Oil prices surged, and stocks sank on Monday after US-Iran peace talks fell apart and Donald Trump announced a blockade of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, adding to fears of energy supplies from the Middle East. Negotiations in Islamabad at the weekend fell apart with the US delegation - led by Vice President JD Vance - blaming Iran's refusal to give
Hungarian voters on Sunday ousted long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, rejecting the authoritarian policies and global far-right movement that he embodied in favor of a pro-European challenger in a bombshell election result with global repercussions. It was a stunning blow for Orbán - a close ally of both U.S. President
Environmental crimes in Malta are often committed in remote areas, at night or away from witnesses, making enforcement particularly difficult despite growing public awareness and reporting, Inspector Elliot Magro from the Environmental Protection Unit within the Malta Police Force said. While Malta's Environmental Protection Unit has strengthened its
Manchester City issued a huge statement of intent in the race for the Premier League title with a 3-0 win at Chelsea on Sunday. Pep Guardiola's team moved to within six points of leader Arsenal ahead of next weekend's top of the table clash between the two teams. City also has a game in hand. Nico O'Reilly, Marc Guehi and Jeremy Doku all scored in
Pope Leo XIV is embarking Monday on the first-ever papal trip to Algeria, aiming to promote Christian-Muslim coexistence at a time of global conflict and honor the locally born inspiration of his religious spirituality, St. Augustine. Leo's two-day stop in Algeria opens an intense 11-day tour of four African nations - Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and
Inter Milan came back from two goals down for a 4-3 victory at Como on Sunday and extended its Serie A lead to nine points with six rounds remaining. Marcus Thuram and Denzel Dumfries each had braces for Inter, which took advantage of second-place Napoli being held 1-1 at Parma earlier to increase its advantage. Alex Valle and Nico Paz scored for Como
Still marveling over their moon mission, the Artemis II astronauts received a thunderous welcome home Saturday from hundreds who took part in NASA's lunar comeback that set a record for deep space travel. The crew of four arrived at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center and Mission Control, flying in from San Diego, where they splashed down just
The Minister for Gozo and Planning, Clint Camilleri, has said that the construction of an athletics track in Gozo is the island’s “next step,” following its Sports and Aquatic Pavillion project, to boost results and participation in sports. He said that through a new athletics track, athletes will be better equipped to succeed. “I believe that these
A fast ferry connection between Sliema, Bugibba, and Gozo will start running in the coming weeks, Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Sunday. Speaking in a discussion session which was the first event of an almost week-long PL Congress, Abela said that the ferry operators had concluded testing of the quay in the past week and added that he was looking
Malta Enterprise CEO George Gregory has said that Malta is now in a stronger position to focus on attracting high-quality, value-added investment. On paper, he is absolutely right. In principle, this is exactly the direction Malta should be taking. For too long, Malta's economic success has too often been measured in volume - more businesses, more
