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Updated: 232 Palestinians, 200 Israelis dead as war breaks out in Gaza

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

In an assault of startling breadth, Hamas gunmen rolled into as many as 22 locations outside the Gaza Strip, including…

70 dead in Israel after Palestinian militants launch deadly attack

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Dozens of Israelis are also believed to have been captured by Palestinian militants in an unprecedented assault.

Hamas launches ‘greatest battle’ against Israel, fires over 5000 rockets

PM NEWS Editor

2 years ago

Israeli media reported that gunmen had opened fire on passersby in the town of Sderot, in southern Israel, and footage…

6 suspected assassins of Ecuador’s Villavicencio murdered in prison

PM NEWS Editor

2 years ago

Police arrested the six Colombians on the day of Villavicencio's assassination. A seventh suspect, also Colombian, was shot and killed…

Why jailed Iranian activist, Mohammadi, was awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The award-making committee said the prize honoured all those behind recent unprecedented demonstrations in Iran and called for the release…

Imprisoned activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize

Nimot Sulaimon

2 years ago

Asked whether Mohammadi would be allowed to leave the Evin prison to accept the award when it is formally presented…

Typhoon Koinu hits Taiwan with heavy rain and strong wind

Nimot Sulaimon

2 years ago

A monitoring station in Lanyu, or Orchid Island, in eastern Taiwan, showed a record high wind gust late on Wednesday,…

US to transfer large cache of weapons seized from Iran to Ukraine

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The US Central Command (CENTCOM), in a statement said the government obtained ownership of these munitions on July 20, 2023,…

Interim Speaker McHenry kicks out ex-Speaker Pelosi, deputy from offices

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The evictions come after Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the chamber's plum post on Tuesday and McHenry, a top loyalist,…

Ultra-Orthodox Jews arrested for spitting on Christian pilgrims in Israel

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

On Tuesday, a video circulated on social media, showing ultra-Orthodox Jews, including children, encountering Christian pilgrims carrying a large wooden…

How Tunisian opposition party leader Abir Moussi was arrested

Isa Isawade

2 years ago

Moussi, the head of the Free Destourian Party, was arrested on Tuesday outside the presidential palace where she went to…

Over 5,000 Sri Lankans leave for jobs in S. Korea

Isa Isawade

2 years ago

During a discussion with Nanayakkara in April, the director of the South Korean human resources department based in Sri Lanka…

Pope Francis spits fire, blasts climate change sceptics

Nimot Sulaimon

2 years ago

In “Laudato Si,” Francis called for an “ecological conversion” and denounced environmental destruction, social injustice, and consumerism.

ATM robbery in South Africa jumps by 23 percent

PM NEWS Editor

2 years ago

The annual crime statistics report for 2022, released by the South African Banking Risk Information Center (SABRIC), showed that ATM…

21 die as tourists’ bus falls 50feet from overpass onto power lines

PM NEWS Editor

2 years ago

Five of the victims were Ukrainians and one was German, said Venice's prefect Michele Di Bari, the local representative of…

Baltimore police lock down Morgan State University amid shooting incident

PM NEWS Editor

2 years ago

At least four people were wounded, none critically, according to authorities, who urged students to take shelter on the campus…

Protesters want Bank of Ghana governor sacked

PM NEWS Editor

2 years ago

The crowd marched to the central bank's head office under the watch of riot police, blaring reggae from speakers and…

US judge slams gag order on Donald Trump

PM NEWS Editor

2 years ago

Acting during the trial's second day of testimony, the judge forbade both sides from speaking about his staff, and threatened…

JUST IN: US House of Reps sacks Speaker McCarthy

PM NEWS Editor

2 years ago

The 216 to 210 vote marked the first time in history that the House removed its leader, driven by a…

US House begins debate on motion to oust Speaker McCarthy

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

A right-wing rebel group led by Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz filed a formal motion on Monday night to eject the…

Horror as 14-year-old boy opens fire at Thai Shopping Mall, shoots two dead

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The Thai police confirmed that one casualty was Chinese and the other, who worked at the mall, was Burmese.

Updated: Hunter Biden pleads not guilty in gun charge

Nimot Sulaimon

2 years ago

Biden's legal team maintains that an agreement with prosecutors to resolve the charges remains in place, but some legal experts…

Meet Laphonza Butler third Black woman in US Senate

PM NEWS Editor

2 years ago

Laphonza Butler was born in Magnolia, Mississippi, the youngest of three children. She attended South Pike High School in Magnolia…

U.S. Republican congressman moves to remove House Speaker McCarthy

PM NEWS Editor

2 years ago

Asked who he would support as a replacement for McCarthy, Gaetz said: "I think very highly of Steve Scalise. I…

What Trump reaped from real estate fraud: New York prosecutor

PM NEWS Editor

2 years ago

Trump looked on with his arms crossed as Wallace, a lawyer in James' office, called Trump "materially inaccurate" in describing…

Why I attended civil fraud trial against me – Trump

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Trump is facing a civil lawsuit and a fine of $250m for alleged fraud committed through the Trump Organization.

Nobel Laureate Mukwege declares interest in Congo DR presidency

PM NEWS Editor

2 years ago

Nicknamed the "man who repairs women", the 68-year-old doctor has treated hundreds of war rape victims at the Panzi Hospital…

Trump civil fraud trial begins in New York, ex-president says case a sham, scam

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The former President is in court with his eldest sons, their companies and Trump Organization executives.

Trump to confront fraud allegations in New York court hearing

Nimot Sulaimon

2 years ago

James is seeking penalties amounting to at least $250 million, as well as a ban on Trump and his sons,…

4th Malian military base falls to Tuareg rebels

PM NEWS Editor

3 years ago

The military base is the fourth taken in a series of attacks the rebel alliance, called the Coordination of Azawad…

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