Passenger traffic between Malta and Gozo reached a record high during the Christmas and New Year period, with a total of 301,041 people crossing the channel using Gozo Channel ferries and the fast ferry service, the government said Tuesday.Minister f...

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Monday an American takeover of Greenland would amount to the end of the NATO military alliance. Her comments came in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed call for the strategic, mine...

From the smoldering wreckage of two catastrophic world wars in the last century, nations came together to build an edifice of international rules and laws. The goal was to prevent such sprawling conflicts in the future.Now that world order - centered...

Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro declared himself “innocent” and a “decent man” as he pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in a U.S. courtroom on Monday.“I’m innocent. I am not guilty. I a...

The final pilgrims of the 2025 Holy Year passed through the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica late Monday, as the Vatican claimed success after more than 33 million people participated in this the rarest of Jubilees: opened by one pope and ...

A 30-year-old man from Msida sustained grievous injuries following a traffic accident in Triq Mikiel Anton Vassalli, Msida, on Monday afternoon.The incident occurred at around 4pm, when the man was riding a Honda motorcycle and was involved in a coll...

In light of the heartbreaking tragedy in Switzerland, where a fire in a nightlife venue claimed 40 young lives, Momentum on Tuesday called on the government, regulators, and the entertainment industry to unite behind a new, robust and enforceable fra...

A total of 11 people died in Malta and Gozo in 2025 after falling from a height or in other workplace accidents, statistics kept by The Malta Independent show.One of the 11 was crushed between machinery and cargo inside a shipping container and anoth...

The Constitutional Court has overturned a judgment that had awarded €61,000 in damages to former police superintendent Raymond D'Anastas, ruling that the decision of the court of first instance was not properly reasoned and must be reheard.D'Ana...

Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela has rejected claims made by the Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses (MUMN) that he personally took Cath Lab nurses at Mater Dei to Court on New Year’s Eve, insisting that the legal action was solely aimed at safe...

A day after the audacious U.S. military operation in Venezuela, President Donald Trump on Sunday renewed his calls for an American takeover of the Danish territory of Greenland for the sake of U.S. security interests and...

Ministers and their families are living in a parallel universe to that of the rest of the Maltese, the Nationalist Party said Monday. While Maltese families have to fend for themselves to secure a dignified income, Ministers look after their own.Desp...

The Labour government's dangerous mismanagement of the country's finances has reached a point where even the economic and financial experts appointed by the government itself are now warning it to change course before it is too late, the Nationalist ...

The MV Gaudos will be out of service for dry-dock maintenance from Wednesday 7 January to Wednesday 4 February, Gozo Channel has said."During this time, the company will be operating a temporary timetable for all other vessels."The temporary timetabl...

Repubblika on Monday condemned the grave damage being done to the international rule of law by the recent actions of the United States in forcibly removing Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela."We have no sympathy whatsoever for Nicolás Maduro...

The PN said that it is deeply concerned by reports that HIV prevention drug PrEP is now unavailable in Malta, not even against payment."The Government has not only failed to deliver on its promise of free PrEP, but has now allowed stocks to expire wi...

Six new rapid response vehicles have been introduced at Mater Dei Hospital, significantly strengthening Malta's pre-hospital emergency care services, Health and Active Ageing Minister Jo Etienne Abela announced.The minister said the addition of the s...

The Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses (MUMN) has condemned what it described as "hypocrisy, double standards and a lack of respect" towards nurses working in the Cath Lab at Mater Dei Hospital, after the union said it was taken to court on New Year'...

Four men were killed during the course of 2025.One of the incidents was a double murder, while the remaining two cases involved men who were shot in separate incidents.The first recorded homicide of the year took place on 29 June, when a man was shot...

A recommendation by the Office of the Ombudsman in a case that saw a person "unjustly" excluded from a sectoral agreement has been ignored by the government.The Ombudsman said that a complaint was lodged by the person heading a lifelong learning cent...

