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Malta

Mediterranean states say adrift Russian tanker poses ‘imminent and serious’ threat

A Russian LNG tanker, Arctic Metagaz, damaged earlier this month and currently adrift without crew, floats in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and the Italian islands of Lampedusa and Linosa, in this handout picture released on March 13, 2026. Marina Militare/Handout via REUTERS
A Russian LNG tanker, Arctic Metagaz, damaged earlier this month and currently adrift without crew, floats in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and the Italian islands of Lampedusa and Linosa, in this handout picture released on March 13, 2026. Marina Militare/Handout via REUTERS

Russian-flagged sanctioned LNG tanker on fire in the Mediterranean, sources say

One rescued, 50 feared drowned after migrant boat sinks off Tunisia

China seeks deeper maritime ties with Malta in Central Mediterranean

Dozens of migrants brought to Malta after boat capsizes

Migrants sit on the ground after a group of some 60 migrants was brought to Malta after their boat capsized close to the Mediterranean island, in Bugibba, Malta, December 12, 2025. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi
Migrants sit on the ground after a group of some 60 migrants was brought to Malta after their boat capsized close to the Mediterranean island, in Bugibba, Malta, December 12, 2025. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

Poland snatch victory over Malta but head for World Cup playoffs

Soccer Football - World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Group G - Malta v Poland - National Stadium Ta' Qali, Attard, Malta - November 17, 2025 Poland's Piotr Zielinski in action with Malta's Gabriel Mentz REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi
Soccer Football - World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Group G - Malta v Poland - National Stadium Ta' Qali, Attard, Malta - November 17, 2025 Poland's Piotr Zielinski in action with Malta's Gabriel Mentz REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

Pirates board tanker off Somalia in biggest escalation since 2024

Malta cuts taxes for parents in bid to revive native birth rate

Malta's Finance Minister Clyde Caruana arrives to present the government's 2026 budget speech at Parliament House in Valletta, Malta, October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi
Malta's Finance Minister Clyde Caruana arrives to present the government's 2026 budget speech at Parliament House in Valletta, Malta, October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

Dutch beat Malta 4-0 to open three-point lead in World Cup qualifying group

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Group G - Malta v Netherlands - National Stadium Ta' Qali, Attard, Malta - October 9, 2025 Netherlands' Cody Gakpo scores their second goal from the penalty spot REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Group G - Malta v Netherlands - National Stadium Ta' Qali, Attard, Malta - October 9, 2025 Netherlands' Cody Gakpo scores their second goal from the penalty spot REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

Malta foreign minister nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

Malta's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism Ian Borg attends the 31st Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial Council, in Ta'Qali, Malta, December 6, 2024. REUTERS/Florion Goga
Malta's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism Ian Borg attends the 31st Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial Council, in Ta'Qali, Malta, December 6, 2024. REUTERS/Florion Goga

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.