Ukrainians who have been given a roof over their heads in Malta have expressed immense gratitude for the generosity of the locals as they swing between feeling safe and utterly desperate while the war rages on. Mother-of-two Anastasi...

Three blasts rocked a boys' school in a Shiite Hazara neighbourhood of the Afghan capital on Tuesday causing casualties, police said. Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said on Twitter the blasts at the Abdul Rahim Shahid high scho...

The football world rallied around Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez on Tuesday after they announced that their newborn son had died. The 37-year-old Manchester United forward had revealed in a social media post la...

Ruben Loftus-Cheek said Chelsea have their sights set on revenge over Liverpool in the FA Cup final after the midfielder’s goal inspired a 2-0 win against Crystal Palace on Sunday. Chelsea will face Liverpool on May 14 in a repeat ...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face angry lawmakers Tuesday for the first time since being fined for breaking the law, as the "partygate" scandal continues to plague him. The embattled UK leader has weathered the initial s...

The Broadcasting Authority did not feel the need to take any action over TVM’s complete omission of the pope’s comments on corruption. In his first speech during his visit to the islands earlier this month, Pope Francis said Malt...

Asian stocks were digesting news about growth concerns in China and rising interest rates in the United States on Tuesday with Japan edging marginally higher, but Hong Kong falling sharply in early trade. Chinese growth numbers for t...

“Just because you find that life’s not fair it doesn’t mean that you just have to grin and bear it,” read the lyrics of the song Naughty from Matilda the Musical. Life certainly did not seem fair to the cast and crew of Masqu...

The answer to the question of whether Malta needs a new banking model depends on the thinking in decision-makers’ minds about what, or who, banks are there for.  There were times when banking was seen as a public service, both in ...

The visit to Malta by the pope represented an important moment for the life of the island. This was a promise kept, a long-awaited meeting postponed due to the pandemic, which testified to the pope’s attention and sensitivity to mi...

At its April 14 meeting, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) judged that the incoming data since its last meeting reinforce its expectation that net asset purchases under its asset purchase programme (APP) should...

After being cancelled for two years due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Spring Temple Fair is making a comeback next weekend with a special edition to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Malta...

Before the general election, former Labour MP Oliver Scicluna had publicly declared he was “offended” every time people approached to offer him their vote in return for a favour. Scicluna was a capable MP who had been handpicked ...

The reliquary of the Weeping Madonna venerated at Sanctuary of the Madonna of Tears, in Syracuse, Sicily, was hosted at Xagħra parish church from Palm Sunday to the following Tuesday. The reliquary visited Xagħra parish also on two...

Warning: Graphic content Russia has launched a major offensive into eastern Ukraine, authorities in Kyiv said, opening a new phase of its invasion after being thwarted in efforts to capture the capital. The United States is due to ho...

Doctors on Tuesday denied they are being paid extra for new phlebotomy duties. Times of Malta reported on Monday that the government is paying young doctors extra wages to draw patients’ blood and counter months-long union directiv...

A €45,000 concrete ramp built especially for Pope Francis’s visit at the Mġarr harbour is being demolished to the dismay of many Gozo residents who hoped it could be used permanently for a fast ferry service carrying cars from V...

The following are the main stories in Tuesday’s newspapers. Times of Malta leads with a story from Ukraine saying Russian President Vladimir Putin has lauded a brigade accused by Ukraine of committing atrocities near Kyiv, as his f...

The legacy of the George Cross The editorial (April 14) on the legacy of the George Cross is thought provoking. It reminds us of the great fortitude and sheer courage shown by our forefathers and that “the price of democracy is ete...

Obituaries CAMILLERI. On April 13, at his residence in Lija, VINCENT, aged 85, passed away peacefully. He leaves to mourn his great loss his beloved wife Marie-Louise, his daughter Alexandra and her husband Jose Herrera, his son Edwa...