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The Nationalist Party has called for a democratic and peaceful transition in Venezuela, fully respecting international law. In a military strike, the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and took them out of the country to face justice in the United States on Saturday. The couple faces U.S. charges of participating

A newly unsealed U.S. Justice Department indictment accuses captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of running a "corrupt, illegitimate government" fueled by an extensive drug-trafficking operation that flooded the U.S. with thousands of tons of cocaine. The arrest of Maduro and his wife in a stunning military operation early Saturday in Venezuela

Widening protests in Iran sparked by the Islamic Republic's ailing economy are putting new pressure on its theocracy. Tehran is still reeling from a 12-day war launched by Israel in June that saw the United States bomb nuclear sites in Iran. Economic pressure, intensified in September by the return of United Nations sanctions on the country over its

The La Cavalcata dei Re Magi was held in Victory Square, Xagħra on Sunday, to mark the feast of the Epiphany. The biblical re-enactment, organised by the Il-Milied Fix-Xagħra Association in collaboration with the Marija Bambina Parish, the Ministry for Gozo and Planning and the Xagħra Local Council, once again proved an attraction for locals and visitors

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola’s response to the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro has the unmistakable air of studied caution at a moment that demands clarity. By retreating into familiar language about democracy, international law and “peaceful outcomes”, the European Parliament president has offered little more than a procedural

PL MP Edward Zammit Lewis has spoken out over the USA's actions in Venezuela. Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro arrived in the United States to face criminal charges after being captured in an audacious nighttime military operation that President Donald Trump said would set the U.S. up to "run" the South American country and tap its vast oil

Maltese mountaineer and rock climber Rita Saliba has successfully reached the summit of Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, completing one of the most demanding climbs of her career while raising awareness and funds for abandoned animals in Malta. The 31-year-old climber reached the 6,961-metre peak yesterday after a tough 10-hour summit push under harsher-than-usual

Israel's decision to revoke the licenses of more than three dozen humanitarian organizations this week has aid groups scrambling to grapple with what this means for their operations in Gaza and their ability to help tens of thousands of struggling Palestinians. The 37 groups represent some of the most prominent of the more than 100 independent nongovernmental

It has become a familiar lament, whispered over family dinners and debated in quiet corners: People no longer think in terms of what is right and what is wrong. They just think of money and power, and what they can gain - even at others' expense. It's a stark statement, but one that resonates in a world where ethical boundaries seem increasingly blurred

"Do we take into consideration the quality of the services being offered in childcare or do we just assume that whatever is going on in all the childcare settings is of high quality?"  - Professor Valerie Sollars, resident academic at the Faculty of Education, 29 June "We've taken the approach of reducing the amount of time that roads are closed, especially