Abbas announces agreement with Hamas to hold elections
Hamas did not immediately comment on Abbas’s announcement. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Ishtayeh (R) and President Mahmoud Abbas (L) at the swearing in ceremony of...
As year to Soleimani’s assassination nears, IDF preps for attack
Iran accuses Israel of trying to provoke war by attacking Americans. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said on Thursday any U.S. or Saudi military strike...
300 Ethiopian immigrants the first to make aliyah to Israel in 2021
The government decided in 2015 to help the last remaining Jews in Ethiopia make aliyah. New Ethiopian immigrants are seen at Ben-Gurion Airport on one...
‘Palestinians can benefit from normalization deals’ – Mladenov to NYT
"Neither Israel nor the Arab countries will want to ruin the treaty, giving other countries leverage in Israel." NICKOLAY MLADENOV (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons) Having...
Israeli research: ‘Natural compounds’ could kill COVID-19 spike protein
The news comes against the backdrop of both skyrocketing infection in Israel and a mass vaccination campaign. The word "COVID-19" is reflected in a drop...
Will Hezbollah face continued pressure in 2021 in Europe?
Five European countries have thus taken measures against Hezbollah. A car drives past a poster depicting Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Adaisseh village,...
Pharmacist arrested on charges of sabotaging Moderna COVID vaccine doses
Moderna Inc, maker of the vaccine, has assured the hospital that receiving an injection of any of the doses removed from refrigeration poses no safety...
Pope calls Maradona a fragile poet; decries doping cheats
In a wide-ranging interview with Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport published on Saturday, Francis recalled his own days playing soccer as a child....
How will Orlando, world’s theme-park capital, recover from 2020?
Restarting Orlando’s tourism machine will be a monumental task, and experts don’t agree on how much longer the region and its hundreds of thousands of...
Mexican doctor hospitalized after receiving Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
More than 126,500 people have died from COVID-19 in Mexico. A vial of the Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is seen as medical...
Coronavirus vaccine: How will it affect the future of flying
Here are factors to consider as the vaccine begins its rollout. PHILIPPINE AMBASSADOR Neal Imperial addresses Filipino students at Ben-Gurion Airport as they wait to...
Can one iconic feminist bring our awaited gender revolution?
Voices calling for a female leader are also evident in the virtual world. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris jointly named Time's 'Person of the Year'...
Turkey’s goal in Caucasus was to increase Russia’s role
While Turkey frequently spreads misinformation via its state media, imprisons journalists and dissidents and bashes the US, it is growing closer to Russia. Turkish President...
Pelosi, McConnell houses vandalized only few hours apart
The deliberate damages followed Congress’s failure to approve an increase in the amount of money being sent to individuals to help cope with the coronavirus...
Russia’s message to Biden: New ballistic missile can breach defenses
Moscow is also working on other new weapons, such as an unmanned water vehicle called Poseidon. Trilateral naval exercise with Iran, Russia and China in...
PM Johnson could lose his seat and majority at next election – poll
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on course to lose his own seat and neither of the two main political parties is likely to win...
‘Overwhelmed’ Zimbabwe tightens COVID-19 restrictions, orders most businesses closed
Zimbabwe extended a nationwide curfew, banned gatherings and ordered non-essential businesses closed for a month on Saturday in an effort to curb a surge in...
Iran’s foreign minister urges Trump to avoid Israel ‘trap’ to provoke war
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif urged U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday not to be “trapped” by an alleged Israeli plan to provoke a...
Saudi Arabia ends entry ban, keeps some coronavirus restrictions -state news agency
Saudi Arabia said that entry to the kingdom by sea land and air will be resumed starting Sunday after a ban that lasted two weeks...
At least 70 killed in suspected militant attacks in Niger – security sources
At least 70 civilians were killed in simultaneous attacks on two villages by suspected Islamist militants in Niger, near the border zone with Mali, security...
Three new local Covid cases in Victoria, eight in New South Wales
Victoria has recorded three new locally acquired coronavirus cases overnight, as the state works to contain a cluster linked to a restaurant in Melbourne's south-east....
Waikeria Prison protesters surrender to authorities
The 16 protesters at Waikeria Prison have surrendered to authorities after a six-day stand-off. Photo: RNZ/ Riley Kennedy The news the men had ended the...
Campers stranded, roads closed after flooding in Otago, Southland
Many roads remain closed due to flooding in the South Island, where campers are stranded, and while the clean-up has begun, more rain is on...
Covid-19: UK and US travellers to need pre-departure tests before departing to NZ
All travellers from the United Kingdom or the United States will need a negative test result for Covid-19 before departing for New Zealand, the government...
Covid-19 update: 19 new imported cases in past three days
There have been 19 new cases reported in New Zealand's managed isolation facilities over the past three days, including six cases of the recently identified...
Senators in final bid to derail certification of Biden’s victory
A group of US senators say they will refuse to certify Joe Biden's election victory unless a commission is set up to investigate alleged voter...
