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Somalia has signed a security pact with the international community aimed at building a national force to fight al-Shabab militants. World powers agreed plans in London to support and train Somalia's army and police to take over duties currently performed...

BEVERLY HILLS, May 9, (THEWILL) - President Donald Trump has fired FBI Director James Comey amid the bureau’s investigation into members of the president’s campaign and his former national security adviser. The reason given by Trump was Comey’s adamant position...

Indonesia has launched an investigation into accusations of mistreatment by prison guards, after around 350 inmates broke out of an overcrowded jail on Sumatra island in Riau Province last week, an official said on Monday. Three days after the mass...

Facebook has launched a British newspaper advertising campaign to warn users of the dangers of fake news, in the latest drive by the social media giant to tackle malicious information ahead of a national election. Facebook has come under intense...

SAN FRANCISCO, May 07, (THEWILL) - The next French President is a 39 year-old male who garnered 65.1% of the vote. Born 21 December 1977 in Amiens, he is the son of Françoise (Noguès), a physician, and Jean-Michel Macron, Professor...

Fighting between Syrian rebel and government forces eased on Saturday as a Russian-led effort to shore up a ceasefire took effect, although battles continued on an important frontline near Hama, a rebel commander and war monitor said. The deal to...

The Palestinian movement Hamas on Saturday elected Ismail Haniyeh to head its political office, a leadership change that comes as the Islamist group looks to reconcile with Palestinian rivals. Haniyeh, a former deputy chief, will replace Qatar-based veteran Khaled Meshaal,...

Several thousand people demonstrated in Warsaw on Saturday against Poland's conservative, eurosceptic ruling party in an attempt by the opposition to build momentum ahead of next year's municipal elections. The crowd, variously estimated at between 10,000 and 20,000, fell short...

Leading French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron's campaign said on Friday it had been the target of a "massive" computer hack that dumped its campaign emails online 1-1/2 days before voters choose between the centrist and his far-right rival, Marine...

China said on Thursday it wants to be good neighbors with North Korea, after the isolated country's state news agency published a rare criticism of Chinese state media commentaries calling for tougher sanctions over the North's nuclear program. The United...