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Putin offers to host next BRICS summit

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

Putin used a video address to the summit leaders to reiterate Russian justifications for cancelling a grain export agreement with…

India’s spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 lands in Moon’s south pole in historic first

PM NEWS Editor

3 years ago

This was India's second attempt to land a spacecraft on the moon and comes less than a week after Russia's…

Thailand’s former PM Shinawatra hospitalised

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been hospitalised following health concerns on his first night in jail after returning…

Putin sacks top commander General ‘Armageddon’ Surovikin

PM NEWS Editor

3 years ago

Surovikin has not been seen in public since the Wagner mercenaries marched toward Moscow in June, led by Yevgeny Prigozhin.

115 dead, 1100 people missing in Maui, US worst wildfire in 100 years

PM NEWS Editor

3 years ago

The tourist town of Lahaina, home to 12,000 people, was all but wiped off the map, with thousands of missing…

Voting underway in Zimbabwe as Chamisa challenges Mnangagwa

PM NEWS Editor

3 years ago

Mnangagwa's main challenger is Nelson Chamisa, 45, who leads the yellow-coloured Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party.

Schools closed in India amid rising cases of eye flu

Michael Adesina

3 years ago

Since July 1, over 1,000 cases of eye flu have been reported in the state. Conjunctivitis, or pink eye, is…

Ex-Thailand PM Shinawatra returns from exile into jail

PM NEWS Editor

3 years ago

Shinawatra's jailing by the Supreme Court occurred hours before parliament votes to install his party's candidate as the new prime…

Gory tales of how Saudi border guards murdered hundreds of Ethiopian migrants – HRW

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The report said in some instances, Saudi border guards asked migrants what limb to shoot, and then shot them at…

Russia repels Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

Ukraine has flown drones over Moscow several times in recent weeks as part of its battle against the Russian invasion.

ECOWAS says Niger junta’s 3-year transition plan unacceptable

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Abdel-Fatau Musah, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security insisted that the regional body would no longer accept prolonged…

Somalia bans TikTok, Telegram

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

Somalia’s government has banned social media sites TikTok and Telegram, as well as an online betting app, claiming that they…

Burkina Faso police kill 40 Islamic fighters after ambush

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Burkina Faso, which has a population of around 21 million, is led by a military transitional government that promised the…

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits Southern California

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

As Tropical Storm Hilary approaches Southern California, a series of earthquakes add to the confusion, including a magnitude 5.1 quake…

Over 1,000 flights cancelled as Hurricane Hilary approaches US West Coast

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Hilary is expected to cause "catastrophic and life-threatening" floods in parts of California and Nevada, where a year’s worth of rain could…

Pope Francis sues for peace in Niger

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

Pope Francis has urged a diplomatic solution to a political crisis in Niger, sparked by a coup that threatens stability…

Kiev strikes on Russian territory strategically important – Britain

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

“Strikes deep inside Russia are strategically important because (Russian President Vladimir Putin) almost certainly invaded Ukraine on the assumption that…

Weather alerts on central, east China indicate heavy rains, hailstones

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

The national observatory advised local authorities to take appropriate measures to prepare for the heavy rainfall and remain on high…

Police kill 4 kidnappers, rescue victim

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

Gangs of kidnappers and outlaws often attempt to kidnap members of wealthy families and ask for ransom for their release…

11 labourers killed in bomb blast

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

The attack comes weeks after the massive suicide blast in Bajaur, in which at least 63 people including 23 children…

Fear in California as Hurricane Hilary approaches

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

Since Friday morning, more than 22,000 sandbags have been handed out to residents at local fire stations, said Daniel De…

Two Israelis killed in West Bank shooting attack

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

Two Israeli civilians were murdered in a shooting attack in the village of Huwara, near the West Bank city of…

Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger discuss response to ECOWAS military threat

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have all been under military rule since coups in their respective countries and had therefore…

U.S. mulls plans to move military bases out of Niger

PM NEWS Editor

3 years ago

U.S. bases there have been vital counter-terror posts in an unstable region that is seeing an increasing number of coups…

Trump’s lawyers propose 2026 trial date in federal election case

Michael Adesina

3 years ago

U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith, whose office is prosecuting the federal 2020 election case against Trump, last Thursday asked U.S.…

ECOWAS Defence chiefs vow to deploy troops to Niger to overthrow junta

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

President Mohamed Bazoum was sacked from office on July 26 by senior military chiefs, following the footpath of Mali, Burkina…

Over 60 migrants presumed dead in Cape Verde boat disaster

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

According to the International Organisation on Migration (IOM) on Thursday, a total of 101 people were on board the boat…

WHO holds first traditional medicine summit

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

The World Health Organisation held its first summit on traditional medicine on Thursday, with the intention of seeking evidence and…

Biden heads to Supreme Court as Appeal court backs abortion pill restrictions

Michael Adesina

3 years ago

The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stopped short of ruling that the drug must be pulled off the market…

Niger: WFP calls for free flow of aid amid ongoing crisis

Michael Adesina

3 years ago

Niger is also a critical supply chain route into neighboring countries which are also facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, WFP…

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