The Lands Authority is "creating obstacles" to Momentum's request for publication of all documentation related to the beach concession granted to DB in St. George's Bay, the party said in a statement referencing the Land Authority's notification that...

Ruben Amorim is out as coach of Manchester United after just 14 months in the job.The Premier League club announced on Monday that Amorim's reign was over - with the decision coming a day after he made provocative comments about his positio...

Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is set to make his first appearance Monday in an American courtroom on the narco-terrorism charges the Trump administration used to justify capturing him and bringing him to New Y...

A man has received an 18-month prison sentence suspended for two years after pleading guilty to a series of cybercrime and domestic violence-related offences.The sentence was handed down by Magistrate Caroline Farrugia Frendo, who took into account t...

In 2025, 11 of the 17 water-related fatalities in the country occurred in Gozo and Comino, the majority of whom died from drowning at sea.Fourteen people died at sea across Malta, Gozo and Comino, two in private swimming pools and one in a jacuzzi, w...

21 people lost their lives on Malta's roads in 2025, and many more suffered grievous injuries.21 lives were cut short.According to the National Statistics Office, Grievously injured persons amounted to 131 in the first three quarters of last year, an...

The Government of Malta is calling for the de-escalation, stability and a peaceful and democratic solution in Venezuela, following the situation in the country.In a lightning military strike, the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicol&aac...

The Nationalist Party has called for a democratic and peaceful transition in Venezuela, fully respecting international law.In a military strike, the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, a...

 “It’s not about numbers – it’s about the right skills you would need.” - CEO of the Malta Digital Innovation Authority (MDIA), Kenneth Brincat, 17 August“I compare forecasting weather in Malta to hitting...

Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro arrived in the United States to face criminal charges after being captured in an audacious nighttime military operation that President Donald Trump said would set the U.S. up to "run...

"Gaming" in the Maltese islands is typically understood as referring to iGaming, otherwise known as the gambling and sports betting industry. Many might be unaware that serious works are being carried out for Malta to become "a home for gaming excell...

Momentum has spent its first year establishing itself as an organised political movement, strongly believing that there is a real thirst for an alternative to the political situation in Malta, which has seen two major political parties dominating the...

PL MP Edward Zammit Lewis has spoken out over the situation in Venezuela.Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro arrived in the United States to face criminal charges after being captured in an audacious nighttime military oper...

A total of 21 people lost their lives on Malta's roads in 2025, but the year was further overshadowed by two particularly tragic accidents beyond the island's shores, claiming six Maltese lives in separate road accidents in Sicily and Croatia.The 202...

Maltese mountaineer and rock climber Rita Saliba has successfully reached the summit of Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, completing one of the most demanding climbs of her career while raising awareness and funds for abandoned animals in Malta.The 31-ye...

The news never rests, and that statement certainly holds true for 2025.The last 12 months had no shortage of scandals, political upheaval, world-stopping news, accidents, incidents, and tragedies.This was all reflected in The Malta Independent's 40 m...

 Liverpool and Manchester City were stunned by late goals to drop points in the Premier League on Sunday.Harrison Reed's spectacular strike in the seventh minute of stoppage time earned Fulham a 2-2 draw with Liverpool at Craven Cottag...

Napoli recorded a comfortable 2-0 win at Lazio amid a chaotic finish to their Serie A match on Sunday as the defending champion continued its good form from the end of 2025.Leonardo Spinazzola and Amir Rrahmani scored in the first half of Napoli's fi...

The La Cavalcata dei Re Magi was held in Victory Square, Xagħra on Sunday, to mark the feast of the Epiphany.The biblical re-enactment, organised by the Il-Milied Fix-Xagħra Association in collaboration with the Marija Bambina Parish, the M...

Elia Muscat was identified as the 76-year-old man who died when part of a wall gave way at around 5.30pm in Triq Farsina on Saturday.He had been working alongside his 41-year-old son at the time of the incident.The two men were carrying out some work...

