Former Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone told AFP that the furore over remarks he made on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine were “good publicity for Silverstone”, which is hosting this weekend’s British Grand Prix. In an inte...

Air Malta has transferred six flights scheduled to Amsterdam's Schiphol airport to Rotterdam because of the situation affecting ground service capabilities at the Dutch airport, the airline said on Friday. Rotterdam Airport is the cl...

A pair of environmental protesters in Britain on Thursday glued themselves to the frame of a Vincent van Gogh painting on display at a London art gallery. The stunt, the latest direct-action demonstration by climate change activists,...

The head of cleansing has expressed alarm at the rise of illegal dumping in secluded, rural areas. “We are receiving daily reports of large amounts of illegally dumped construction waste, tyres and car plastics in quiet, rural area...

After 12 years together, it was Russian propaganda that finally ended Liubov Maric's marriage to her Serbian husband.  The Ukrainian admits they had been having difficulties, but after the invasion of Ukraine in February things bega...

Mondo Duplantis warmed up for next month’s world championships in perfect style at Stockholm’s Diamond League meet on Thursday, delighting home fans by setting an outdoor pole vault record. While Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs w...

ARTS FESTIVALS Malta International Arts Festival ŻfinMalta and KorMalta are today participating in a double bill programme titled Sunrise Mass at the Manoel Theatre at 9pm. Among others, they will be performing Ola Gjeilo’s renown...

The World Bank's board on Thursday approved creation of a fund meant to finance investments in strengthening the fight against pandemics. The fund will support prevention, preparedness and response (PPR), with a focus on low- and mid...

Just over 400 fights resulting in injuries have been reported in St Julian’s over the past four-and-a-half years, police figures reveal, as calls are made for more policing in the area following an apparent upsurge of violence in t...

Għarb celebrates the feast of The Visitation on Sunday, July 3. Gozo Bishop Anton Teuma will lead a solemn concelebration Mass, with the participation of the Cathedral Chapter and the Collegiate Chapter of Għarb, at 9am. Mgr Teuma ...

Portugal midfielder Vitinha joined Paris Saint-Germain from Porto on Thursday in what is the French champions’ first foray into the transfer market. With PSG still negotiating the exit of coach Mauricio Pochettino and the naming ...

When inflation hits, central bankers get scared. They fear inflation as much as they fear deflation, and would go to great lengths to bring inflation under control, even if it means risking an economic recession. This explains the re...

The following are the main stories in Friday’s newspapers. Times of Malta says CCTV footage shows the 83-year-old man who has gone missing from St Vincent de Paul home for the elderly casually walked out through the main gate at 3a...

Surveys of public attitudes are useful but inevitably blunt instruments in gauging public opinion. While providing a simple snapshot of an issue in time, they often also highlight inconsistencies and contradictions in the views of a ...

Ukraine has started exporting electricity to the European Union, via Romania, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, as Russia reduces gas supplies to the bloc which is supporting Kyiv in resisting Moscow's invasion. Several European cou...

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine goes beyond the Russian-Ukrainian war. We are witnessing a war between democracy and authoritarianism playing out on Ukrainian land. However, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its fourth ...

The 83-year-old man who has gone missing from St Vincent de Paul home for the elderly casually walked out through the main gate at 3am on Wednesday last week, CCTV footage shows. The closed-circuit footage is being analysed by police...

During the past few months (or perhaps years), Gozo has seen a kind of frenzy on security officers mushrooming here and there. Anywhere you look, you see security officers being employed. And, judging by their uniforms, they all seem...

OBITUARIES GATT. On June 28, at Mater Dei Hospital, JOHN, of Sliema, widower of Rose née Dimech, aged 88, passed away peacefully to reunite with his dearest wife and daughter Moira, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves t...

Catechism It is an undeniable truth that the western world has, since the French revolution and, especially, during the last few decades, discarded many of the values imparted by the Christian faith throughout the centuries. Christ h...