Criminal proceedings against the man charged with the violent murder of Mario Farrugia, whose badly decomposed body was discovered in a car boot in Qormi, were off to a false start on Thursday after the accused tested positive for CO...

Oil began inching upward on Thursday after a day of losses over demand concerns linked to the COVID-19 lockdown in China. Ongoing restrictions in the country, including in the economic hub of Shanghai where tens of millions are confi...

Eight teams, the largest number to date, took part in the 1917-18 League Championship. The participating teams were: Ħamrun Spartans, St George’s, Sliema Wanderers, Valletta United, Cottonera FC, Paola Rovers, Floriana FC and Flor...

Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo does not want to speculate on the number of tourists who may visit Malta in summer, saying the government is instead focusing on sustainability and quality. In recent weeks, industry operators have ex...

Gun salutes will ring out Thursday to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 96th birthday, although the monarch herself was expected to mark the occasion with little fanfare. It has been a troubled year for Britain's royal family, with concerns ...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a test of Conservative party loyalty on Thursday when MPs vote on whether he should be investigated for misleading them over the 'partygate' scandal. Johnson repeatedly denied in the House o...

A goal in each half was enough for Birkirkara to defeat rivals Mġarr United and clinch their 10th women’s championship, on Wednesday night. With two games left, Birkirkara boast a 12-point lead above second-place Mġarr which refl...

Culture Minister Owen Bonnici will be meeting the Manoel Theatre and its artistic director Kenneth Zammit Tabona to establish whether he has actually been sacked. “I have been speaking to people involved in the theatre, I had a mee...

Novak Djokovic hit out at the “crazy” decision by Wimbledon on Wednesday to ban Russian and Belarusian players from this year’s tournament over the invasion of Ukraine. The world number one said he disagreed with war, but said ...

The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Monday. Times of Malta reports that over 300 Ukrainian people have applied for temporary humanitarian protection in Malta, while in a separate piece it refers to comments by...

The annual reporting season for local companies with a December financial year-end comes to a close in 10 days’ time. At the end of March, GO plc and its two major subsidiaries published their annual financial statements. The marke...

The Nationalist Party’s new shadow cabinet has obviously attracted attention for what it says about who’s up, who’s down, who’s in, who’s out. But the most important issue concerns the extent to which these movements show t...

The latest report on climate change was published by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) earlier this month. The full document is almost 3,000 pages long! The current international debate on climate c...

When Russia embarked on its illegal invasion of Ukraine there was a collective outcry against the monstrous injustice of its aggression. The assault flouted all our values and prompted profound revulsion. It was an attack on the unde...

Palestinian militants fired volleys of rockets from Gaza into Israel, which responded with airstrikes in the early hours of Thursday in the biggest escalation since an 11-day war last year. A rocket from Gaza on Wednesday evening fel...

Same PN fare till 2027 The very first words uttered by PN’s leader, Bernard Grech, were: “I am staying.” Said after suffering such a humiliating defeat, that can only mean that he was ordered to say those words by those who h...

Obituaries ATTARD. On April 20, MARGARET ROSE, of Valletta, passed to another life at Mater Dei Hospital at the age of 83. She leaves to mourn her loss, her brothers Edward, and his wife Marilyn née Micallef, and Joe, widower of Ime...

A total of 337 Ukrainian citizens have received temporary protection in Malta, according to the home affairs ministry. But SOS Malta maintains the number of arrivals from the war-torn country could run into hundreds more and the isla...

Holders Juventus booked their spot in next month’s Italian Cup final against Inter with a 2-0 win over Fiorentina in their semi-final, second leg in Turin on Wednesday to advance 3-0 on aggregate. Juventus lost their Serie A crown ...

Paris Saint-Germain won 3-0 away at Angers on Wednesday but were forced to wait to officially secure the Ligue 1 title after nearest rivals Marseille beat Nantes 3-2. PSG started the day 15 points clear of second-placed Marseille wit...