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Former PM Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici passes away

The death was announced early this morning of former Labour Prime Minister and PL leader, Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici. He was 89. Dr Mifsud Bonnici, the the fifth leader of the Labour Party between December 1984 and March 1992, was Prime Minister between December 1984 and...

The Journal | 05/11/2022

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Malta Budget 2023 explained

Finance Minister Clyde Caruana delivered the first national budget of the new legislature on Monday, announcing measures to maintain stability and help the vulnerable amid unprecedented inflation and global economic uncertainty. The Budget is built around subsidies...

The Journal | 25/10/2022

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Rishi Sunak – a profile

The former British Chancellor, Rishi Sunak is the new leader of the Conservative Party and the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. This was announced Monday by Graham Brady, leader of the 1922 Committee, the parliamentary group of the Tories in the House of...

The Journal | 25/10/2022

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Giorgia Meloni makes history

Fratelli d’Italia leader Giorgia Meloni broke the “crystal ceiling” of Palazzo Chigi becoming the first woman Prime Minister of the Italian Republic, appointed by the President Sergio Mattarella to form the 67th Italian government – center-right as a resut of the...

The Journal | 23/10/2022

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A misguided crusade

It has been six months since the new Labour Government has been elected to office. Years of maintaining an equality portfolio that outshines Malta is undoubtedly one of the key driving factors of success that the Labour Party has managed to keep consistent- so it...

The Journal | 14/09/2022

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Pelosi challenges Beijing and embarrasses Biden

A portrait of the speaker of the US House Speaker who does not take orders from anyone, since the election to Congress in 1991 and who has precedents with China. Washington’s official line is that Nancy Pelosi has every right to visit Taiwan and the trip does not...

The Journal | 03/08/2022

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Who was Ayman al-Zawahiri?

A “career” in Islamic terrorist organisations that lasted over 40 years that of Ayman Al Zawahiri, which ended with the attack of a CIA drone in Kabul. Al Zawahiri, 71, was Osama bin Laden’s right-hand man and Al Qaeda’s number two when the...

The Journal | 02/08/2022

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The killing of Al-Qaeda’s Zawahiri – how it happened

Despite a $25 million US bounty on his head, Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri apparently felt comfortable enough with the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan to move into a home in Kabul where he would regularly appear out in the open, on his balcony. But the US...

The Journal | 02/08/2022

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Boris out, who is in?

A week in politics can change everything. This is certainly the case for all those watching Westminster with sharp eyes. After a week of staccato resignations from top ministers, today, Boris Johnson delivered a speech riddled with narratives of betrayal by his own...

The Journal | 08/07/2022

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Of Political U-Turns

When a lepidopterist observes the insects he is studying, one expects a ground of momentum or suspense. However, all too often in academia, our desired expectations can take an unprecedented turn, perhaps in a completely uncalled-for direction which our deepest...

The Journal | 07/07/2022

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Malta flag receives high rank in US ports for the first time

The policy of the Merchant Shipping Directorate within Transport Malta, that is the flag Administration of the Malta Ship Registry to work for quality is bearing fruit. For the first time, in the history of the Malta Ship Registry, Malta has been recognised by the US...

The Journal | 04/07/2022

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European Council agrees to grant candidate status to Ukraine & Moldova

The European Council meeting in Brussels has just agreed to offer candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova and decided to recognise the European perspective of Georgia and is ready to grant candidate status once the outstanding priorities are addressed. The prospect of...

The Journal | 25/06/2022

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Former PM Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici passes away

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Pelosi challenges Beijing and embarrasses Biden

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Boris out, who is in?

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