When rallying British MPs, he reaches for Churchill. When addressing the US Congress, he invokes Pearl Harbor. When beamed into the Bundestag, he conjures the threat of a new Wall in Europe. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has...

Italy are aiming for World Cup glory despite having to navigate a treacherous play-off path in order to get the 2022 tournament, with North Macedonia the first barrier standing in their way. The European champions begin a potential...

With just one more regular season game day to go in the MAPFRE MSV Life Women League, the top spot in the standings is still up for grabs. The first place in the final standings after the regular season offers the opportunity of a di...

Part of Regional Road has been closed to traffic following a car crash. The crash happened at around 7am, the police told Times of Malta. Two cars were involved - a Mazda Demio and a Kia Picanto - with one of the drivers being rushed...

Wednesday is day 31 of the 2022 general election campaign and the penultimate day of campaigning ahead of Saturday's vote.  We will be providing updates from the campaign trail as they happen, throughout the day.  Spotted something...

A PN government would spend €6 billion to implement its electoral manifesto, in a plan it says will generate direct and indirect GDP contributions of €42.6 billion by 2030, according to projections provided by the party. The €6...

Wembley will host the ‘Finalissima’ clash between European champions Italy and Copa America winners Argentina on June 1, UEFA announced on Tuesday. The glamour tie will take Italy back to the scene of their dramatic European Cha...

World number one Ashleigh Barty stunned tennis on Wednesday by announcing her retirement from the sport aged just 25, saying she had fulfilled her dreams and was “spent physically”. Barty dropped the bombshell weeks after becomin...

The Nadur parish of St Peter and St Paul recently organised a Way of the Cross for adolescents at Ta’ Pinu sanctuary chapel. The activity was originally planned at Għammar hill, but had to be cancelled due to bad weather. Parish a...

A directive aiming to strengthen gender equality on corporate boards, initially proposed by the European Commission in 2012, is a step closer towards seeing the light of day. The “general approach” recently adopted by the Council...

Obituaries BALDACCHINO. On March 21, CATHERINE, of Gudja, aged 86, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her loss her husband Anthony, her sons John and his wife Doris, Dennis and his wife ...

The Taliban ordered secondary girls schools in Afghanistan to shut on Wednesday just hours after they reopened, an official confirmed, sparking confusion over the policy reversal by the hardline Islamist group. "Yes, it's true," Tali...

The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Wednesday. Times of Malta leads its front page with a report on how the government freephone service is experiencing a barrage of calls linked to the recently mailed cost-of...

This week marks the end of my first-ever election campaign. I look back on an intense four weeks during which my colleagues and I, across the Nationalist Party, presented an electoral programme that is far-reaching in its scope and v...

The headline indicators of the last five years show that the economy performed well. Economic growth has been significantly high, inflation under control, unemployment low and the cost of money kept at historically low levels. The ma...

Why are children not being offered the booster even though the EMA approved it? – Angie Borg In February 2022, the European Medicines Agency, EMA recommended that a booster dose of Comirnaty may be given where appropriate to adoles...

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If you look for a section on LGBTQI issues in ADPD – The Green Party’s manifesto this year, you will not find one. This is because proposals that are connected to LGBTQI issues are streamlined across five areas: health; sexual an...

Will Labour introduce abortion? In its manifesto, Labour states it will launch an action plan with clear objectives, measures and deadlines on “sexual and reproductive health and rights”. The European Union, the World Health Orga...

The government freephone service is experiencing a barrage of calls linked to the recently mailed cost-of-living and tax refund cheques. Callers have reported waiting on the freephone 153 for over 40 minutes to speak to a call agent....