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South Africa’s deputy-president, Cyril Ramaphosa has been elected leader of the ruling African National Congress, a pole position that will make him president of the country in 2019. Ramaphosa emerged the winner in the tightest election for the party leadership...

SAN FRANCISCO, December 17, (THEWILL) - The United Nations Security Council will on Monday meet to vote on a draft resolution that the recognition of Jerusalem as Capital of Israel has no legal effect. The resolution if passed will insist the...

SAN FRANCISCO, December 14, (THEWILL) - Israel, on Thursday, announced the closure of its Gaza border crossings in response to daily rocket fire from the enclave over the past week after U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s...

SAN FRANCISCO, December 14, (THEWILL) - Former soccer star George Weah faces Vice-President Joseph Boakai as Liberia holds its delayed presidential run-off vote on December 26. This was revealed by the Electoral Commission Chief, Jerome Korkoya adding that campaigning could start...

BEVERLY HILLS, December 11, (THEWILL) - A top security official of the African Union (AU) has warned that African countries should be prepared for the security threat posed by the return of an estimated 6,000 African jihadists who fought for...

SAN FRANCISCO, December 07, (THEWILL) -Pope Francis has said the Roman Catholic Church should adopt a better translation of the phrase 'lead us not into temptation' in the 'The Lord’s Prayer.' "That is not a good translation," the Pope said...

SAN FRANCISCO, December 06, (THEWILL) - The UN Security Council will meet on Friday in emergency session to discuss the decision by US President Donald Trump to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the council’s leadership announced Wednesday. The US President, on...

SAN FRANCISCO, December 05, (THEWILL) - The US Supreme Court has issued an order allowing full enforcement of President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban to go into effect while legal challenges are argued in lower courts. The revised order bans most...

Britain’s cybersecurity agency has told government departments not to use antivirus software from Moscow-based firm Kaspersky Lab amid concerns about Russian snooping. Ciaran Martin, head of the National Cyber Security Centre, said “Russia is acting against the U.K.’s national interest...

An Egyptian lawyer has been sentenced to three years in prison for saying that women who wear ripped jeans should be raped in punishment. Nabih al-Wahsh, a prominent conservative, was also fined 20,000 Egyptian pounds (£839; $1,130). The lawyer made the...