At the 151st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva, Switzerland, Speaker Angelo Farrugia took part in a session on “Protecting Humanity in Times of War.” In his address, delivered in his capacity as Chair of the Committee on International Humanitarian Law (IHL), Speaker Farrugia commended the vital and delicate work of the Red Cross
During a debate about Malta’s backsliding on the rule of law and delayed justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia held earlier today, the overwhelming majority of 18 MEPs who were present condemned Malta’s slow progress in anti-corruption reform. The only exceptions to this overall consensus were Labour Party MEPs Alex Agius Saliba, Daniel Attard and Thomas
The Royal Malta Yacht Club is a living entity. It takes huge pride from its flagship competition, the Rolex Middle Sea Race, and when the competing yachts are away on the course, the clubhouse can feel bereft. Everything changes as soon as the first boat crosses the finish line. The atmosphere energises palpably. An element of relief perhaps, but more
The government has scheduled a parliamentary debate for Wednesday to address the Opposition's "attacks on Malta's reputation", prompting PN leader Alex Borg to claim it was deliberately timed to stop him from attending an EU summit in Brussels. Motion 431, titled 'Motion to condemn the behaviour of the Opposition', was tabled by government whip Naomi
Paris Saint-Germain scored seven, Barcelona hit six and Erling Haaland struck his 24th goal of the season on an action-packed night in the Champions League on Tuesday. In all, there were 43 goals in nine games, with six teams scoring four or more. PSV Eindhoven routed Italian champion Napoli 6-2, while Arsenal and Inter Milan also had big wins to maintain
The British royal family is once again under intense scrutiny as a memoir by Virginia Giuffre, one of the most outspoken accusers of Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein, hits bookstores Tuesday. "Nobody's Girl" is being published posthumously after Giuffre died by suicide in April. Giuffre had for years accused Andrew of sexually abusing her on multiple
France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy is to be jailed Tuesday after being found guilty of acquiring Libyan funding for his 2007 presidential run. France's right-wing leader from 2007 to 2012, was handed a five-year jail term in September for criminal conspiracy over a plan for late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his electoral campaign. The
Amazon says a massive outage of its cloud computing service has been resolved as of Monday evening, after a problem disrupted internet use around the world, taking down a broad range of online services, including social media, gaming, food delivery, streaming and financial platforms. The all-day disruption and the ensuing exasperation it caused served
Momentum said Tuesday it has submitted a formal Freedom of Information request to Transport Malta seeking full records on permits issued to political parties to set up banners along Malta's roads over the last 5 years. The request focuses on permits granted to political parties for their events, locations, and dates for which banners were issued. Specifically,
The Parliamentary Secretary for Youth, Research and Innovation, Keith Azzopardi Tanti, attended and addressed the FUSION Awards 2025, an event organised by Xjenza Malta. The ceremony brought together Maltese researchers, entrepreneurs and academics to celebrate the country’s most promising applied research projects, all funded through the TDP LITE