During a meeting in Castille with EU Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner, Prime Minister Robert Abela said that the implementation of the EU Migration and Asylum Pact must be complemented by further actions, including accelerating negotiations on the Return Regulation and advancing the legislative framework for the EU to establish
The death toll from Hong Kong's worst blaze in decades rose to 128 on Friday, with dozens still missing, as authorities said fire alarms in the residential estate buildings had been malfunctioning. Families scoured hospitals and victim identification stations hoping to find their loved ones, with around 200 people still listed as missing and 89 bodies
Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey's tiny Catholic community to find strength in its small size as he embarked on the key day of his first trip that is meant to bolster Christians and pursue their centuries-old quest for unity. Shouts of "Papa Leo" and "Viva il Papa" (Long Live the pope) erupted along with cheering and clapping inside and outside Istanbul's
At the Parliamentary Assembly Union for the Mediterranean (PA-UfM) committee meetings in Cairo on Fridau morning, Speaker Angelo Farrugia participated and addressed those present during several committee meetings, mainly outlining the need for concrete and measurable action across the Mediterranean region. Speaker Farrugia addressed the Committee on
Malta International Airport reduced landfill waste by 20 per cent even as passenger numbers grew by 23 per cent between 2019 and 2024, underscoring the company's commitment to minimising its environmental footprint, MIA said Friday. The introduction of organic waste collection in 2021 yielded immediate results, reducing landfill waste by nine per cent
According to the latest evaluation report by the Council of Europe's GRECO Commission, Malta remains significantly behind in the fight against corruption and in promoting integrity within governance and law enforcement, with the report calling for strengthened anti-corruption reforms both within the Maltese Government and the Police Force, the PN said
President Donald Trump said that one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by an Afghan national near the White House had died, calling the suspect, who had worked with the CIA in his native country, a "savage monster." As part of a Thanksgiving call with U.S. troops, Trump announced that he had just learned that Specialist Sarah Beckstrom,
Donyell Malen scored twice for Aston Villa in a 2-1 win over Young Boys on Thursday in a Europa League game that was temporarily halted because of crowd trouble that included the forward being hit by an object thrown from the stands. Malen appeared to be struck by a plastic cup after his 27th-minute goal - leaving a small cut on his head - and Young
State Advocate Chris Soler informed the Criminal Court on Thursday that he was unable to take the witness stand in the ongoing proceedings concerning the hospitals concession, stating that the government had not released him from his obligation of professional secrecy. The hearing formed part of the challenges to the freezing orders imposed on several
Britain's unpopular center-left Labour government sought to seize the political narrative Wednesday with a tax-raising budget that it hopes will boost economic growth, reduce child poverty and ease cost-of-living pressures. But the budget's contents were leaked half an hour before Treasury chief Rachel Reeves delivered the statement in the House of