President Donald Trump refused to apologize to Pope Leo XIV on Monday after criticizing the pontiff for his opposition to the war in Iran - and he sought to explain away a now-deleted social media post depicting himself as Jesus by saying he had thought the image was of him as a doctor. Trump was asked about his comments toward the U.S.-born head of
The government has issued a call for the development of a new 300-bed intermediate care hospital, to be named after Sir Temi Zammit, at San Vincenz de Paul Residence, Prime Minister Robert Abela announced Monday. Speaking on site, Abela described the tender as the first step in a broader vision to introduce a level of healthcare that Malta has not
Pope Leo XIV is following in the footsteps of his spiritual father, St. Augustine, making a pilgrimage to the archaeological ruins of eastern Algeria where the fifth century titan of early Christianity lived, died and wrote some of the most important works in Western thought. Leo's visit to Annaba, the modern-day Hippo, is a spiritual homecoming for
The Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector Jonathan Attard presided over the signing of the first collective agreement for managerial grades within the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) on Monday. Attard's Ministry, through a statement, labelled this as "a historic step that continues to strengthen governance and human resources
The locally well-known actor Colin Willis has passed away at the age of 81, the Malta Amateur Dramatic Club – of whom Willis was a long-time part – said on Monday. Born in 1944, Willis first came to Malta in 1997 as the Australian High Commissioner a post he held until February 2000. He returned to Canberra in Australia and retired soon after, allowing
There was a lot of build-up around Malta's national football team's two play-off matches against Luxembourg which were scheduled for last month - and quite understandably so. These play-off matches were important for the progress of Maltese football. Victory over the course of the two legs would have resulted in Malta being promoted to Division C
The Sports4Kate Marathon, which is set to take place on Sunday 3 May, is an annual fundraising event aimed at supporting Kate Ferriggi, a young girl diagnosed with Tatton Brown Rahman Syndrome (TBRS), an extremely rare condition affecting approximately 1 in 7 million people worldwide. Kate's condition is uniquely rare, and she currently requires intensive,
The Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta, Dr Anġlu Farrugia, has departed Malta for Istanbul, Türkiye, where he is leading a parliamentary delegation to the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and related meetings. The Assembly is being hosted by the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye. The 152nd IPU Assembly will bring
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
