Biden accuses Putin of genocide • Russia claims 1,000 Ukrainian troops in Mariupol have surrendered • Ukrainian forces capture pro-Kremlin politician • German president snubbed by Kyiv

Plans were never discussed with the local council itself, with no mention of the marina made until December 2020, when a PN councillor revealed that the mayor’s subcommittee was discussing a yacht marina proposal for the Marsaskala bay

Bill that raised eyebrows over potential implications on free speech to be reviewed, says justice minister

The court is expected to hear submissions for an injunction on spring hunting for turtle dove requested by BirdLife Malta next week

Journalist Manuel Delia is claiming his right to freedom of expression was breached when he was denied free access to the Corradino Correctional Facility and migrant detention centres

More than 20 people are injured in a New York City subway station shooting but police are not investigating this as an act of terrorism

Court begins hearing a criminal complaint filed by Melvin Theuma against police commissioner for failing to investigate Yorgen Fenech for allegedly filing a false police report against him

The ship’s crew had initially intended to return the people it had rescued to Libya, but after they protested against their return, the ship eventually steered north to Malta

Active cases now stand at 8,979

Government publishes list of permanent secretaries • Three new perm secs appointed

The case against Daniel Muka, accused of the murder of Chris Pandolfino and Ivor Maciejovski, has been delayed

Maltese ride-hailing company eCabs has seen customer journeys during the first three months of 2022 grow by more than 50 per cent, compared to the same period in 2019

Abdalla, Amara and Kader are still facing terrorism charges which carry a maximum penalty of life imprisonment: their crime – mediating between an angry crowd of asylum seekers and a ship captain who was steering them back to Libya

Independent candidate Arnold Cassola says mechanism introduced only benefits PN and PL

Man hospitalised in Kirkop farming accident

Man rushed to Mater Dei Hospital after sustaining grievous injuries in traffic accident

PN stalwarts Jason Azzopardi, Edwin Vassallo and Karl Gouder all fail to make it to parliament after contesting Tuesday's casual elections • Azzopardi quits PN

PN elects two former Eurovision singers and youngest ever MP, while Labour elects six newcomers • 28% of MPs are now women

The 18-year-old Nationalist Party candidate was elected to the House through the gender quota mechanism

PN elects Rebekah Cilia, Stanley Zammit, Graham Bencini, Karol Aquilina, Charles Azzopardi, Graziella Attard Previ and Carm Mifsud Bonnici to the House during Tuesday’s casual election