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  • “Peace and Prosperity”… but what about human rights?

    The globally awaited summit between President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un took place last Tuesday. During the summit, both leaders signed a statement, which states that: The United States and the DPRK commit to establish new US-DPRK relations in accordance with the desire of the peoples of the two countries for peace and…

  • No Holds Barred for Roseanne Barr: The Curious Case of Free Speech

    “With great power comes great responsibility”. This often – remembered quote, which originated from the Spiderman character “Uncle Ben” pretty much, describes how power can be used to bring about good just as much as it can be mustered to bring about harm. We often don’t realise that while rights are there to be exercised…

  • A quick and easy way to have better transport in Malta

    There’s been lots of news about automated vehicles with stunning results coming out of Silicon Valley. This sort of innovation is not just about technology, but the ecosystem that allows technology to thrive. Malta doesn’t have a proper futuristic transport strategy to take advantage of this. Why not? I The most media savvy company working…

  • Malta – Italy Tensions on the rise [UPDATED]

    The Italian home affairs minister Matteo Salvini, has made it clear that Italy would be adopting a substantially stricter position on Malta than it ever has. “The Good Lord put Malta closer to African shores than Sicily,” said Matteo Salvini. “Malta cannot always say ‘no’ to any request to intervene.”

  • Turtles All the Way Down – John Green

    Turtles All the Way Down – John Green

    Good evening everyone! How are all of you enjoying the summer so far? It’s getting hotter by the day here in Malta and I can’t wait to start going to the beach :3 (or pool, depending on the mood). However, until I go to the beach/pool (Y’all will definitely know when), here is my review…

  • Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump arrive in Singapore for Summit

    In what will be the first ever meeting between a leader from the North and a US president, Tuesday is the day which might very well determine how the years and even decades to come will unfold, both politically and economically.

  • Austria shutting down Mosques

    “This is just the beginning of a crackdown” Before he was elected, now Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz had made a promise to crack down on radical islam. Yesterday he announced thst the government will close seven mosques, expelling several more imams from the country. This decision puts into action a law passed in 2015 which…

  • The Resurgence of Nationalism

    The Resurgence of Nationalism

    Do you believe your national and global identity should conflict each other?

  • Why I disagree (and agree) with Occupy Justice

    Following the assassination of Mrs Daphne Caruana Galizia last year, pressure groups surfaced in Malta to help expose corruption. #OccupyJustice is one of them, perhaps the most active. While I applaud their rationale, I beg to differ on one crucial point. I Occupy Justice (I’m dropping the ‘#’ for readability’s sake) has one simple aim…

  • Spanish Parliament votes to oust Prime Minister

    Spanish socialist Pedro Sánchez secures support for motion of no confidence in Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy. Sánchez has been promised the support of the far-left Podemos, two Catalan pro-independence parties and the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV). He will most probably become the new prime minister of Spain, the first one to be elected by…