Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is set to make his first appearance Monday in an American courtroom on the narco-terrorism charges the Trump administration used to justify capturing him and bringing him to New York. Maduro and his wife are expected to appear at noon before a judge for a brief, but required, legal proceeding that will likely
In 2025, 11 of the 17 water-related fatalities in the country occurred in Gozo and Comino, the majority of whom died from drowning at sea. Fourteen people died at sea across Malta, Gozo and Comino, two in private swimming pools and one in a jacuzzi, while the year also saw the tragic deaths of three children. Seven fatalities were recorded in Gozo,
The Nationalist Party has called for a democratic and peaceful transition in Venezuela, fully respecting international law. In a military strike, the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and took them out of the country to face justice in the United States on Saturday. The couple faces U.S. charges of participating
21 people lost their lives on Malta's roads in 2025, and many more suffered grievous injuries. 21 lives were cut short. According to the National Statistics Office, Grievously injured persons amounted to 131 in the first three quarters of last year, and consisted of 79 drivers, 15 passengers and 37 pedestrians/cyclists/others. The statistics once again
“It’s not about numbers – it’s about the right skills you would need.” - CEO of the Malta Digital Innovation Authority (MDIA), Kenneth Brincat , 17 August “I compare forecasting weather in Malta to hitting a dartboard, it is easy to hit the board, but hitting the bullseye is much harder.” – Weather forecaster Brian Micallef, 17 August “The education
Four men were killed during the course of 2025. One of the incidents was a double murder, while the remaining two cases involved men who were shot in separate incidents. The first recorded homicide of the year took place on 29 June, when a man was shot dead following a minor traffic collision that escalated into a road-rage incident, with the fatal
A day after the audacious U.S. military operation in Venezuela, President Donald Trump on Sunday renewed his calls for an American takeover of the Danish territory of Greenland for the sake of U.S. security interests and threatened military action on Colombia for facilitating the global sale of cocaine, while his top diplomat declared the communist
Napoli recorded a comfortable 2-0 win at Lazio amid a chaotic finish to their Serie A match on Sunday as the defending champion continued its good form from the end of 2025. Leonardo Spinazzola and Amir Rrahmani scored in the first half of Napoli's first match of 2026 as Antonio Conte's side remained third, a point behind AC Milan and two points below
Liverpool and Manchester City were stunned by late goals to drop points in the Premier League on Sunday. Harrison Reed's spectacular strike in the seventh minute of stoppage time earned Fulham a 2-2 draw with Liverpool at Craven Cottage. And Enzo Fernandez poked home an equalizer in the 94th at the Etihad to seal a 1-1 draw for managerless Chelsea that
Widening protests in Iran sparked by the Islamic Republic's ailing economy are putting new pressure on its theocracy. Tehran is still reeling from a 12-day war launched by Israel in June that saw the United States bomb nuclear sites in Iran. Economic pressure, intensified in September by the return of United Nations sanctions on the country over its