VALLETTA, Malta — Italy’s new populist government has delivered a jolt to European migration politics, prompting a diplomatic standoff with its refusal to accept a rescue vessel overloaded ...

People attend a gathering to remember Daphne Caruana Galizia, at La Valletta, in Malta. Malta is marking the fifth anniversary of the car bomb slaying of the investigative journalist.

The ministers responsible for migration policy in Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta and Spain met in Malta's capital, Valletta, ahead of an EU ministerial meeting in Brussels next week on migration.

Italy's Mateo Retegui, left, scores his side's opening goal during the Euro 2024 group C qualifying soccer match between Malta and Italy at the National stadium in Ta' Qali, near Valletta, Malta ...

People take part in traditional rowing to celebrate Freedom Day in Malta ... Valletta, Malta, on March 31, 2025. Freedom Day marks the withdrawal of British forces from Malta on March 31, 1979.