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Maltese students reeling after US activist Charlie Kirk—who waved Maltese flag in Valletta—shot on Arizona campus
ByHot Malta 10 September 2025

**Valletta Reacts After US Conservative Star Charlie Kirk Shot on Arizona Campus** Valletta’s Republic Street cafés were still buzzing with Monday-morning espresso chatter when the push notification landed: Charlie Kirk, the 30-year-old American right-wing firebrand who headlined a Maltese youth conference only eight months ago, had been shot and wounded while touring Arizona State University….

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Business | Foreign

From Valletta to Vegas: How Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is shaking Malta’s tuna, tech and fireworks trade with the U.S.
ByHot Malta 7 September 2025

‘Big Beautiful Bill’: How Trump 2.0 is redrawing America’s economic map – and why Valletta’s cafés are suddenly buzzing about tariffs, TikTok and tuna exports Tucked beneath the honey-coloured limestone arches of Strait Street, the chatter in Café du Brazil has shifted from yesterday’s Eurovision odds to something rather unexpected: Donald Trump’s 3,000-page tariff bomb,…

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Community | Politics

From Valletta Cafés to EU Boardrooms: How Trump’s ‘Department of War’ Rebrand Echoes Across Malta
ByHot Malta 6 September 2025

Trump’s ‘Department of War’ Rebrand Sends Ripples Through Valletta’s Café Bars By Luke Vella, Hot Malta Correspondent Valletta – At 10 a.m. on a humid Thursday, the chatter inside Caffè Cordina was not about the latest Pastizzi Festival, but about Donald Trump. The former U.S. president had just hailed the proposed re-naming of the Pentagon’s…

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