Momentum has asked what the government's and PN's stands on the capture of Venezuela's President Maduro are."Where is Robert Abela? Where is Ian Borg? Where is Alex Borg? The Maltese people have the right to know where the government stands on this. ...

It has become a familiar lament, whispered over family dinners and debated in quiet corners: People no longer think in terms of what is right and what is wrong. They just think of money and power, and what they can gain - even at others' expense. It'...

"Do we take into consideration the quality of the services being offered in childcare or do we just assume that whatever is going on in all the childcare settings is of high quality?"  - Professor Valerie Sollars, resident academic at the Facult...

A 76-year-old man died Saturday when a wall which forms part of a private residence in Qormi collapsed, the police said.The accident took place in Farsina Street at 5.30pm.Another man, the victim's son aged 41, suffered grievous injuries and was take...

For months, the U.S. military had been amassing a presence off Venezuela's coast and conspicuously blowing up alleged drug trafficking boats and killing the occupants.At the same time, U.S. intelligence agencies were carefully studying the country's ...

 A newly unsealed U.S. Justice Department indictment accuses captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of running a "corrupt, illegitimate government" fueled by an extensive drug-trafficking operation that flooded the U.S. wi...

Widening protests in Iran sparked by the Islamic Republic's ailing economy are putting new pressure on its theocracy.Tehran is still reeling from a 12-day war launched by Israel in June that saw the United States bomb nuclear...

Israel's decision to revoke the licenses of more than three dozen humanitarian organizations this week has aid groups scrambling to grapple with what this means for their operations in Gaza and their ability to help tens of thousands of str...

Hours after an audacious military operation that plucked leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the country, President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States would run Venezuela at least temporarily and tap ...

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Declan Rice proved why he's a leading candidate to be the Premier League's player of the season by inspiring Arsenal to a come-from behind victory at Bournemouth that opened up a six-point lead on Saturday.The England midfielder scored two second-hal...

 Gian Piero Gasperini's return to Bergamo ended in defeat as his Roma lost at Atalanta 1-0 in Serie A on Saturday.Giorgio Scalvini claimed the only goal in the 12th minute and Atalanta rose to eighth place.Roma could have moved level with s...

President Donald Trump had long threatened that he could order military strikes on targets on Venezuelan territory after months of attacks on boats accused of carrying drugs from the South American country. President Nicolás Mad...

Swiss authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the managers of the bar where a fire at a New Year's party left 40 people dead, authorities said Saturday.The two are suspected of involuntary homicide, involuntary bodily harm and...

The Nationalist Party on Friday accused Affordable Housing Minister Roderick Galdes of failing to take action for years despite repeated warnings about the dangerous condition of a condemned building that partially collapsed in Vittoriosa on New Year...

Long queues for the Gozo Ferry persist at the moment along Marfa road Cirkewwa while traffic for the ferry in Mgarr, Gozo is increasing as well, a second day of chaos as transport services between the two islands are disrupted.Gozo Channel vessels ar...

 Sixteen-year-old Arthur Brodard went to the Le Constellation bar with friends to celebrate the New Year. Nearly 48 hours after a devastating fire, his mother still held out hope he might be one of the six injured people who remained u...

Momentum has asked Foreign Minister Ian Borg whether he would still like to award the Nobel peace prize to US President Donald Trump.Borg had nominated Trump for the prize last October.Today, Trump announced that US forces had attacked cities in Vene...

 A grandmother and her 5-year-old grandson burned to death in Gaza when their tent caught fire while cooking, as thousands of Palestinians endure colder weather in makeshift housing.The nylon tent in Yarmouk caught fire Thursday night while a me...

After nearly 20 years of broadcasting from its original premises, community radio station Radju Leonardo 105.2FM in Kirkop has relocated to a new site within the village, largely thanks to voluntary work carried out by members of the Għaqda Mu&#...

