24-02-2025 KINSHASA: Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi will launch a unity government, his spokesperson said on Saturday, as he faces domestic pressure over his handling of an offensive by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern provinces. The M23’s capture of swathes of eastern Congo and valuable mineral deposits has fanned fears of …

24-02-2025 WELLINGTON: Seven churches have been targeted in a suspected arson attack that occurred overnight in New Zealand. Four churches in the town of Masterton, north of the capital Wellington, sustained “moderate to significant” damage, while evidence was found to suggest three more buildings had been targeted but did not …

24-02-2025 JERUSALEM: Israel says it is indefinitely delaying the release of more than 600 Palestinian prisoners, in another potentially major setback in the ceasefire process. It came after six Israeli hostages, including four kidnapped during the 7 October 2023 deadly Hamas attack on Israel, were released on Saturday. Israeli Prime …

24-02-2025 VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis’s condition continues to be “critical” after suffering a “prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis” earlier on Saturday, the Vatican has said. The pontiff is “more unwell than yesterday” and had received blood transfusions, the statement said. The Vatican said the 88-year-old was alert and in his armchair, …

24-02-2025 MOSCOW: Driving into Tver, the first thing I notice are the soldiers. They’re everywhere. On billboards, the sides of buildings, at bus stops. Portraits with the words “Hero of Russia”. Posters of troops with Kalashnikov rifles encouraging the public to “Love, be proud of and defend” Russia. In other …

24-02-2025 BERLIN: A 19-year-old Syrian man suspected of stabbing a Spanish tourist at Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial had planned for several weeks to kill Jewish people, Berlin police believe. The attack took place on Friday evening, with the assailant approaching the 30-year-old victim from behind before stabbing him and fleeing the …

 Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy participated in the MLC election campaign in Adilabad. Speaking on the occasion, he criticized the Congress party Adilabad, February 23 ‘Feb (PMI): Union Minister Kishan Reddy made it clear that the BJP will win the graduates and teachers MLC elections. He said that no one …

Hyderabad’23 Feb (PMI)The Telangana government has declared a two-day holiday for all schools and colleges in the state on February 26 and 27, 2025. The holiday has been declared to mark Maha Shivaratri and allow for polling in MLC elections. The decision has come as good news to students and …

Hyderabad’23 Feb (PMI) Student: A third-grade student was indiscriminately beaten by a teacher. In this incident, he suffered serious injuries on his face and body. Due to this, the student’s parents filed a complaint against the teacher with the police. Hyderabad, February 23: A teacher in a government school was indiscriminately …

23-02-2025 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown, the highest-ranking officer in the country, as part of a major shake-up of top military leadership. “I want to thank General Charles ‘CQ’ Brown for his over 40 years of service to …