Today's front pages – June 18, 2026

The top stories in Malta's newspapers

These are the leading stories making front-page headlines in Malta this Thursday.

Times of Malta reports that the trial regarding the 2018 hit-and-run of police officer Simon Schembri is indefinitely delayed due to a judge’s heavy workload.

The front page also features the announcement of a strike by court lawyers following allegations of unauthorised wiretapping of meetings between inmates and their legal representatives.

The Malta Independent highlights a significant milestone for the second Malta-Sicily interconnector project, as the seabed route has been cleared of unexploded wartime munitions.

Additionally, the paper covers former MEP Marlene Mizzi’s call for a reform of the gender corrective mechanism used for parliamentary appointments.

L-Orizzont leads with Central Bank forecasts indicating that the Maltese economy is expected to remain resilient through 2028.

It also reports on a new collective agreement reached for academics at the Junior College.

In-Nazzjon focuses on the Nationalist Party’s grave concerns regarding the alleged illegal recording of confidential conversations at Corradino Correctional Facility.

The newspaper also covers PN leader Alex Borg’s participation in a PPE summit in Brussels and the subsequent directives issued by the Chamber of Advocates.

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