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6 June 2026, Saturday

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S&P keeps Malta at A- with stable outlook

Malta has retained its A- sovereign credit rating with a stable outlook following the latest annual review by international ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P). Unlike previous...

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Borg says he retained Gozo seat to honour mandate from Gozitan voters

Nationalist Party leader Alex Borg said Saturday that he chose to retain his parliamentary seat from the 13th District because he wanted to honour the mandate given to him by Gozitan voters, insisting...

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Corruption was absent from election campaign, but not from citizens’ minds - Repubblika

The latest Eurobarometer survey on corruption should serve as a warning to Malta's political class, Repubblika said Saturday. The survey shows that Maltese citizens remain deeply concerned about...

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Firefighters battle intense 3-vehicle blaze in Żebbuġ

Civil Protection Department (CPD) firefighters from Station 4 were called to the scene of a major vehicle fire in Żebbuġ earlier today. Upon arrival, emergency crews found an internal...

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PN leader Alex Borg to give up 12th district

Nationalist Party leader Alex Borg will be ceding the 12 th district and keeping the 13th ending days of speculation that will now lead to the holding of casual elections to replace PN candidates who...

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Speaker launches publication commemorating Sette Giugno sacrifice, Malta's democratic roots

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Anġlu Farrugia, has launched a new publication titled Sette Giugno: Il-Leħen tal-Poplu (The Voice of the People). The launch took place during...

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Prime Minister Robert Abela attends EU-Western Balkans Summit in Montenegro

Prime Minister Robert Abela attended the European Union and Western Balkans Summit held in Tivat, Montenegro, where leaders discussed strengthening collaboration amid increasingly complex geopolitical...

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Speaker Farrugia delivers powerful parting warning on parliamentary dignity at Sette Giugno address

In what is set to be his final major address at the historic Sette Giugno commemorations, the Speaker of the Maltese House of Representatives, Anglu Farrugia, delivered a stirring, comprehensive, and...

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Pope to find a secularized, polarized Spain where the Catholic Church has a complex legacy

Pope Leo XIV's trip to Spain will bring the American pontiff to a traditional center of European Christianity, where the Catholic Church has a complex legacy and the Socialist-led government is in the...

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TMID Editorial: Blaming third party voters for PN’s defeat is not just wrong, it’s undemocratic

A sect of PN supporters – not party officials, to be clear – has made an argument that the people to blame for the party’s defeat are those almost 11,000 people who elected to vote...

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Four-month-old baby boy in serious condition after collapsing at Msida Childcare Centre

A four-month-old baby boy is fighting for his life in hospital after losing consciousness at a childcare centre in Msida earlier today, the police said Friday. The incident occurred at around...

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recent poll

Greater investment

Vacant property tax

Malta’s price of a permanent gridlock

Alfred Sant

Top institution

Carmel Cacopardo

Even opinion polls must be transparent

Kevin Cassar

The empty promises of demagogues

Katya De Giovanni

The day after the election

Frans Camilleri

The election is over – now what?

Emmanuel J. Galea

Gozo: The hole in the horizon

Valerie Visanich

The winner takes it all

Updated: Montenegro is ‘within reach’ of joining EU by 2028, von der Leyen says after Balkans summit

Leaders from across the European Union and the Balkans are gathering in Montenegro on Friday to discuss expanding the bloc to include countries in the region, seen as a key area in countering security...

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Labour casual elections to be held on 12 June

The Electoral Commission has announced the opening of nominations for a series of casual elections to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives across eight electoral districts following the...

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Three arrested in Mosta following major cocaine seizure

A police surveillance operation in Mosta culminated yesterday afternoon in the arrest of three individuals and the seizure of approximately 1.3 kilogrammes of suspected cocaine, carrying an estimated...

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Malta registered second-largest economic growth in the EU between Q1 2025 and Q1 2026

Following the publication of Eurostat's Euro indicators on Friday morning, Malta recorded the second-largest economic growth from all EU countries between the first quarters (Q1) of 2025 and 2026,...

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Watch: PM greeted warmly, congratulated by European leaders in Montenegro

Prime Minister Robert Abela received warm greetings and congratulations by European leaders attending a summit in Montenegro. In a Facebook video posted on the PM's Facebook page, Abela is seen...

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Government issues full list of ministerial responsibilities under Abela's new Cabinet

The government has published the full list of responsibilities assigned to each ministry and parliamentary secretariat on Friday. The detailed breakdown, issued by the Department of Information,...

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latest comment from L F Cassar, 05/06/2026 14:21: "as well as the wild birds' regulation." ... in a decently run country, mismanagement of this sector would spell the end of one's political career. Not in Malta, or Gozo apparently!

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World Cup players to earn $5,000 each day for clubs from $355M FIFA fund

Players at this month's World Cup will earn their clubs about $5,000 per day from a $355 million FIFA fund. FIFA gave details Friday on how it will allocate the clubs' share of revenue for those...

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Updated: Bowser and trailer overturn in Ħal Far

Three trucks overturned in Ħal Far earlier on Friday, in an accident that occurred on the main road, TVM news has reported. It is not yet known whether anyone was injured. Further...

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latest comment from Solomon Grundy, 05/06/2026 15:27: it's not the first, and will not be the last. When someone loses his life we shall witness an outcry and a verbal diarrhoea on the media . That will be too late!

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Sports

World Cup players to earn $5,000 each day for clubs from $355M FIFA fund

After 60 years of hurt England turns to a German coach to end World Cup title drought

Iran players describe how the war affects their World Cup preparations

Argentina seek a glorious end to the Messi era with another World Cup title

PSG wins back-to-back Champions League titles after shootout victory against Arsenal

Updated: Putin rejects Zelenskyy's offer to meet, saying he sees 'no point' in it

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday called for face-to-face negotiations in a public letter addressed directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The letter, the first public...

