Today's World News covering, Africa, Europe, Middle East - Prime News Ghanahttps://www.primenewsghana.com/world.feed2024-03-19T03:18:48+00:00Primenewsghana.comJoomla! - Open Source Content ManagementNiger ends military agreement with US, calls it ‘profoundly unfair’ 2024-03-17T10:57:14+00:002024-03-17T10:57:14+00:00https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/niger-ends-military-agreement-with-us-calls-it-profoundly-unfair.htmlprimenewsghana<p><img src="https://www.primenewsghana.com/images/2024/feb/17/Niger_soldiers.jpg" /></p><p>Niger’s military government announced that it has ended an accord with the US that allowed military personnel and civilian staff from the Department of Defense to operate in Niger – days after holding high-level talks with US diplomatic and military officials this week.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/niger-ends-military-agreement-with-us-calls-it-profoundly-unfair.html">Read More ...</a></p><p><img src="https://www.primenewsghana.com/images/2024/feb/17/Niger_soldiers.jpg" /></p><p>Niger’s military government announced that it has ended an accord with the US that allowed military personnel and civilian staff from the Department of Defense to operate in Niger – days after holding high-level talks with US diplomatic and military officials this week.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/niger-ends-military-agreement-with-us-calls-it-profoundly-unfair.html">Read More ...</a></p>Nigerian Islamic police arrest non-fasting Muslims during Ramadan2024-03-13T13:48:21+00:002024-03-13T13:48:21+00:00https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/nigerian-islamic-police-arrest-non-fasting-muslims-during-ramadan.htmlPrimenewsghana<p><img src="https://www.primenewsghana.com/images/2024/feb/13/6E_g09Z7.jpg" /></p><h2>The Islamic police in Nigeria's northern state of Kano arrested 11 Muslims on Tuesday who were seen eating food during the Ramadan fast.</h2>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/nigerian-islamic-police-arrest-non-fasting-muslims-during-ramadan.html">Read More ...</a></p><p><img src="https://www.primenewsghana.com/images/2024/feb/13/6E_g09Z7.jpg" /></p><h2>The Islamic police in Nigeria's northern state of Kano arrested 11 Muslims on Tuesday who were seen eating food during the Ramadan fast.</h2>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/nigerian-islamic-police-arrest-non-fasting-muslims-during-ramadan.html">Read More ...</a></p>Biden, Trump clinch nominations, kicking off bruising presidential rematch2024-03-13T08:18:13+00:002024-03-13T08:18:13+00:00https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/biden-trump-clinch-nominations-kicking-off-bruising-presidential-rematch.htmlPrimenewsghana<p><img src="https://www.primenewsghana.com/images/2024/feb/13/1x-1.jpg" /></p><h2>President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump both clinched their parties' nomination on Tuesday, kicking off the first U.S. presidential election rematch in nearly 70 years.</h2>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/biden-trump-clinch-nominations-kicking-off-bruising-presidential-rematch.html">Read More ...</a></p><p><img src="https://www.primenewsghana.com/images/2024/feb/13/1x-1.jpg" /></p><h2>President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump both clinched their parties' nomination on Tuesday, kicking off the first U.S. presidential election rematch in nearly 70 years.</h2>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/biden-trump-clinch-nominations-kicking-off-bruising-presidential-rematch.html">Read More ...</a></p>Putin warns the West: Russia is ready for nuclear war2024-03-13T08:15:09+00:002024-03-13T08:15:09+00:00https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/putin-warns-the-west-russia-is-ready-for-nuclear-war.htmlPrimenewsghana<p><img src="https://www.primenewsghana.com/images/2024/feb/13/KWY37JJIVJOQLI2PZBKBQQUJ5Y.jpg" /></p><h2>President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday Russia was technically ready for nuclear war and that if the U.S. sent troops to Ukraine, it would be considered a significant escalation of the conflict.</h2>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/putin-warns-the-west-russia-is-ready-for-nuclear-war.html">Read More ...