Veteran US broadcaster Larry King ‘hospitalised with Covid’
Veteran broadcaster Larry King has tested positive for coronavirus and is being treated at a hospital in Los Angeles, according to US media. Veteran broadcaster...
Six-year-old boy killed in New Year’s Day crash named
Police have named a 6-year-old boy who died when two vehicles collided on State Highway One on New Year's Day. He was 6-year-old Myka Tuala...
Rev. Father Mbaka of Adoration Ministry reveals 2021 prophecies, warns Buhari
Father Mbaka releases 2021 prophecies, warns Buhari The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), Rev. Father. Ejike Mbaka, has released his prophecies...
Philippines police kill Nigerian man during shootout during drug bust
Gabriel Onyechefula, a Nigerian man in the Philippines, has been killed after drug buy-bust operation by police and narcotics agents turned into a gunfight. The...
That’s not true! People criticizing men of God are cursed – Pastor Chris Oyakhilome
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, Founder and President of LoveWorld Incorporated, popularly known as Christ Embassy, has stated that the people criticizing men of God are cursed...
AMD patents a chiplet GPU design quite unlike Nvidia and Intel’s
Which approach is better? AMD has published its first patent on chiplet GPU designs. In typical AMD fashion, they're trying to not rock the boat. Chiplet...
Fans react as BBNaija star Erica says she misses her husband
Big Brother Nigeria star, Erica Nlewedim, has taken to social media to reveal that she was missing her husband. The controversial reality recent statement has...
Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 30 series mobile GPUs could debut at CES 2021
Mobile Ampere is almost ready for its reveal All signs point to Nvidia preparing to launch the mobile RTX 30-series GPUs early next year, which could...
“If my husband asks for DNA test after giving birth, I’ll give him the test and divorce him” – Nigerian lady says
A Nigerian lady has vowed to divorce her husband if he ever demanded for a DNA test for their child. According to the lady, before...
Tesla 2020 deliveries beat estimates, but fall just short of Musk’s target
Tesla Inc on Saturday reported better-than-expected 2020 vehicle deliveries, driven by a steady rise in electric vehicle adoption, but narrowly missed its ambitious full-year goal...
Bitcoin reaches highest value since 2017, breaks $30K mark
The volatile cryptocurrency is riding a wave of success Bitcoin’s resurgence is being felt throughout the cryptocurrency and finance industries. It’s anyone’s guess as to where...
Tourism industry calls for clarity on border reopening plans
Tourism operators are calling for the government to give them more clarity about when borders will be opened again. File photo. Photo: Brett Phibbs /...
New Covid-19 variant raises transmission ‘R number’ by 0.7- BBC
The new variant of Covid-19 is "hugely" more transmissible than the virus's previous version, a study has found. And while not more deadly, more transmission...
The rain continues, as travellers find their plans in disarray
Many campers will have spent a wet night, with heavy downpours in many parts of the country, and travellers are being warned to check road...
Covid-19: Mandatory masks introduced in Greater Sydney
New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced a range of coronavirus restrictions, including mandatory masks in indoor settings and lifting lockdown orders in the...
Amnesty calls for caution in ending Waikeria prison protest
Amnesty International is calling on the Corrections Minister to ensure force isn't used to end the impasse at Waikeria Prison - where 16 inmates are...
Boaties asked to report any sightings of small, rare dolphins
Boaties are encouraged to keep a lookout for rare dolphins this summer. The Māui dolphin is on the edge of extinction. Photo: Earthrace Conservation /...
Deeper Life School: Victim mentions names of alleged sexual abusers (VIDEO)
The 11-year-old boy at the centre of a sexual abuse allegation has mentioned names of two boys whom he said abused him at the Deeper...
France: More than 2500 break virus restrictions at illegal rave
An illegal warehouse rave that began on New Year's Eve in France in defiance of coronavirus precautions has been shut down by police after arrests...
India’s drugs experts approve AstraZeneca, local COVID vaccines
Experts at India’s drugs regulator have recommended for emergency use two coronavirus vaccines, one developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and the other backed by...
U.S. Senator Cruz leads likely futile Republican drive to object to Biden’s win
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz on Saturday said he will spearhead a drive by nearly a dozen Republican senators to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s victory when...
Lady narrates how DNA test helped her uncle reclaim child 8 years after birth
A Nigerian lady identified as Otomee has narrated how her uncle was able to reclaim his child eight years after the mother claimed that he...
China senior diplomat says U.S. relations at ‘new crossroads’
China’s relationship with the United States has reached a “new crossroads” and could get back on the right track following a period of “unprecedented difficulty”,...
Nigerian govt imposes travel ban on 100 passengers for refusing COVID-19 test (Full list)
The Federal Government has published the passport numbers of 100 travellers, who failed to undergo the mandatory COVID-19 test after returning to Nigeria. Their details...