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12/08/2025

The incident occurred on 6 April when the pharmacy owner caught woman in the act

Josloann Cassar, 31, from Cospicua, was granted bail on Tuesday after pleading guilty to theft from a pharmacy in Qormi, despite prosecution objections.

12/08/2025

International calls for humanitarian access fail to address underlying genocidal policies critics say are designed to make Gaza uninhabitable

Prime Minister Robert Abela joined foreign ministers from 24 other countries on Tuesday evening in calling for unrestricted humanitarian aid access to Gaza, as the territory faces what officials describe as "unimaginable levels" of suffering.

12/08/2025

Centrist party submits Freedom of Information request amid growing transparency concerns over controversial project

Momentum has formally submitted a Freedom of Information request to Transport Malta, demanding full disclosure on the controversial reorganisation and expansion of boat moorings at Mellieħa Bay.

12/08/2025

Freak accident this morning

The Malta Police Force reported a traffic accident outsode St Luke's hospital in Pjazza San Luqa, Gwardamanġa, earlier this morning. The incident occurred at approximately 7am.

12/08/2025

Leadership election will be held on Saturday 6 September

Adrian Delia | Alex Borg | Partit Nazzjonalista

Both Adrian Delia and Alex Borg have been cleared to officially submit their nominations for the Nationalist Party leadership contest after successfully completing the due diligence process, PN sources told Newsbook Malta.

12/08/2025

Court rejects Papaya Limited’s bid to block Times of Malta report, ruling the information was already public and press freedom must prevail.

The court has refused a request from e-money firm Papaya Limited to prevent the Times of Malta from publishing material the company claimed was confidential.

12/08/2025

Council of Europe calls for arms transfer restrictions on Israel

The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation

The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation has called on the European Union to take immediate action to end the targeted killing of journalists by Israel in Gaza, following the murder of five Al Jazeera media workers in an Israeli airstrike on Sunday.

12/08/2025

Alex Borg and Adrian Delia will face back-to-back interviews on Newsbook.com.mt and Rtk103 this Wednesday at 11 a.m. ahead of the Partit Nazzjonalista leadership election.

On Wednesday morning, Newsbook Malta and RTK103 will broadcast interviews conducted by editor Matthew Xuereb with the two candidates contesting the Nationalist Party leadership election, Alex Borg and Adrian Delia.

12/08/2025

China’s jobless young adults are paying up to €6 a day to “work” in fake offices, finding dignity and routine in the face of a bleak job market.

In cities across China, young adults unable to find stable work are paying to sit in imitation offices, a practice that has become both a coping strategy and a way to preserve dignity in a worsening job market.

12/08/2025

Accused was found to be more than five times over the legal alcohol limit

Disturbing CCTV footage of the fatal collision that claimed the life of Mildred Azzopardi was played during compilation of evidence against Benjamin Chetcuti at the Valletta courthouse today.

12/08/2025

Mourners lit candles for Khim Bahadur Pun near the site of Sunday’s fatal Birkirkara hit-and-run.

A memorial was held on Monday evening in a small garden along Triq Salvu Psaila, Birkirkara, to honour Khim Bahadur Pun, the Nepalese food courier killed in a hit-and-run on Sunday morning.

12/08/2025

A young boy died of heatstroke in Italy while wildfires threatened a UNESCO site in Spain and French cities saw record temperatures, as a heatwave baked Europe on Monday.