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<link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/144443/casa_request_for_investigation_into_alleged_fenech_perjury_referred_to_police_by_attorney_general_</link>            <description><![CDATA[ Attorney General&rsquo;s Office confirms request by Nationalist MEP David Casa for an investigation into suspected perjury by Yorgen Fenech has been forwarded to the police commissioner &lsquo;for the necessary investigation&rsquo; ]]></description>            <pubDate>Thu,17 Sep 2026 09:53:09 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>casa_request_for_investigation_into_alleged_fenech_perjury_referred_to_police_by_attorney_general_</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Spazju Kreattiv launches the new programme for 2026/27 ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/arts/art/144442/spazju_kreattiv_launches_the_new_programme_for_202627</link>            <description><![CDATA[ Spazju Kreattiv has launched its 2026/27 programme, presenting a new season of cultural and artistic activity featuring more than 50 events and initiatives, over 70 artists and creatives, and more than 60 partners and collaborators ]]></description>            <pubDate>Thu,17 Sep 2026 09:35:59 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>spazju_kreattiv_launches_the_new_programme_for_202627</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Lilu King loses refugee status ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/144441/lilu_king_loses_refugee_status</link>            <description><![CDATA[ Home Affairs Minister Glenn Bedingfield announces career criminal Mohammed Elmushraty known as Lilu King has lost his refugee status ]]></description>            <pubDate>Thu,17 Sep 2026 09:10:40 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>lilu_king_loses_refugee_status</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Repubblika announces initiative to push MPs into acting over Caruana Galizia public inquiry ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/144440/repubblika_announces_initiative_to_push_mps_into_acting_over_caruana_galizia_public_inquiry_</link>            <description><![CDATA[ People urged to contact their parliamentary representatives and demand recommendations from the Daphne Caruana Galizia public inquiry be implemented ]]></description>            <pubDate>Thu,17 Sep 2026 08:54:15 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>repubblika_announces_initiative_to_push_mps_into_acting_over_caruana_galizia_public_inquiry_</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Malta: A country of sacrifice zones ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/opinions/144354/malta_a_country_of_sacrifice_zones</link>            <description><![CDATA[ We are moving in a very strange form of prosperity&mdash;a country that becomes richer for some, while more and more of its people feel they have less and less of a place in it 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<link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/144415/population_could_fall_to_252000_if_migration_stops_central_bank_warns</link>            <description><![CDATA[ Malta&rsquo;s population growth will remain heavily dependent on positive net migration, with a halt in migration after 2025 projected to reduce the population to around 252,000 by 2100 and leave elderly residents outnumbering those of working age ]]></description>            <pubDate>Thu,17 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>population_could_fall_to_252000_if_migration_stops_central_bank_warns</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Għar il-Friefet appeal tests PA’s use of height rules ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/environment/planning/144372/gar_ilfriefet_appeal_tests_pas_use_of_height_rules</link>            <description><![CDATA[ Residents are challenging the approval of a five-storey apartment block overlooking the protected Għar il-Friefet in Birżebbuġa ]]></description>            <pubDate>Thu,17 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>gar_ilfriefet_appeal_tests_pas_use_of_height_rules</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ WATCH | Protestors voice anger, frustration and concern as they call for justice over Caruana Galizia assassination ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/144439/watch__protestors_voice_anger_frustration_and_concern_as_they_call_for_justice_over_caruana_galizia_assassination</link>            <description><![CDATA[ MaltaToday asked people in Valletta why they were compelled to attend the solidarity protest over the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. ]]></description>            <pubDate>Wed,16 Sep 2026 20:07:13 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>watch__protestors_voice_anger_frustration_and_concern_as_they_call_for_justice_over_caruana_galizia_assassination</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ WATCH | ‘No to mafia’: Thousands march through Valletta calling for justice over Caruana Galizia assassination ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/144438/solidarity_protest_in_valletta_marks_107_months_since_daphne_caruana_galizia_assassination_1</link>            <description><![CDATA[ Daphne Caruana Galizia&rsquo;s father recalls watching his grandsons in his now-murdered daughter&rsquo;s garden as her killers watched and waited from across the valley before planting the bomb that killed her, as thousands gathered in Valletta to renew calls for justice following Yorgen Fenech&rsquo;s acquittal ]]></description>            <pubDate>Wed,16 Sep 2026 17:50:15 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>solidarity_protest_in_valletta_marks_107_months_since_daphne_caruana_galizia_assassination_1</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Chamber of SMEs wants cross-party taskforce on key national projects and decisions ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/144437/chamber_of_smes_wants_crossparty_taskforce_on_key_national_projects_and_decisions</link>            <description><![CDATA[ The chamber proposed the taskforce in the face of the fact that&nbsp;national decisions are frequently avoided or delayed because they are politically sensitive or carry the risk of unpopularity ]]></description>            <pubDate>Wed,16 Sep 2026 17:10:57 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>chamber_of_smes_wants_crossparty_taskforce_on_key_national_projects_and_decisions</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Young Maltese athlete pursues tennis development in France ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/sports/tennis/144423/young_maltese_athlete_pursues_tennis_development_in_france</link>            <description><![CDATA[ At just 14, Kelian Lauwers left Malta to pursue his tennis ambitions in France, where a two-year high-performance programme helped him develop as both an athlete and a young person. ]]></description>            <pubDate>Wed,16 Sep 2026 16:28:59 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>young_maltese_athlete_pursues_tennis_development_in_france</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Government launches national training programme for local government workers ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/144436/government_launches_national_training_programme_for_local_government_workers</link>            <description><![CDATA[ National, structured and long-term training programme for people working in and providing services through local government launched for the first time ]]></description>            <pubDate>Wed,16 Sep 2026 16:20:10 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>government_launches_national_training_programme_for_local_government_workers</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Mother jailed for four months over attack on Kalkara primary school head ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/144435/mother_jailed_for_four_months_over_attack_on_kalkara_primary_school_head</link>            <description><![CDATA[ Mother jailed for four months and fined &euro;1,200 after she attacked a Kalkara primary school head over suspicions she had influenced her son to move in with his father ]]></description>            <pubDate>Wed,16 Sep 2026 14:44:39 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>mother_jailed_for_four_months_over_attack_on_kalkara_primary_school_head</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ WATCH | Rare and protected Black Storks shot down ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/144434/watch__rare_and_protected_black_storks_shot_down</link>            <description><![CDATA[ Two rare and strictly protected Black Storks recorded in Malta on Monday afternoon after seeking refuge in the Buskett area following adverse weather conditions that brought an influx of migratory birds to the islands ]]></description>            <pubDate>Wed,16 Sep 2026 14:43:14 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>watch__rare_and_protected_black_storks_shot_down</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Protests held across Europe demanding justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/144433/journalists_show_solidarity_with_caruana_galizia_family_in_brussels_protest_1</link>            <description><![CDATA[ The protests&nbsp;were held on the same day as Malta&rsquo;s solidarity protest following the acquittal of Yorgen Fenech, who was accused of masterminding Caruana Galizia&rsquo;s murder ]]></description>            <pubDate>Wed,16 Sep 2026 13:47:18 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>journalists_show_solidarity_with_caruana_galizia_family_in_brussels_protest_1</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Court suspends 14-month jail term for father unable to pay maintenance ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/144432/court_suspends_14month_jail_term_for_father_unable_to_pay_maintenance</link>            <description><![CDATA[ A landmark decision by the Constitutional Court finds effective imprisonment was &lsquo;grossly disproportionate&rsquo; after father proved he was financially unable to meet maintenance payments ]]></description>            <pubDate>Wed,16 Sep 2026 13:42:58 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>court_suspends_14month_jail_term_for_father_unable_to_pay_maintenance</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ WATCH | Minister says police will be handed all resources in ongoing Caruana Galizia assassination investigations ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/144430/watch__minister_says_police_will_be_handed_all_resources_in_ongoing_caruana_galizia_assassination_investigations_</link>            <description><![CDATA[ Home affairs minister says police will be given any resources or foreign assistance they request, while insisting investigators must be left to work independently ]]></description>            <pubDate>Wed,16 Sep 2026 13:00:41 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>watch__minister_says_police_will_be_handed_all_resources_in_ongoing_caruana_galizia_assassination_investigations_</guid>        </item>            </channel></rss>