World May 02 Drones strike ship off Maltese coast carrying aid to Gaza, organizers say By Sam Mednick, Renata Brito, Associated Press
World Apr 02 Pope considers visiting Kyiv, rebukes Russia for ‘savage’ war in Ukraine Pope Francis didn’t cite Russian President Vladimir Putin by name, but the reference was clear. He also said possible visit to Kyiv was “on the table,” but no dates have been set or trip confirmed. By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
World Jan 12 Lawmaker, son of ex-president, to be Malta’s next premier A first-term lawmaker whose father was Malta's president has been chosen to be the country's prime minister, replacing Joseph Muscat after weeks of protests demanding accountability in the investigation of the car bomb slaying of an anti-corruption journalist who targeted… By Stephen Calleja, Associated Press
World Jun 27 Watch 5:14 News Wrap: Malta accepts stranded migrant ship, ending standstill In our news wrap Wednesday, Malta allowed a rescue ship to dock with more than 200 African migrants on board. An EU summit convenes tomorrow to focus on a long-term policy for handling migrants. Also, South Sudan’s warring parties agreed…
World Jun 26 On both sides of Atlantic, migrants meet hostile reception On both sides of the Atlantic, migrants flooding across borders by the hundreds each day have met a hostile reception and governments unable to agree on how to cope with the arrivals. In Europe, where far-right parties have joined the… By Lori Hinnant, Colleen Barry, Associated Press
Jun 11 Spain offers to take in migrant ship amid Italy-Malta standoff By Nicole Winfield, Aritz Parra, Associated Press Spain stepped up Monday and offered to take in a rescue ship carrying more than 600 migrants after Italy and Malta refused. Continue reading
Oct 24 French surveillance airplane for migrant traffic crashes in Malta By News Desk A small French surveillance airplane crashed in the Mediterranean island nation of Malta on Monday morning, killing all five crew passengers. Continue reading