Castille Under Scrutiny: Nationalist Party leader Alex Borg says testimony in the Yorgen Fenech trial is raising “extremely serious questions” about what happened at Castille under Joseph Muscat, including alleged links between power figures and suspicious individuals, plus claims of altered accounts and perjury. Fenech Trial Update: Melvin Theuma’s witness stand continues, with jurors hearing how he says he feared betrayal and began secretly recording Fenech, while detailing alleged information leaks and alleged attempts to keep those under investigation reassured. Consulate-General Move: Government is creating a new Maltese Consulate-General in Sicily and appointing former Speaker Anġlu Farrugia as its first Head in Catania, described as a way to compensate for his removal from the Speakership. Environment & Planning: ERA says the Comino hotel project must plant 540 new indigenous trees after approving environmental works, despite a court appeal. Energy Links: Interconnect Malta received four submissions for a proposed renewable energy link between North Africa and Malta, feeding into government feasibility work. Maritime Security: Home Affairs Minister Glenn Bedingfield visited the AFM Maritime Squadron after it logged over 10,000 operational hours at sea in 2025. PN on Italian Detention: PN demands answers over a 15-year-old Italian reportedly held in isolation for around 70 days after arrest, with Italy’s foreign ministry and embassy said to have intervened.