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Civil society group Repubblika has called for a probe into Housing Minister Roderick Galdes's cut-price purchase of a Gozo property, and also demanded rules to prevent ministers and senior officials from engaging in private business with individuals or companies awarded contracts by their departments. Times of Malta revealed on Sunday that Galdes bought

Pope Leo XIV prayed Monday at the tomb of a Lebanese saint revered among Christians and Muslims as he brought a message of peace, hope and religious coexistence to a region torn by conflict. Bells rang out as Leo's covered popemobile snaked its way through the rain and thousands of enthusiastic Lebanese lining his motorcade route into Annaya, around

Nicola Pietrangeli, the Italian tennis champion of the 1950s and 1960s whose records were only recently broken by Jannik Sinner - but remains the winningest Davis Cup player of all time - has died. He was 92. The Italian Tennis and Padel Federation announced Pietrangeli's passing on Monday, without providing a cause of death. The federation noted that

A 30-year-old Somali taxi driver has been granted bail after denying charges of seriously injuring another man in Gżira in the early hours of Sunday morning. Abdullahi Ali Hassan appeared before Magistrate Ann Marie Thake on Monday charged with grievous bodily harm, threats, insults and being drunk in public. The court heard that police were called

An Attorney General's appeal to overturn the acquittal of Luca Lorenzo Callus Randich has been rejected, with the judge determining that the collision in Marsaskala was caused exclusively by the pedestrian's conduct. Callus Randich had previously been cleared by the Court of Magistrates of involuntarily causing grievous injury to Mahnaz Tala and of

Today marks the first day in December, and the run up to Christmas and New Year has begun. People have been, or soon will be, decorating their houses, marking their calendars for planned gatherings with families and friends, get-togethers with work colleagues for Christmas meals or parties, and shopping for gifts for those close to us. But this period

A planning application for a 13-storey apartment block in Xlendi is set to go before the Planning Authority Board on Thursday. The application is marked as phase 2 of a project following the approval of a planning application for the demolition and excavation of the Xlendi hotel, in Xlendi, Gozo. The site is located within the limits to development

A new Eurobarometer survey shows that Maltese citizens view growing public distrust toward democratic institutions, foreign information manipulation, and AI-driven political content as the most serious challenges facing democracy in the European Union. The survey was conducted in May 2025 with 26,410 face-to-face interviews among the 27 EU member states,

High buildings are a threat to fireworks spectacles, the Malta Pyrotechnic Association said Monday. Traditional fireworks displays are part of our collective memory that identifies a culture and gives authenticity to its people. They have a historical, social, and cultural dimension which is part of Malta's identity, it said in a statement. High buildings,

Defending champion Napoli won 1-0 at rival Roma to move level with AC Milan atop the tight Serie A standings on Sunday. David Neres scored in the first half after finishing off an exchange with Rasmus Hojlund on a counterattack. Milan and Napoli each have 28 points and Inter Milan and Roma are one point behind with 27 each. Also, Bologna can move level