EcowasReporter

President Trump told the New York Post shortly after 9 a.m. Eastern on Monday that Vice President JD Vance, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff...Read More

"Every diplomatic route should be used to reduce tensions," says Iran's president

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has addressed the imminent expiration of the current two-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire, which is set to ru...Read More

IRGC commander claims Iran has replenished missiles faster during ceasefire

Iran has been able to upgrade and replenish its drone and missile capabilities faster during the two-week ceasefire with the U.S. than befor...Read More

Iranian official says at least 3,375 people killed in the country since U.S. and Israel launched attacks

Iran on Monday offered a new death toll for the war with Israel and the United States, with its forensic chief saying at least 3,375 people ...Read More

U.S. Embassy in Iraq warns of possible attacks, accuses "elements associated with" the government of complicity

The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad warned in a new alert on Monday that Iran-linked militias are plotting attacks against U.S. citizens "and t...Read More

Senior Pakistani official meets separately with Iranian and U.S. ambassadors in Islamabad

With the prospects of a second round of direct U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan very much uncertain Monday, Pakistan's Interior Minister met ...Read More

GISTS news POLITICS

Pirates abduct 20 passengers including UTME candidates in Calabar

No fewer than 20 passengers, including candidates of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, organised by the Joint Admissions...Read More

+18 GISTS GLOBAL NEWS POLITICS

Israeli army says image of soldier striking Jesus statue in Lebanon is authentic

The Israeli army said Monday that it had determined an image circulating on social media that shows a soldier in south Lebanon hitting a sta...Read More

Hezbollah claims first attack on Israeli forces since Israel-Lebanon truce began

Hezbollah said it detonated explosives Sunday afternoon in an attack against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon. The group said in a stateme...Read More

Many feared deAd including soldiers as bandits attack Kwara community fresh attack

Suspected terrorists attacked Kaiama Local Government of Kwara state in the early hours of today April 20, reportedly k!lling some persons i...Read More

Iran has no plans to attend talks with U.S. in Pakistan, Foreign Ministry spokesman says

Iran isn't currently planning to attend talks with the United States, the regime said, after President Trump sent U.S. negotiators to Pa...Read More

BUSINESS GLOBAL NEWS news POLITICS

Oil prices rise again, U.S. stock futures drop amid uncertainty over U.S.-Iran standoff in Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices climbed more than 5% while world shares were mixed Monday as a standoff between Iran and the U.S. prevented tankers from using th...Read More

BUSINESS GLOBAL NEWS POLITICS

U.S. will soon have three aircraft carriers in the Mideast

The U.S. military is poised to have in the coming days its most significant naval deployment in and around the Middle East since the U.S. an...Read More

if there's "no deal" with Iran then the "fighting resumes" Trump says

Speaking to reporters on the White House South Lawn, President Trump said he's "not sure" the U.S. will need to extend the cea...Read More

10-day ceasefire aims to grow momentum generated in Tuesday's talks, Israeli official says

The ceasefire in Lebanon aims to grow momentum that was generated in talks on Tuesday between Israeli and Lebanese officials, an Israeli off...Read More

Iran "cautiously optimistic" about peace talks with U.S., says ambassador to U.N.

Tehran is "cautiously optimistic" about its negotiations on ending hostilities with the United States, the Iranian ambassador to t...Read More

House votes down latest effort to rein in Trump's military action in Iran

The latest vote in the House to block President Trump from taking further military action against Iran narrowly failed Thursday as the war a...Read More

Trump says leaders of Lebanon and Israel agreed to 10-day ceasefire

President Trump said in a Truth Social post that he spoke with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,...Read More

Lebanon's president thanks Rubio for work toward ceasefire, but doesn't confirm he'll speak with Netanyahu

The office of Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun said the leader received a phone call from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during which Ao...Read More

Iran, Lebanon and Pakistan stress deal to end Israel's war with Hezbollah in Lebanon essential to wider peace.