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<link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/143503/woman_handed_suspended_jail_term_after_admitting_use_of_forged_documents_at_identit</link>            <description><![CDATA[ Court hears how accused used forged documents at Identit&agrave;, telling the court she acted out of desperation to bring her son to Malta for medical reasons ]]></description>            <pubDate>Tue,28 Jul 2026 16:53:09 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>woman_handed_suspended_jail_term_after_admitting_use_of_forged_documents_at_identit</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ 17-year-old pleads not guilty to threatening social workers granted bail ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/143501/17yearold_pleads_not_guilty_to_threatening_social_workers_granted_bail</link>            <description><![CDATA[ Teenager arraigned after allegedly threatening to use violence against social workers at a residential home where he lives 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           <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/143493/qormi_man_denied_bail_over_rental_deposit_scam_targeting_thirdcountry_nationals</link>            <description><![CDATA[ Police allege accused collected rental deposits from multiple victims before failing to hand over access to properties ]]></description>            <pubDate>Tue,28 Jul 2026 15:29:36 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>qormi_man_denied_bail_over_rental_deposit_scam_targeting_thirdcountry_nationals</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Soldier granted bail after pleading not guilty to domestic violence charges ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/143492/soldier_granted_bail_after_pleading_not_guilty_to_domestic_violence_charges</link>            <description><![CDATA[ Prosecution and parte civile do not object to bail for man charged with domestic violence charges, despite risk assessment indicating a severe level of danger ]]></description>            <pubDate>Tue,28 Jul 2026 15:22:01 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>soldier_granted_bail_after_pleading_not_guilty_to_domestic_violence_charges</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Loggerhead turtle spotted on Balluta Bay as climate pressures drive species to Maltas busy beaches ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/143488/loggerhead_turtle_spotted_on_balluta_bay_as_climate_pressures_drive_species_to_maltas_busy_beaches</link>            <description><![CDATA[ A loggerhead turle was spotted&nbsp;on Balluta Bay amidst climate-related pressures which lead the species to lay their eggs on high traffic beaches ]]></description>            <pubDate>Tue,28 Jul 2026 14:35:34 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>loggerhead_turtle_spotted_on_balluta_bay_as_climate_pressures_drive_species_to_maltas_busy_beaches</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Lionel Richie concert postponed to 2027 ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/arts/music/143489/lionel_richie_concert_postponed_to_2027_</link>            <description><![CDATA[ New date for Lionel Richie&#39;s postponed Malta concert is expected to be announced by 31 October 2026 ]]></description>            <pubDate>Tue,28 Jul 2026 14:29:41 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>lionel_richie_concert_postponed_to_2027_</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Total expenditure on Research and Development amounted to €140.2 million in 2024 ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/business/business_news/143487/total_expenditure_on_research_and_development_amounted_to_1402_million_in_2024</link>            <description><![CDATA[ The R&amp;D expenditure was primarily dedicated to Basic Research, which accounted for 42.3 per cent of total R&amp;D in 2024, followed by Applied Research (30.7 per cent) and Experimental Development (27.0 per cent) ]]></description>            <pubDate>Tue,28 Jul 2026 14:18:43 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>total_expenditure_on_research_and_development_amounted_to_1402_million_in_2024</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Man denied bail after pleading not guilty to grievously injuring woman ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/143486/man_denied_bail_after_pleading_not_guilty_to_grievously_injuring_woman</link>            <description><![CDATA[ Man, 46, arraigned on charges of causing grievous injuries to a woman in Rabat, with the court denying his request for bail and issuing a protection order ]]></description>            <pubDate>Tue,28 Jul 2026 13:34:30 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>man_denied_bail_after_pleading_not_guilty_to_grievously_injuring_woman</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ French police discover five dead babies in cardboard boxes ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/world/143483/police_discover_5_dead_babies_in_cardboard_boxes_south_of_france</link>            <description><![CDATA[ The bodies of five babies were found in cardboard boxes at the home of a couple residing in Marseille, sources say the woman had given birth earlier on Monday ]]></description>            <pubDate>Tue,28 Jul 2026 13:21:07 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>police_discover_5_dead_babies_in_cardboard_boxes_south_of_france</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Man jailed four years for €18,000 jewellery and watch theft ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/143484/man_jailed_four_years_for_18000_jewellery_and_watch_theft</link>            <description><![CDATA[ Accused pleads guilty to stealing around &euro;18,000 worth of watches and jewellery from a residence in Ħamrun after being identified through CCTV footage and the victim&#39;s description 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<link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/143481/labour_councillor_to_be_charged_with_assaulting_lesa_official_1</link>            <description><![CDATA[ Daniel Ablett pleaded guilty to a number of charges, including threatening police and LESA officers, but contested the most serious charge of using violence against a public officer ]]></description>            <pubDate>Tue,28 Jul 2026 11:46:42 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>labour_councillor_to_be_charged_with_assaulting_lesa_official_1</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Meridianbet named exclusive betting sponsor for UFC’s Serbia debut ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/sports/sportsbetting/143476/meridianbet_named_exclusive_betting_sponsor_for_ufcs_serbia_debut</link>            <description><![CDATA[ Meridianbet has been named the exclusive sports betting sponsor of UFC Fight Night Serbia, securing prominent branding as the UFC hosts its first-ever 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             <item>            <title><![CDATA[ ‘I fear only God’: Johann Cremona breaks down during dramatic courtroom confrontation with Keith Schembri ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/143475/yorgen_fenech_trial_day_24_court_to_hear_further_witnesses2</link>            <description><![CDATA[ Day 24 of Yorgen Fenech&#39;s murder trial ended with an extraordinary courtroom confrontation as Johann Cremona repeatedly refused to answer key questions, was warned he could be arrested, and eventually broke down in tears while describing how his life had unravelled ]]></description>            <pubDate>Tue,28 Jul 2026 08:40:06 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>yorgen_fenech_trial_day_24_court_to_hear_further_witnesses2</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ My essentials: JP Migneco’s cultural picks ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/arts/cultural_diary/143447/my_essentials_jp_mignecos_cultural_picks</link>            <description><![CDATA[ 187 | JP Migneco, 37, visual artist ]]></description>            <pubDate>Tue,28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>my_essentials_jp_mignecos_cultural_picks</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Equality. But at what cost? ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/opinions/143442/equality_but_at_what_cost</link>            <description><![CDATA[ There is something faintly comic about passing a human rights law so quickly that human rights organisations must beg parliament for the right to be heard ]]></description>            <pubDate>Tue,28 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>equality_but_at_what_cost</guid>        </item>                <item>            <title><![CDATA[ Central Bank flags agencies over increased government running costs ]]></title>            <link>https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/143439/central_bank_flags_agencies_over_increased_government_running_costs</link>            <description><![CDATA[ Growth in government&rsquo;s discretionary spending is harder to explain and is significantly driven by autonomous public agencies on which detailed information is lacking ]]></description>            <pubDate>Tue,28 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate>            <guid>central_bank_flags_agencies_over_increased_government_running_costs</guid>        </item>            </channel></rss>