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US Envoy Tells UN: North Korean Leader Is ‘Begging For War

North Korea’s leader is “begging for war,” the U.S. ambassador said Monday at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council, as members called for punishing the country with even stronger sanctions for its powerful nuclear test. Ambassador Nikki Haley...

UN Security Council Opens Emergency Meeting On North Korea

SAN FRANCISCO, September 04, (THEWILL) - The United Nations, UN Security Council on Monday opened an emergency meeting to agree a response to North Korea’s sixth and most powerful nuclear test as calls mounted for a new raft of tough...

North Korea Says It Conducts Hydrogen Bomb Test; Trump Issues Trade Threat

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North Korea on Sunday conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test, which it said was of an advanced hydrogen bomb for a long-range missile, marking a dramatic escalation of the regime’s stand-off with the United States and its...

Trump Rebukes South Korea After North Korean Bomb Test

U.S. President Donald Trump admonished South Korea, a key ally, for what he termed a policy of “appeasement” after North Korea claimed to have tested an advanced hydrogen bomb for a long-range missile on Sunday. On Twitter, Trump said: “South...

Kenya Opposition Leader Odinga Says He Will Not Share Power

Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Sunday that his coalition will not share power, two days after the Supreme Court annulled last month’s presidential election and ordered a new poll within 60 days. The court ruled on Friday that...

North Korea Brags About ‘Powerful Hydrogen Bombs’

BEVERLY HILLS, September 03, (THEWILL) - North Korea, on Sunday, said it has developed a more advanced nuclear weapon that has “great destructive power.” The North’s official KCNA news agency said the bomb can be loaded on a new intercontinental ballistic...

US Orders Closure Of Russian Consulate In San Francisco As Face-Off Continues

SAN FRANCISCO, August 31, (THEWILL) - The United States has told Russia to close its consulate in San Francisco and two annex buildings in Washington, D.C. and New York City, in response to Kremlin’s decision to shrink the U.S. diplomatic...

France Pledges Support To Stabilize Post-Islamic State Iraq

France will help reconstruction and reconciliation efforts in Iraq as it emerges from the war against Islamic State, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Saturday after talks with Iraqi officials in Baghdad. France is a main partner in...

Angola’s Ruling MPLA Wins Parliamentary Election, Commission Says

Angola's ruling MPLA party has won the country's parliamentary election, provisional results suggest. The party received 61% of votes cast during Wednesday's ballot, the Angolan electoral commission said on Friday. The opposition Unita party, which received 27%, disputes the commission's count. João...

Tension Heightened As North Korea Fires 3 New Missiles 

BEVERLY HILLS, August 25, (THEWILL) - The crisis in the Korean Peninsula is far from being resolved as North Korea on Friday fired “several projectiles” into sea off its eastern coast. According to the South Korean military, the missiles were launched from a...