Four years after the rape and murder of Paulina Dembska in Sliema , her relatives say they are still waiting for justice as court proceedings continue to drag on.In a social media post published on Friday, Dembska’s sister, Daria, said the pass...

A recent Eurobarometer survey found that Maltese people are most open to allowing teachers to use Artificial Intelligence in the classroom, when compared to European peers.When asked for their position on the use of AI in education, 39% of Maltese re...

 Axel Clavier felt like he was suffocating inside the Swiss Alpine bar where moments before he'd been ringing in the new year with friends and dozens of other revelers.The 16-year-old from Paris escaped the inferno, which broke out aft...

A taxi driver has been given a two-year prison sentence suspended for four years after being found guilty of causing the death of a teenage pedestrian in 2017.Luciano Tabone was convicted over the death of 19-year-old Romanian national Loredana Nemes...

Swiss investigators said Friday that they believe sparkling flares atop Champagne bottles ignited the fatal fire at a ski resort when they came too close to a crowded bar's ceiling.Forty people were killed and another 119 injured in the blaze as it&n...

All 18 songs competing in the semi-final of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest (MESC) were officially released this Friday morning, giving fans their first change to listen to this year’s participants.The songs have been released on Spotify and Y...

The Ministry for Home Affairs has launched the Police Patrolling Community Support Officers (PPCSOs) service, with 34 PPCSOs. The Ministry stated that this new initiative reinforces the government’s commitment to having a police force closer to...

National Lottery plc, the operator of the national lottery of Malta, has announced that the €1.5 million Super5 jackpot was hit on New Year’s Eve, marking one of the highest jackpots ever distributed in the history of the game. The life-ch...

A second half goal from Rafael Leão gave AC Milan a 1-0 win at Cagliari and sent it back to the top of Serie A on Friday.The Portuguese winger missed Milan's last three games with an adductor injury but he returned from the start against the m...

Three artworks from Malta are currently on display together abroad for the first time at Gallerie d'Italia in Naples, as part of the international exhibition Un altro seicento: L'arte delle donne nel Viceregno (Women in Spanish Na...

A fire at a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana in the early hours of New Year's Day has left about 40 people dead and over 100 injured, according to authorities.Here is a look at some other nightclub, bar and m...

The renowned Maltese drummer, Tony Carr, born George Caruana, passed away on Friday morning, aged 98 years old.Born in 1927, Carr began playing in bars along Strada Stretta before becoming one of the most desired session drummers in the jazz world. D...

The first place in the world to legalize voluntary euthanasia 31 years ago could this year become the last part of Australia to secure the same legal reform as the Northern Territory government on Friday announced plans to legislate for doctor-assist...

The first day of the year was again a show of generosity towards Id-Dar tal-Providenza, with €1,556,543 collected during the "Festa ta' Ġenerożità" (feast of generosity).At the end of the televised marathon, Mgr. Martin Micallef...

U.S. President Donald Trump and a top Iranian security official exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening economic protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between the countries after America ...

About 40 people were killed and another 115 injured, most of them seriously, after a fire ripped through a bar's New Year celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort less than two hours after midnight Thursday, police said.Authorities did not imme...

A 36-year-old man from Cospicua, Alfred Bonnici, was arraigned in court on New Year's Day on charges of domestic violence against his parents, after allegedly threatening them to obtain money.The prosecution said that Bonnici had been released from p...

A 25-year-old man from St Julian's, Kurt Muscat, was charged on New Year's Day with breaching the conditions of bail under which he had previously been released.The prosecution told the court that the accused has an acute drug problem and that on 29 ...

From Sydney to Paris to New York City, crowds rang in the new year with exuberant celebrations filled with thunderous fireworks or light shows, while others took a more subdued approach.As the clock struck midnight in Japan, temple bells ra...

 Pope Leo XIV opened 2026 on Thursday with a plea for peace, singling out in particular countries "bloodied by conflict" and families wounded by violence.Leo celebrated a New Year's Day Mass in St. Peter's Basilica and then delive...

