A former Malta ambassador to Libya charged with rape and a string of sexual and domestic violence offences allegedly committed against a subordinate, including at the Maltese embassy in Tripoli, has been released on bail. Franklin Aquilina, 51, who took up the ambassadorial post in September 2025, pleaded not guilty when he appeared before Magistrate
A dramatic confrontation unfolded in Yorgen Fenech’s trial by jury today as Melvin Theuma and Kenneth Camilleri were confronted with each other’s conflicting versions of events. The confrontation was requested by the defence during Theuma’s second day of cross-examination, with Camilleri called to the witness stand while Theuma remained seated facing
Health Minister Ian Borg has become one of 30,548 registered organ donors in Malta. Borg officially registered as a donor at a meeting where he urged others to do the same, noting that a single donor can help save up to eight lives. He was speaking at a meeting with transplant recipients, registered donors and their families, marking World Organ Donation
Maltese photographer Daniel Cilia captured striking images of Wednesday’s total solar eclipse from northern Spain, as the moon completely blocked out the sun and briefly turned day into night. Cilia travelled to the Tórtoles de Esgueva reservoir in Burgos, one of the areas lying within the eclipse’s path of totality, to photograph the rare astronomical