</a></p><p><img src="https://www.primenewsghana.com/images/2024/feb/13/KWY37JJIVJOQLI2PZBKBQQUJ5Y.jpg" /></p><h2>President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday Russia was technically ready for nuclear war and that if the U.S. sent troops to Ukraine, it would be considered a significant escalation of the conflict.</h2>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/putin-warns-the-west-russia-is-ready-for-nuclear-war.html">Read More ...</a></p>Nigeria warns schools in 14 states at risk of kidnappings2024-03-12T07:45:18+00:002024-03-12T07:45:18+00:00https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/nigeria-warns-schools-in-14-states-at-risk-of-kidnappings.htmlPrimenewsghana<p><img src="https://www.primenewsghana.com/images/2024/feb/12/797e7a7f-f26e-4541-afe6-17a3c86e6df1.jpg" /></p><h2 data-reactid=".28vtp5oopsw.0.2.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65eec2fb4268143d286d2a4c.0.6.0.0:$post_1">The Nigerian government has identified schools in at least 14 states and the capital, Abuja, as vulnerable to attacks following a renewed wave of mass abductions of students.</h2>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/nigeria-warns-schools-in-14-states-at-risk-of-kidnappings.html">Read More ...</a></p><p><img src="https://www.primenewsghana.com/images/2024/feb/12/797e7a7f-f26e-4541-afe6-17a3c86e6df1.jpg" /></p><h2 data-reactid=".28vtp5oopsw.0.2.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65eec2fb4268143d286d2a4c.0.6.0.0:$post_1">The Nigerian government has identified schools in at least 14 states and the capital, Abuja, as vulnerable to attacks following a renewed wave of mass abductions of students.</h2>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/nigeria-warns-schools-in-14-states-at-risk-of-kidnappings.html">Read More ...</a></p>Rival Libyan leaders agree to form unified government2024-03-11T07:51:12+00:002024-03-11T07:51:12+00:00https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/rival-libyan-leaders-agree-to-form-unified-government.htmlPrimenewsghana<p><img src="https://www.primenewsghana.com/images/2024/feb/11/OSV5FFWFIFJOPKN7TREPHFQTDY.jpg" /></p><h2>Three key Libyan leaders said on Sunday they had agreed on the "necessity" of forming a new unified government that would supervise long-delayed elections.</h2>
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<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/rival-libyan-leaders-agree-to-form-unified-government.html">Read More ...</a></p>Herbert Wigwe, wife, son laid to rest after week-long funeral rites2024-03-10T08:32:52+00:002024-03-10T08:32:52+00:00https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/herbert-wigwe-wife-son-laid-to-rest-after-week-long-funeral-rites.htmlVincent Ashitey<p><img src="https://www.primenewsghana.com/images/2024/feb/10/02093d60-de1a-11ee-9410-0f893255c2a0.jpg" /></p><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block">
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<h2 class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Herbert Wigwe, the co-founder of Access Bank, one of the largest banks in Nigeria, has been buried in his hometown Isiokpo in Rivers State.</h2>
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<h2 class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Herbert Wigwe, the co-founder of Access Bank, one of the largest banks in Nigeria, has been buried in his hometown Isiokpo in Rivers State.</h2>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/herbert-wigwe-wife-son-laid-to-rest-after-week-long-funeral-rites.html">Read More ...</a></p>Nigeria pauses controversial expatriate employment levy2024-03-09T15:09:00+00:002024-03-09T15:09:00+00:00https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/nigeria-pauses-controversial-expatriate-employment-levy.htmlprimenewsghana<p><img src="https://www.primenewsghana.com/images/2024/feb/09/Tinubu-1-1-698x400.jpg" /></p><h2>Nigeria has paused a controversial annual levy that would require businesses employing expatriates to pay $15,000 (£12,000) for a director and $10,000 (£8,000) for other workers.</h2>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/nigeria-pauses-controversial-expatriate-employment-levy.html">Read More ...</a></p><p><img src="https://www.primenewsghana.com/images/2024/feb/09/Tinubu-1-1-698x400.jpg" /></p><h2>Nigeria has paused a controversial annual levy that would require businesses employing expatriates to pay $15,000 (£12,000) for a director and $10,000 (£8,000) for other workers.