It is estimated that 70,000 people gathered in Valletta - mostly in St George's Square, the main streets in Valletta, Triton Square and along the streets of Grand Harbour where a spectacular 25-minute pyrotechnic display was let off - to welcome the ...

Dar tal-Providenza has launched its annual New Year's Day fundraising marathon, Festa ta' Ġenerożità (Feast of Generosity), a key initiative to support its residential services for persons with disability.The event, which runs until ...

Ultra-endurance runner Zach Vella has successfully completed his six-day, 360-kilometre running challenge around Malta, raising an extraordinary €32,000 in support of YMCA Malta.The challenge saw Vella run 60 kilometres a day for six consecutive...

Erling Haaland and Manchester City were frustrated in a 0-0 draw at Sunderland on Thursday, leaving Arsenal with a four-point lead at the halfway stage of the Premier League season.Liverpool couldn't manage a goal against a promoted team, e...

On New Year's Day, Bulgaria became the 21st country to join the euro currency union, furthering its integration into the European Union. But the historic milestone arrives amid political instability and skepticism among ordinary people fuel...

Chelsea was back on the coaching carousel under its American ownership on Thursday after Enzo Maresca left his position as manager following a reported deterioration in his relationship with the Premier League club's hierarchy.The Italian c...

 Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City just after midnight Thursday, taking the oath of office at an historic, decommissioned subway station in Manhattan.Mamdani, a Democrat, was sworn in as the first Muslim leader of America's bigge...

Prime Minister Robert Abela used his New Year message to signal a further expansion of government plans to return strategic open spaces to the public, indicating that Fort Tigné could be added to a growing list of sites safeguarded from develo...

In a message marking the start of the New Year, Opposition and Nationalist Party Leader Alex Borg said that the future facing our country is one that must be built together and should rest on three pillars - respect, courage and, above all, hope.He s...

 Pope Leo XIV closed out 2025 on Wednesday with a prayer that the city of Rome might be a welcoming place for foreigners and fragile people, young and old.Leo presided over a New Year's Eve vespers service in St. Peter's Basilica,...

 Former Brazil and Real Madrid great Roberto Carlos posted a picture of himself smiling in hospital and said he was "recovering well" after confirming Wednesday he had undergone a heart procedure."I did not suffer a heart attack. I am ...

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Alexander Demarco has been appointed as Governor of the Central Bank of Malta for a period of five years, with effect from 1 January 2026.Demarco, who replaces Edward Scicluna, was approved as Governor unanimously by the Parliamentary Public Appointm...

Routine traffic inspections have continued in recent weeks on various roads across Malta and Gozo, the police said Wednesday.These checks are carried out regularly at all times of the day, both during daylight hours and at night, as part of the Polic...

Denmark has become the first country to fully end its national letter delivery service, marking the end of more than four centuries of postal history. The decision reflects the country's rapid transition to digital communication and a sharp, long-ter...

The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, issued her New Year’s message to European Union citizens on 30 December 2025.In her New Year’s message, the EP President declared what the European Parliament will look to push th...

Construction entrepreneur Joseph Portelli is set to exit CF Estates Ltd after reaching an agreement with the company and its remaining shareholders for the cancellation of his 30% stake.In a company announcement, CF Estates said an agreement signed t...

Developer Carlo Stivala has expressed interest in acquiring the long-abandoned St Philip's Hospital and is prepared to settle the facility's outstanding debts as part of the deal, a court has been told.The hospital's owner, Frank Portelli, informed t...

As 2026 approaches, there is a natural temptation to draw a firm line under the year that is ending. The passing of time invites assessment, sometimes harshly so. Yet the real value of leaving 2025 behind does not lie in dramatic verdicts or sweeping...

 Thieves stole tens of millions of euros worth of property from safety deposit boxes inside a German bank vault that they drilled into Monday during the holiday lull, police said.Some 2,700 bank customers were affected by the theft in Gelsenkirc...