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The Nationalist Party has denied a Labour claim that single-child parents will miss out on tax cuts should the PN be in government, saying it is fake news. In a statement, the party said that following a speech on Sunday by Alex Borg, the Labour Party issued a false claim that the PN would leave families with one child without any tax reduction. "This

Prime Minister Robert Abela has set a firm deadline for reaching an agreement with Opposition Leader Alex Borg over the next Chief Justice, aiming for a decision by next Wednesday. The unusually tight timeline comes amid growing tensions in negotiations between the two leaders. When asked whether it was wise to go public with the government's nominee

Norwegian police said Monday the son of Norway's future queen who will go on trial for rape this week has been arrested on suspicion of assault, making threats and violating a restraining order. "The Oslo Police District can confirm that Marius Borg Hoiby was arrested by the police on Sunday evening, suspected of causing bodily harm, making threats

A part of the rock-face which overlooks the Għar Lapsi coastline has collapsed, with footage uploaded to social media showing more damage to the picturesque bay which was battered by Storm Harry over a week ago. Għar Lapsi in Siggiewi was one of the most devastated areas by Storm Harry, with a lot of damage sustained to the bay itself and several boathouses

MEP Daniel Attard hosted a high-level event at the European Parliament under the theme Europe for Tourism – Tourism for Europe, bringing together policymakers, industry leaders and representatives of the European institutions at a pivotal moment for the sector. The event was co-hosted with MEP Nikolina Brnjac in collaboration with the European Travel

While acknowledging that young children ideally should spend more time with their parents in their early years, PN MP Mark Anthony Sammut said that criticism of childcare unfairly targeted parents who are navigating an economic system that no longer allows most families to survive on a single income. Speaking in Parliament on Monday, Sammut referred

Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri told Parliament on Monday that since 2010, there have been 83 homicide cases in the Maltese islands - 18 of which are still unsolved. Parliamentary data presented by Minister Camilleri shows that all 36 homicide cases that have occurred in the country since 2018 have been solved, meaning that all unresolved murders

The national programme for the Malta Carnival 2026 has been officially unveiled by the Minister for Culture, Arts and Local Government, Owen Bonnici, together with Festivals Malta. The Carnival will take place between 13 and 17 February 2026, with the main celebrations held in Valletta and Floriana. The annual event, one of Malta's largest cultural

Iran said Monday it had summoned all of the European Union ambassadors in the Islamic Republic to protest the bloc's listing of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as a terror group. The move came as Turkey tried to organize a meeting between the U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian officials, seeking to jump-start talks to ease the threat

A year ago, Peter Mandelson was Britain's ambassador to Washington, the latest high-profile post in a rocky but consequential political career. Friendship with Jeffrey Epstein cost him that job. Now, after new revelations, Mandelson - like other powerful men including King Charles III's brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor - is facing demands he come