Malta

• 64 stolen vehicles worth $3.5M shipped back to Canada from Malta: York Regional police

  York Regional Police said the vehicles were recovered as part of Project Majestic.

  Crime

  Feb 10, 2023
  
• Malta’s new leader promises to strengthen rule of law after journalist’s murder

  Malta's former leader is stepping down following an investigation into the 2017 murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

  Politics

  Jan 12, 2020
  
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• Malta’s PM to step down amid scrutiny over case of slain journalist

  Calls for Joseph Muscat to step down grew after a probe into the 2017 car bomb killing of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia led to charges on Saturday against a prominent businessman with alleged ties to government ministers and senior officials.

  Politics

  Dec 1, 2019
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• Businessman charged with complicity to murder in death of Malta journalist

  The probe into the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, a campaigning journalist who investigated and exposed corruption, has spawned a political crisis for the government of Prime Minister Joseph Muscat.

  World

  Nov 30, 2019
• Malta prime minister expected to resign in crisis over journalist murder

  Late journalist Caruana Galizia's family demanded Muscat's resignation on Friday.

  World

  Nov 29, 2019
• Migrants arrive in Malta after hijacking tanker that rescued them

  Authorities said the migrants hijacked the tanker after it rescued them in the Mediterranean Sea, then forced the crew to head toward Europe.

  World

  Mar 28, 2019
• Rescued migrants hijack cargo ship in Mediterranean Sea: Italian minister

  Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said the merchant ship, El Hiblu 1, rescued migrants in the Mediterranean Sea earlier Wednesday.

  World

  Mar 27, 2019
• Over 1,000 migrants have drowned attempting to cross Mediterranean this year, 200 in 3 days

  More than 1,000 people have drowned this year attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea, while 200 hundred of those have died in the past three days, according to the International Organization for Migration.

  Politics

  Jul 4, 2018
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• Boat carrying 692 migrants arrives in Spain after being turned away by Italy

  The migrant rescue boat ended a gruelling voyage which has made it a symbol of Europe's failure to agree on immigration.

  World

  Jun 17, 2018
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• Spain offers to take in stranded boat with 600 migrants aboard

  Italy and Malta have both refused to let the rescue ship with 629 people aboard dock in their ports, leaving the migrants at sea for days.

  World

  Jun 11, 2018