New air attacks on Kyiv after Russia's New Year assaultsBystanders look at a...
A fresh aerial strike targeted Kyiv in the early hours of Monday, after a New Year's weekend marked by dozens of Russian assaults that killed at least four people. The Ukrainian capital and other...
View ArticleMaltese nativity crib may find a home at UnescoThe traditional nativity crib...
The Maltese nativity crib has started the process to be inscribed on Unesco’s representative list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, joining the ftira and għana as well as the local...
View ArticleWhat’s on in Malta and Gozo this week – January 2 to 8Malcolm Galea as Dame...
THEATRE Ċikku and the Chocolate Panto Masquerade Malta’s panto is back at the Manoel Theatre with Ċikku and the Chocolate Panto, from January 2 to 8. On Monday, and on Saturday, there will be two...
View ArticleAppreciation: Marika CiancioMaria Ciancio
My wife Irma and I met Marika and Norman – her future husband – in 1965. We became very close friends and started to meet very often. She loved Norman; he was her best of men in the world. Norman...
View ArticleThree men grievously injured in Żabbar quarrelFile photo: Times of Malta
Three men, involved in a quarrel in Żabbar late on Sunday suffered grievous injuries, the police said in a statement. The argument, which broke out around 11pm on Triq Santa Tereża, involved a number...
View ArticleIsrael kills two Palestinians in West Bank operation: Palestinian ministryAFP...
The Israeli army killed two Palestinians in a West Bank raid on Monday, Palestinian officials said, as it demolished the homes of two Palestinians accused of killing an Israeli soldier. The...
View ArticleFinal farewell for Pelé, Brazil’s football ‘King’Flowers and tributes are...
Brazilians bid a final farewell this week to football giant Pelé , starting Monday with a 24-hour public wake at the stadium of his long-time team, Santos. The oceanside home of the team nicknamed...
View ArticleDarts ace Price dons ear defenders in world championship lossGerwyn Price...
Top-ranked darts player Gerwyn Price wore ear defenders in a bizarre attempt to block out crowd noise at the world championship on Sunday. The gesture proved futile as the 37-year-old former rugby...
View ArticleHospitality sector reports strong NYE performanceNo serious unruly behaviour...
The hospitality and tourism sectors have reported a busy New Year’s Eve, according to the Chamber of SMEs. Fifty-thousand people flocked to Valletta for the celebrations and St Julian’s saw large...
View Article'One year of heartbreaking silence': Dembska's parents, a year after...
A year has passed since the murder of Paulina Dembska, which sent shockwaves throughout the country, and left her family in a silence they describe as "heartbreaking" and "full of pain". Monday marks...
View ArticleWatch: Qatar - Conquering the World (ARTE)The Doha skyline at night. Photo:...
The host of the World Cup this year is a tiny state with huge ambitions: Qatar, in little over a generation, has become one of the richest countries in the world. A focus on how the gulf state plans...
View ArticleAuger-Aliassime, Rune stunned at Adelaide InternationalFelix Auger-Aliassime...
Australian qualifier Alexei Popyrin stunned second seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in the first round of the season-opening Adelaide International on Monday as Novak Djokovic was given a hero's welcome in...
View ArticleThousands pay tribute to ex-pope Benedict at lying-in-stateHandout picture...
Thousands of Catholics paid their respects Monday to former pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican, at the start of three days of lying-in-state at St Peter's Basilica before his funeral. They began...
View ArticleJokic triple double leads Denver over Boston in NBA showdownNikola Jokic...
Nikola Jokic delivered a triple double with 30 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists to spark host Denver over Boston 123-111 in a Sunday showdown of NBA conference leaders. Two-time reigning NBA Most...
View ArticleAir Malta cancels Paris flights after Berlin bird strikeA bird strike in...
Passengers left high and dry when Air Malta cancelled its New Year’s Day flights to and from Paris will now travel on Tuesday evening, the airline said in a statement on Monday. Air Malta had...
View ArticleSweden’s ‘crossfit priest’ heals body and soul on InstaOskar Arngarden, the...
Under the Instagram handle ‘crossfitpriest’, Swedish hospital chaplain Oskar Arngarden doles out fitness and spiritual advice to more than 30,000 followers, helping to heal body, mind and soul. “God...
View ArticleWarning over palm oil A batch of this oil contains contaminants that might...
The authorities have issued a warning about a batch of palm oil bottles after they were found to contain high levels of contaminants used during the processing of edible oils. These contaminants might...
View ArticleIran issues warning on mandatory headscarf in cars: mediaAFP file photo at...
Iranian police have resumed warnings that women must wear mandatory headscarves even in cars, media reported Monday, as unrest continues following the death of Mahsa Amini. Protests have gripped Iran...
View ArticleRonaldo set for grand unveiling after shock Saudi moveCristiano Ronaldo to be...
Portugese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will be unveiled before thousands of fans at Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr club on Tuesday, a spokesman said, after sealing a shock move estimated at more than 200...
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