Malta government seeks to calm tensions after acquittal in journalist murder trial

Malta’s government has urged calm after the acquittal of a businessman accused of commissioning the 2017 murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The verdict, delivered late on Wednesday, has angered the victim’s family, and drawn criticism from press freedom group Reporters Without Borders, which said it was “beyond outraged” by the acquittal. Prime Minister […]