60m women sprint in 7.67s, clinching top spot at the Winter Championships held at the Matthew Micallef St John Stadium in Marsa. Scicluna, who last year represented Malta at the Tokyo Olympics...

Robert Abela keeps popping up online to tell me that his Labour government is the future. The polls suggest that’s true. But what kind of future? The long-term future is unforeseeable. In the short term, it’s an unfolding of what...