Russia has suspended electricity supply to Finland, according to a power operator. The measure is seen as retaliation by Russia to Finland's plans to join NATO, bringing the military organisation right up to its border.  Late on Fri...

WasteServ will be closing all its facilites on Monday between 1.30 and 3.30pm in mourning of its worker Joseph Ellul, who died in an incident at the abattoir incinerator on Tuesday. The incinerator will remain closed till 6.30pm on M...

Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland will be out to make his final mark on the Bundesliga this Saturday by breaking Hertha Berlin hearts on the last day of a gruelling relegation fight. Norwegian star Haaland will make his last a...

Cardinal Mario Grech is being mentioned among a number of cardinals who stand a chance of succeeding Pope Francis at the next conclave. Concern has been mounting over the state of the current pope's health after he was forced to canc...

Milan welcome Atalanta to the San Siro on Sunday knowing this could be the weekend that they snatch the Scudetto from local rivals Inter. Needing four points from their final two games of the season, Milan stand on the brink of a fir...

A 13-year-old girl was injured as she crossed Triq Sant' Andrija in Swieqi early on Friday evening. The police said the 13-year-old Bulgarian was hit by a Nissan March car driven by a 34-year-old Polish woman. The accident happened a...

Intense fighting is raging in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region where Russia has been concentrating its forces without making significant progress, while "very difficult negotiations" are under way over the fate of the last besieged de...

Liverpool will bid to keep their quadruple chase alive in Saturday’s FA Cup final against a Chelsea side hoping to welcome incoming owner Todd Boehly with victory at Wembley. Jurgen Klopp’s men have four matches left in their his...

The 2022 Special Olympics Malta Invitational Games will get under way this evening with a spectacular opening ceremony in St George’s Square in Valletta. Special Olympics Malta national director Anna Calleja is hopeful that the 202...

Will it be Norway's banana-eating wolves, France's coven of witches or Britain's space man? Or maybe a Greek with a death wish, a slinky Lithuanian chanteuse with a jet-black bowl cut or a Serbian germaphobe? The line-up for Saturday...

Novak Djokovic took his place in the Italian Open semi-finals on Friday with a 7-5, 7-6 (7/1) win over Felix Auger-Aliassime which guaranteed that he would remain world number one for a 370th week. Top seed Djokovic is chasing a sixt...

The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Saturday. Times of Malta says COVID-19 has contributed to a sharp increase in applications for cafe and restaurant outdoor seating.  The Malta Independent says Ukraine has p...

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Malta's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'A+' with a stable outlook. It said Malta's rating is supported by high per-capita income levels, a large net external creditor position and...

An agreement for conservation NGO Nature Trust to take over management of Ramla Bay has yet to materialise, two years after it was initially promised, its head,  Vincent Attard said. “We were contacted in 2020 [by the Environment ...

The number of applications for outdoor catering areas shot up last year as tables and chairs continue to encroach on pavements and promenades in tourist zones, a trend partly fuelled by the pandemic. Figures from the Planning Authori...

Obituaries BRIGUGLIO. 04.10.1946-13.05.2022, MARIE née Lucia. Beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister. Pioneer activist for women’s rights in Malta, accomplished artist, respected language teacher. She leaves to mourn her los...

Tomorrow, in St Peter’s Square, Pope Francis will preside over the canonisation of 10 saints. It will be the first canonisation ceremony after more than two- and-a-half years. Two individuals stand out for their heroic example and ...

President George Vella’s initiative to focus on the State of the Nation is commendable. It will be held again next month. I hope that it is sustained by his successors. We cannot strengthen our nation without a deep understanding o...

The final report on the outcome of the Conference on the Future of Europe, which started in spring last year, has been drawn up and formally submitted. In sharp contrast, in Malta, the constitutional reform the presidency has been sp...

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