• USA

    North Korea says Trump issued declaration of war

    Foreign minister warns Pyongyang has right to shoot down US bombers

  • USA

    "We've not declared war on North Korea" - White House

    The White House has rejected an assertion by North Korea's foreign minister that President Donald Trump had declared war on North Korea. "We've not declared war on North Korea and frankly the suggestion of that is absurd," White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told reporters. Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho earlier today said ...

  • Malta

    PN urges hunters to help track down offenders, calls for stronger law enforcement

    Updated 9.34pm with statement by the environment minister - The Nationalist Party has urged bird bunters to help the authorities track down those who shot protected birds, while also calling on the police to ensure there is stronger law enforcement.  In a joint statement, PN leader Adrian Delia, environment spokesman Karol ...

  • Cina USA

    US has 'declared war', says North Korea's foreign minister

    North Korea's foreign minister said today that US President Donald Trump had declared war on North Korea and that Pyongyang reserves the right to take countermeasures, including shooting down US bombers even if they are not in its airspace. "The whole world should clearly remember it was the US who first declared war ...

  • USA

    North Korea says Trump's latest statement was 'a declaration of war'

    North Korea's top diplomat said Monday that President Donald Trump's tweet that leader Kim Jong Un "won't be around much longer" was a declaration of war against his country by the United States.Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho told reporters that what he called Trump's "declaration of war" gives North Korea ...

  • USA

    Germany's Merkel faces tricky task to build government

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel was embarking Monday on a complicated quest to form a new government for Europe's biggest economy and find answers to the rise of a nationalist, anti-migrant party.Sunday's election left Merkel's conservative Union bloc weakened after a campaign that focused squarely on Germany's leader of the past ...

  • Malta

    Updated: V18 Foundation wants removal of ‘eyesore’ oil rig at Palumbo shipyard

    The Valletta 2018 Foundation and a number of local councils from the Grand Harbour area have called for the removal of a massive oil platform that has been moored at the Palumbo shipyard for over a year.V18 Chairman Jason Micallef told the press that the “eyesore” oil rig has remained ...

  • Malta

    Updated: Birdlife retrieve another four injured protected birds, two confirmed shot

    In the late afternoon, Birdlife took to social media to update the public that out of the four injured birds, two were confirmed to be shot, whilst traces of bullets were not found in the other two.Taking to Facebook, the NGO wrote "The veterinarian has just confirmed that two out ...

  • Regno Unito Malta

    Authorities ‘identify various hot-spots’ for organised crime, action to be taken shortly

    Home Affairs Minister Michael Farrugia revealed that the authorities have identified various “hot-spots” for organised crime across Malta and Gozo, and will be taking action shortly.He stressed that recent police raids in Marsa have led to the arrest of both Maltese and foreign nationals carrying out illegal activities.Farrugia was addressing ...

  • Malta

    Salary raises for teachers must happen soon - Evarist Bartolo

    Education Minister Evarist Bartalo said today that salary increases for teachers "must happen soon".The minister was speaking to The Malta Independent during a visit to students at the Maria Regina middle school in Hamrun on the first day of the new scholastic year.Minister Bartolo told this newsroom that an increase ...