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Former Trump Ally Nikki Haley announces 2024 US presidential campaign
Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley announced on Tuesday that she would run for the US presidency, becoming the first major challenger to former...
Nigeria to remain off watch list of offenders of religious liberty – US State Department
Persecondnews.com can authoritatively confirm that the Biden administration has decided not to put Nigeria back on a list of offenders of religious liberty....
Death toll rises to 600 in Turkey’s worst earthquake in 100 years
Death toll has jumped to 600 as the strongest earthquake in over 100 years hits Turkey with rescuers struggling to find trapped survivors...
Tension as US shoots down Chinese Spy Balloon over Atlantic
The United States has shot down a Chinese Spy Balloon over the Atlantic Ocean off the Eastern Seaboard of America. Defence Secretary...
Pakistan’s former President Pervez Musharraf is dead – The General who opened up the news media and granted new licences for TV channels
Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has died in Dubai, aged 79, after a long illness, the army said on Sunday. Senior military chiefs...
At least 100 killed in Pakistani Mosque bombing – Officials
The death toll in a bomb attack on a Pakistani Mosque rose to 100 as local officials acknowledged a security lapse led to one...
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak caught, fined for not using seatbelt
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been fined for not using a seatbelt in a moving car during his filming of a social...
China’s Population Falls For First Time Since 1961
By Tosin Deba China’s population has fallen for the first time in 60 years with the national birth rate hitting a record low...
Miss USA, R’Bonney Gabriel, wins Miss Universe 2023, takes over from India’s Harnaaz Sandhu
by Tosin Deba R’Bonney Gabriel, a fashion designer, model and sewing instructor from Texas, United States of America, has beecrowned Miss Universe. Gabriel,...
60,000 covid related deaths recorded in China since early December
China has recorded nearly 60,000 coronavirus-related deaths since restrictions were lifted in early December, Persecondnews.com gathered Sunday. The Chinese national health authority after repeated...
Commercial Plane crashes in Nepal with 72 passengers on board
A Yeti Airlines flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara in Nepal crash landed on Sunday morning, a company representative told the media. There were...
42-year-old Tetsuya Yamagami charged with murder of Japan’s ex-PM Shinzo Abe
A man has been charged with murder by Japanese prosecutors after the assassination of former Japanese PrimeMinister Shinzo Abe, Per Second News gathered....
Oil prices climb as Chinese border opening spurs fuel demand
Oil prices climbed on Monday as China’s reopening of its borders eased concerns about fuel demand. Persecondnews.com reports that Brent, the benchmark for two...
After days of logrolling, Kevin McCarthy elected US House Speaker
Amid heated exchanges and logrolling which almost saw fellow Republicans come to blows, Kevin McCarthy has been elected Speaker of the U.S. House...
Putin orders temporary ceasefire in war with Ukraine starting January 6
After 11 months, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine on the eve of Orthodox Christmas following a...
UN Security Council welcomes two first-time members
The United Nation Security Council has officially welcomed Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland, who took up the two-year seats they won in...