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TMID Editorial: A flawed mechanism

The gender corrective mechanism was introduced with good intentions. Few would dispute that Malta needed to address the chronic underrepresentation of women in Parliament, a problem that persisted for...

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BCA halts works at Stivala construction site in Sliema

The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) said Friday it has stopped all works on a construction site in Sliema to conduct an investigation into the significant water leaks emerging from the...

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Pope Leo's visiting Europe's migration hot spots. Catholics hope he'll ease political tensions

Pope Leo XIV is delving into the hotly contested issue of migration by visiting two flashpoints - Spain's Canary Islands in the Atlantic next week, and Italy's Lampedusa island in the Mediterranean in...

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TMID Editorial: Another defeat, but the PN finds new hope

The Nationalist Party has suffered its fourth consecutive electoral defeat. In politics, a loss is a loss, and no amount of spin can change that reality. Governments are formed by those who win...

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Old Power Station at Valletta Waterfront to be restored, turned into boutique hotel

Valletta Cruise Port Ltd on Friday announced the signing of a Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) agreement with Valletta Bridge Ltd for the restoration, redevelopment and operation of the historic...

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Man handed suspended sentence after pleading guilty to terrorizing former partner with death threats

A 45-year-old father has avoided immediate prison time after pleading guilty to a series of gruesome threats directed at his former partner and her new partner, as well as her children. The...

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Jury in rape trial dissolved after juror reveals link to defence lawyer

The jury of a man who is to stand trial over alleged rape and sexual abuse of a 13-year-old has been dissolved after the head juror informed the court the defence leading the case is his lawyer in a...

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Watch: Ministers take oath of office in Valletta ceremony, speak of challenges they will face

The new Cabinet of Ministers is being sworn in this morning....

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latest comment from Joezborg, 05/06/2026 08:05: The cabinet get bigger and bigger. Now a special camera wide lense has still to be invented to photograph this cabinet. This is Malta under Robert Abela

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After 60 years of hurt England turns to a German coach to end World Cup title drought

In a bid to end its decades-long wait to win a second World Cup, England has put its fate in the hands of a German. It's fair to say the appointment of Thomas Tuchel was not universally well...

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Business

Deloitte Legal appoints Gianluca Busuttil as partner

S&P keeps Malta at A- with stable outlook

Borg says he retained Gozo seat to honour mandate from Gozitan voters

Corruption was absent from election campaign, but not from citizens’ minds - Repubblika

Firefighters battle intense 3-vehicle blaze in Żebbuġ

PN leader Alex Borg to give up 12th district

Speaker launches publication commemorating Sette Giugno sacrifice, Malta's democratic roots

Prime Minister Robert Abela attends EU-Western Balkans Summit in Montenegro

Speaker Farrugia delivers powerful parting warning on parliamentary dignity at Sette Giugno address

Pope to find a secularized, polarized Spain where the Catholic Church has a complex legacy

TMID Editorial: Blaming third party voters for PN’s defeat is not just wrong, it’s undemocratic

Four-month-old baby boy in serious condition after collapsing at Msida Childcare Centre

Updated: Montenegro is ‘within reach’ of joining EU by 2028, von der Leyen says after Balkans summit

Labour casual elections to be held on 12 June

Three arrested in Mosta following major cocaine seizure

Malta registered second-largest economic growth in the EU between Q1 2025 and Q1 2026

Watch: PM greeted warmly, congratulated by European leaders in Montenegro

Government issues full list of ministerial responsibilities under Abela's new Cabinet

World Cup players to earn $5,000 each day for clubs from $355M FIFA fund

Updated: Bowser and trailer overturn in Ħal Far

Christian Borg loses €160,000 appeal over ‘falsified' lift agreement

Prime Minister pledges that Malta ‘will absolutely not return’ to EU excessive deficit procedures

Speaker receives Ambassadors and High Commissioners based in London

Ombudsman presents 2025 Annual Report to Speaker of the House of Representatives

Every effort must be made to prevent man-made environmental incidents, Momentum says

Prime Minister defends re-appointing Chris Fearne and Rosianne Cutajar back into Cabinet

House approves war powers resolution to halt military action against Iran, in a rebuke of Trump

Small plane crash in Croatia leaves four people dead

CEO of Residency Malta Agency, Jonathan Cardona, passes away

Updated: Putin rejects Zelenskyy's offer to meet, saying he sees 'no point' in it

TMID Editorial: A flawed mechanism

BCA halts works at Stivala construction site in Sliema

Pope Leo's visiting Europe's migration hot spots. Catholics hope he'll ease political tensions

TMID Editorial: Another defeat, but the PN finds new hope

Old Power Station at Valletta Waterfront to be restored, turned into boutique hotel

Man handed suspended sentence after pleading guilty to terrorizing former partner with death threats

Jury in rape trial dissolved after juror reveals link to defence lawyer

Watch: Ministers take oath of office in Valletta ceremony, speak of challenges they will face

After 60 years of hurt England turns to a German coach to end World Cup title drought

Argentina seek a glorious end to the Messi era with another World Cup title

Pace usury trial: Tenants pooled cash to pay €1,200 rent, witness tells court

Disability federation slams move to remove students with disabilities from mainstream schools

Iran players describe how the war affects their World Cup preparations

Planning Authority intervenes to clear illegal dumping from Ta’ Qali ODZ site

Daphne Foundation questions Bedingfield’s appointment to Home Affairs portfolio