US Secret Service agents bundled Donald Trump from the stage as shots rang out Saturday evening at a media gala, in what the president later described as an attack by a "would-be assassin." Armed guards opened fire at the gunman who charged through a security checkpoint just outside the ballroom of the hotel where Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, senior
A pair of African distance runners took down what was once among the most unthinkable records in sports on Sunday, shattering the long-unapproachable two-hour barrier in the 26.2-mile (42.2-kilometer) marathon. Sabastian Sawe of Kenya won the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds, bettering the previous men's world record by an astonishing
Only the Labour Party has the “competence, credibility, and experience” required to keep Malta’s economy going in such a manner that it can sustain measures like tax cuts and energy subsidies, Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Sunday. Abela was interviewed on party media and he placed significant emphasis on the PL’s latest political line that only
Leadership within a financial institution is most clearly tested when certainty is in short supply. The world we are operating in today, shaped by persistent inflationary pressures, geopolitical fragmentation, tighter monetary settings and the repricing of long-term risk, reflects structural forces that require measured judgement and a sustained, long-term
Social media posts that appear to match the California man arrested Saturday in the shooting at the White House correspondents' dinner show he is a highly educated tutor and amateur video game developer. A May 2025 profile photo of Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California, appears to match the appearance of the man in a photo of the alleged attacker
As another election looms - its date still unannounced but its shadow already shaping political behaviour - the familiar rhythm of Maltese politics has returned. The Labour Party in government is once again unveiling an array of ambitious projects, each presented as transformative, necessary, and imminent. This time, the list ranges from the sweeping
Two proofreaders, but no professional subtitlers, have been recruited for a pilot project aimed at adding automatically generated subtitles to TVM's 6 and 8pm news broadcasts. The government recently announced that a pilot project introducing automated Maltese subtitles for news broadcasts is being launched as part of a wider initiative to strengthen
Malta's newly-launched National Homework Policy aims to fundamentally reshape how students engage with learning beyond the classroom, shifting the emphasis from volume to purpose while safeguarding student wellbeing. In an interview with The Malta Independent on Sunday , director general and project lead Jude Zammit defended the reform against mounting
A serious ecological concern raised by a concerned citizen at the Salina Nature Reserve remains unresolved months after it was first flagged to authorities, raising questions about inaction within the Public Works Department despite repeated reports. The issue centres on a major blockage within the Sukkursu canal, a tidal channel critical to the health
Labour candidate Dr Deborah Schembri has said that while Malta has made significant strides in civil rights over the past 15 years, there are clear limits to how far such rights should extend, arguing that abortion should remain illegal as "the right to life wins" in any clash of rights, while also expressing support for voluntary euthanasia under
