The Malta Basketball national team may not have won gold in this year’s FIBA Small Countries Games, but head coach Alan Walls believes he could not have asked for a better squad after a second-place finish on Sunday. The team lost ...

The cell where Kim Borg Nicolas Virtu, who died by suicide a year ago, was found unconscious, has remained sealed since and will only be reopened by court order, prisons director Robert Brincau has told Times of Malta. “Any decisio...

A 21-year-old man who allegedly opened fire on a July 4 parade in a wealthy Chicago suburb while disguised in women's clothing was charged with seven counts of first-degree murder on Tuesday evening, prosecutors said. Robert Crimo, 2...

Two statues, one dedicated to the Immaculate Conception and the other to St Roque, venerated at the Franciscan church of St Mary of Jesus (Ta’ Ġieżu) in Valletta will undergo extensive conservation and restoration through Bank of...

The Travellers are releasing their upcoming single Is-Sbuħija ta’ Dan iż-Żmien together with its music video. With their latest single, The Travellers implore us to ultimately take control and enjoy Is-Sbuħija ta’ Dan iż-Żm...

Ukrainian officials have called on civilians to urgently evacuate the city of Sloviansk as Russian troops press towards it in their campaign to secure the Donbas region. Sloviansk has been subjected to "massive" Russian bombardment i...

The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Wednesday. Times of Malta reveals how Alfred Degiorgio, who along with his brother is awaiting trial for the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, has confessed to his involvemen...

A power cable that goes through parts of Birkirkara and Sta Venera suffered a third fault in two days, Enemalta has confirmed, as some residents spent a second night without power until generators were rigged up.  "Fault location wo...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces two high-stakes encounters in parliament on Wednesday after his government was rocked by the shock departures of two senior ministers. Rishi Sunak resigned as chancellor (finance minister), and S...

A number of Nationalist MPs are still uncomfortable with the proposed new IVF law, hours before parliament takes a final vote this afternoon. Last Sunday, party leader Bernard Grech said that, after the government took on a number of...

Congestion, noise and air pollution from traffic are costing Malta some €400 million annually, the European Commission said in a report. In its latest country report on Malta, the commission said that the so-called external costs o...

The state of health of the housing market interests economic and social policymakers as it impacts growth prospects, labour market developments and the well-being of the community in general. The Maltese have a long-held conviction t...

The vulgar word of the law I refer to the editorial under the above heading (June 23). This (seemingly untouchable) magistrate seems to be hitting serious headlines and the case is drawing more interest and so it should. Corruption i...

“Everything I know about morality and the obligations of men, I owe it to football” is the Albert Camus quote captioned at the beginning of L’arbitro (The Referee, 2013), a dreamy surreal comedy about a deeply religious interna...

Malta’s economic model faced a veritable stress test due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many had forewarned that restrictions on tourism and other services would result in thousands of firms closing down and lead to record high unemploy...

Obituary VELLA. On July 4, MARK, aged 70, passed away peacefully, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife Anna née Azzopardi-Bencini, his children Angii and Martin, Martina and Matthew, and Stefan...

Hibernians suffered a heavy defeat to Irish side Shamrock Rovers in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League first qualifying round match on Tuesday. The Paolites took on a defensive approach and eventually, the Rovers took the o...

Hibernians left for the dressing room for half-time with much to do in their UEFA Champions League qualifying fixture against Irish side Shamrock Rovers on Tuesday. The Paolites took on a defensive approach and eventually, the Rovers...

It was 25 years ago this week when an armed robber stormed into a convent in Pakistan and shot a Gozitan missionary nun in the neck. The killer was never brought to justice but her family and fellow nuns in Gozo believe she is a mart...

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