</h2>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/nigeria-pauses-controversial-expatriate-employment-levy.html">Read More ...</a></p>Pakistan blasphemy: Student sentenced to death over Whatsapp messages2024-03-09T07:03:20+00:002024-03-09T07:03:20+00:00https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/pakistan-blasphemy-student-sentenced-to-death-over-whatsapp-messages.htmlprimenewsghana<p><img src="https://www.primenewsghana.com/images/2024/feb/09/WhatsApp-logo-754x424-Copy.jpg" /></p><h2>A court in Pakistan has sentenced a 22-year-old student to death on charges of blasphemy over Whatsapp messages.</h2>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/pakistan-blasphemy-student-sentenced-to-death-over-whatsapp-messages.html">Read More ...</a></p><p><img src="https://www.primenewsghana.com/images/2024/feb/09/WhatsApp-logo-754x424-Copy.jpg" /></p><h2>A court in Pakistan has sentenced a 22-year-old student to death on charges of blasphemy over Whatsapp messages.</h2>
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<h2 class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">President Joe Biden delivered a fiery State of the Union address on Thursday, taking repeated swipes at Donald Trump and covering the broad themes of his re-election campaign.</h2>
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<h2 class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">President Joe Biden delivered a fiery State of the Union address on Thursday, taking repeated swipes at Donald Trump and covering the broad themes of his re-election campaign.</h2>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/state-of-the-union-biden-draws-election-battle-lines-in-fiery-speech.html">Read More ...</a></p>A record 8565 migrants died in 2023 - UN2024-03-07T13:28:21+00:002024-03-07T13:28:21+00:00https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/a-record-8565-migrants-died-in-2023-un.htmlprimenewsghana<p><img src="https://www.primenewsghana.com/images/2024/feb/07/UN-8565-people-died-on-global-migrant-routes-in-2023-highest-on-record.jpg" /></p><h2>The United Nations said last year was the deadliest for migrants since 2014, with at least 8,565 recorded deaths on migration routes worldwide.</h2>
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<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/a-record-8565-migrants-died-in-2023-un.html">Read More ...</a></p>Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to form joint force to fight jihadists2024-03-07T08:22:30+00:002024-03-07T08:22:30+00:00https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/niger-mali-and-burkina-faso-to-form-joint-force-to-fight-jihadists.htmlprimenewsghana<p><img src="https://www.primenewsghana.com/images/2024/feb/07/_132857441_2c39309830700b0a53a9b168fe77d086199a2fc40_310_5060_28465060x2846.jpg" /></p><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block">
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<h2 class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso say they will form a joint force to fight jihadist threats in their countries.</h2>
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<h2 class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso say they will form a joint force to fight jihadist threats in their countries.</h2>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/niger-mali-and-burkina-faso-to-form-joint-force-to-fight-jihadists.html">Read More ...</a></p>Trump challenges Biden to debates 'anytime' after Super Tuesday wins2024-03-07T08:16:16+00:002024-03-07T08:16:16+00:00https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/trump-challenges-biden-to-debates-anytime-after-super-tuesday-wins.htmlprimenewsghana<p><img src="https://www.primenewsghana.com/images/2024/feb/07/_132501928_trumpbiden_2split3_getty-reuters.jpg" /></p><h2>Donald Trump has challenged Joe Biden to TV debates, as the rivals hurtle towards a White House rematch following their sweep of the Super Tuesday votes.</h2>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.primenewsghana.com/world/trump-challenges-biden-to-debates-anytime-after-super-tuesday-wins.html">Read More ...</a></p><p><img src="https://www.primenewsghana.com/images/2024/feb/07/_132501928_trumpbiden_2split3_getty-reuters.jpg" /></p><h2>Donald Trump has challenged Joe Biden to TV debates, as the rivals hurtle towards a White House rematch following their sweep of the Super Tuesday votes.</h2>
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