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Hamas has released two American hostages held in Gaza as Israel continue to pound the densely-populated territory where millions waited for promised aid deliveries. Hamas took more than 200 people hostage when it…

The United States has advised all its citizens worldwide to exercise restraint in travelling to various locations around the world. The US state department made the…

At least 3,785 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip since Israel began bombarding the coastal enclave, the Hamas-controlled health ministry said Thursday. Some 1,524 children and 1,000 women are among those killed in…

Israeli security forces have detained over 500 suspects in anti-terror operations in the West Bank since the escalation of the conflict with Hamas, the Israeli military said Thursday. A total of 524 people are being held,…

A day after a deadly blast tore through Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza, sparking protests across the region, the United States has released its own assessment of…

The United States has commenced the registration process for the Diversity Visa Program for the fiscal year 2025 with applications accepted till November 7, 2023, but Nigeria remains on the list of countries ineligible to…

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) yesterday said Tuesday’s attack by Israeli forces on Al-Ahli Baptismal Hospital in Gaza was a war crime against humanity and a…

The Palestinian Ambassador in Nigeria, Abu Shawesh, has called on the United Nations and African Union to set up an independent commission of inquiry on Tuesday’s attack on a hospital in Gaza. The envoy made the call on…

Joe Biden, president of the United States, has announced $100 million as humanitarian assistance in Gaza and the West Bank. Biden made the announcement via his X…

United States President Joe Biden has arrived in Israel on a diplomatic mission amidst violence between Israel and Hamas.POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the president’s arrival…

Israel has denied having a hand in the air strike that is believed to have killed hundreds of Palestinians at the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City.  Hamas, the Palestinian militant group, blamed Israel for the…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has condemned the attack on Al Ahli Arab Hospital in the north of the Gaza Strip. WHO said in a statement released on Tuesday that the attack reported large scale casualties. “The…

An Israeli airstrike on a hospital in Gaza has led to the death of at least 500 people, according to Palestine officials. A separate strike on a…

Israeli Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant on Monday said Israel’s war against Hamas will be a long one and that the price will be high. He spoke when the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken visited him in Israel. Gallant…

The global news community is mourning the loss of one of its own, Issam Abdallah, a dedicated Reuters video journalist. Abdallah lost his life on Friday while covering events at the Israel-Lebanon border. He struck…

President Joe Biden on Monday weighed an invitation to visit close US ally Israel to show support as it wages war against Hamas, abruptly canceling a domestic political trip to meet with his national security team.…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the civilian toll in Gaza could see a “catastrophic increase” and warned of the risk of a regional war, after talking to Iranian and Arab leaders on Monday. Russia has repeatedly…

Israel’s air force is getting more U.S.-made bombs to help it destroy the labyrinth of tunnels used by Hamas militants in Gaza…

As war between Israel and Palestine militant Hamas rages with escalating humanitarian crisis mounting, the Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has warned that if diplomatic efforts to stop Israeli…

The Chinese government has condemnedIsrael’s attacks on Gaza saying it has gone “beyond the scope of self-defence”. According to , Wang Yi, China’s foreign minister, on Saturday, said the Israeli government must “cease…

United States President Joe Biden says the Palestinian Hamas militant group must be eliminated. Speaking on Sunday in an interview with CBS news, Biden said he believes Israel has to go after Hamas. “Hamas is a bunch of…

Israel’s planned ground invasion of Gaza “could lead to the genocide of unprecedented proportions”, the heads of the Arab League and African Union have said. The Barron’s Daily reports that the two organisations…

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi on Sunday said that Israel’s response to Hamas’ large-scale attack amounted to “collective punishment” of the people in the heavily populated Gaza Strip. Since the October 7…

The Israeli military said Sunday it had confirmed 126 people held as hostages by Hamas since the Palestinian militant group staged their deadly attack eight days earlier. Authorities had initially estimated about 150 Israeli…