Diaspora

More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in , Gaza’s Health Ministry said Thursday, with no end in sight to the 15-month conflict. The ministry said a total of 46,006 Palestinians have been killed and 109,378 wounded. It has said women and children , but does not say how many of the dead were fighters […] More

Pope Francis delivered a strong rebuke of various global issues, including Israel’s military actions in Gaza, the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, and environmental challenges. His annual address, read by an aide, emphasized the humanitarian impacts of conflict and criticized rising anti-Semitism. Pope Francis intensified his criticism of Israel’s military actions in Gaza on […] More

The anti-narcotics operation in Barangay Tunggkong Mangga resulted in the arrest of a drug suspect, identified only as alias Marvin, according to Brig. Gen. Eleazar Matta, chief of the Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement Group. MANILA, Philippines — Shabu with an estimated street value of P20 million was seized in a sting in San Jose del […] More

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation after nine years in office, saying he will leave office as soon as the ruling Liberal party chooses a new leader after months of slumping polls and internal division. “I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister, after the party selects its next leader,” Trudeau, […] More

A U.S. federal court has directed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to transfer approximately $6 million forfeited by convicted American arms dealer Ara Dolarian to the Nigerian government. The funds will be processed through Nigerian lawyer Jovi Usude, who successfully argued Nigeria’s case. The judgment was delivered by Judge Jennifer L. Thurston of the […] More

Republican Mike Johnson has been re-elected as speaker of the United States House of Representatives with the crucial backing of incoming president Donald Trump, ending a bitter standoff that highlighted divisions and threatened to start the 2025 session in chaos. Johnson initially appeared to fall short of the majority he needed to retain his job […] More

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman recognised by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest person, has passed away at the age of 116. She died in a nursing home in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, as confirmed by local officials. Ms Itooka assumed the title of the world’s oldest person in August 2024 following the death of […] More

Gaza War-An Israeli airstrike has killed no fewer than 10 Palestinians in a tent encampment sheltering displaced families in the southern Gaza strip early on Thursday, Medics said the 10 people, including women and children, were killed in a tent in Al-Mawasi, designated as a humanitarian area in western Khan Younis. According to the medics, […] More

The FBI said at an afternoon press conference on Wednesday that investigators believe the suspect in Wednesday’s terror attack in New Orleans was not acting alone and that he was in possession of multiple improvised explosive devices when he rammed a truck into a crowd. The bureau also asked for the public’s assistance in finding […] More

Palestinian children inspect the damage at the site of an Israeli strike the previous night, in Jabalia, in the central Gaza Strip yesterday. As most of the world welcomed the new year with fireworks and music, Palestinians in Gaza entered 2025 with the sound of air strikes that flattened more buildings and killed 17 more. […] More

Several people were killed in an Israeli strike in northern Gaza on Wednesday, a local emergency service said, as many displaced Gazans entered the new year shivering in tent camps or taking refuge in schools-turned-shelters. The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the reported attack. Israeli forces have been fighting in northern Gaza for […] More