An inmate at the prisons who claimed persecution at the hands of prison guards ever since “witnessing” a crime behind the facility's walls has failed in his bid to kickstart a magisterial inquiry into the matter.  Brian Vella, 4...

French novelist David Diop on Wednesday won the prestigious International Booker Prize for books translated into English with his World War I-set novel, At Night All Blood is Black. The Paris-born writer became the first French winne...

Israel's opposition leader Yair Lapid said he had succeeded in forming a broad-based coalition to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the country's longest-serving leader. Should it be confirmed by the 120-member Knesset legislat...

In 1932, football in Valletta received a near mortal blow when Valletta United were disbanded. For a time, the game in the City went into hibernation and it was left to the amateur clubs to keep the flag flying. The situation improve...

An application by Transport Malta to construct marina offices and commercial outlets in Gżira’s seafront garden has prompted environmental NGOs to object to another bite into a “vital” recreational area. Flimkien għal Ambjent...

In the 23rd article in a series on 20th-century artists who shaped Maltese modernism, Joseph Agius details the artistic journey of Anton Agius. A spate of commissions for public monuments in the last decades of the 20th century has u...

Ground down by the sapping realities of modern city life, China's youth are "lying flat", the latest buzzword for those tapping out of a culture of endless work with little reward. With growing inequality and rising costs of living n...

Most Asian markets rose on Thursday, with focus on the upcoming release of key US jobs data, while traders were also trying to gauge when the Federal Reserve will begin reconsidering its ultra-loose monetary policies in light of a ro...

The former chief of police is in the soup again. Lawrence Cutajar stood accused by many of indulging in rabbit stew as crucial evidence was possibly being tampered with at the notorious Pilatus Bank. He is also being investigated ove...

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Baku’s street circuit is the medieval backdrop for Formula One’s latest round of jousting between resurgent Red Bull and a Mercedes team anxious to move on from their Monaco misery. The Azerbaijan Grand Prix returns to the calend...

Maltese photographer Vince Piscopo is the first Maltese photographer to secure a place in the prestigious IOP Distinctions gallery, after attaining the highest grade of distinction in the prestigious Professional Diploma in Photograp...

The coronavirus pandemic has severely affected children's rights worldwide, with young people risking a "generational catastrophe" if governments do not act, a rights group said in an annual survey Thursday. Millions of children have...

The son of Daphne Caruana Galizia, Matthew, claimed on Wednesday the alleged murder mastermind, Yorgen Fenech, was funding or had funded the defence of two brothers charged with having a role in the assassination. “He who pays the ...

Operators within the hospitality sector were one of the most negatively impacted businesses as a result of the lockdown measures imposed by the COVID-19 restrictions as tourism to Malta shrunk considerably, leading to little revenue ...

Serie A giants AC Milan are reportedly evaluating the possibility of signing former Birkirkara goalkeeper Alessandro Guarnone. A report on Tuttomercatoweb.com said that Guarnone, who came through the AC Milan youth system, could be a...

Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku brushed aside speculation about his future by confirming Wednesday he intends to stay with Serie A champions Inter Milan next season. Lukaku’s future was in doubt after coach Antonio Conte, who brought...

The Malta Society of Arts (MSA) has just issued a call for artists, inviting artists and curators to submit applications for the holding of visual arts exhibitions at the Art Galleries, Palazzo de La Salle, Valletta, during 2023. In ...

In our contribution entitled ‘Undermining the constitution’ (March 4), we had written that the government’s attempt to disfigure the constitution through an ordinary law rather than following the qualified majority required by ...

The following are the main stories in Thursday’s newspapers. Times of Malta says Minister Carmelo Abela on Wednesday ignored questions in parliament over whether he had offered to resign following claims linking him to a failed HSB...