Inspector Elliot Magro has been appointed as the new Commissioner for Animal Welfare, a role dedicated to promoting animal well-being and safeguarding the rights and protection of animals across Malta and Gozo. His appointment will take effect on 20 July 2026. He will be replacing Fleur Abela, who gave up the post after being elected to Parliament
The trial by jury of Yorgen Fenech entered its second weekend on Saturday with jurors hearing detailed technical testimony from an FBI cellular analysis expert and the court-appointed Maltese IT forensic specialist who worked on the magisterial inquiry into the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The evidence focused on the analysis
Two separate police investigations into drug importation and trafficking have led to the arrest of three men and the seizure of various drugs allegedly prepared for sale. In the first case, two Italian men, aged 22 and 19, were arrested following a controlled delivery operation after police intercepted a suspicious parcel sent from Spain. The package
Iran insisted on Saturday it had "kept its word" on a ceasefire with the United States, after President Donald Trump insisted the truce was over but that he had agreed to further negotiations with the Islamic republic. The comments mark a new low in relations between the foes, after an exchange of fire this week rocked a shaky agreement aimed at turning
