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Court Rejects Jammeh’s Bid Against Barrow’s Inauguration

BEVERLY HILLS, January 16, (THEWILL) - Gambia Supreme Court has failed to give accent to a petition by President Yahya Jammeh, seeking an injunction aimed at blocking Thursday’s inauguration of President-elect Adama Barrow. Jammeh, who lost to businessman Barrow, in...

Second Chance: Sudan’s Al Bashir Survives Heart Attack

BEVERLY HILLS, January 13, (THEWILL) - Sudan President Omar Al Bashir has left hospital after undergoing a cardiac catheterization, according to agency report on Friday. “The Presidency confirmed that Al Bashir has undergone an exploratory cardiac catheterisation at Royal Care...

Mugabe’s Wife Loses $1.3m To Fraudsters

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SAN FRANCISCO, January 11, (THEWILL) - Suspected fraudsters have duped Grace Mugabe, wife of the president of Zimbabwe, $1.3 million in a diamond ring deal. According to Africa Review, last year, Zimbabwe’s first lady said she ordered a diamond ring...

Yahoo To Change Name To Altaba

SAN FRANCISCO, January 10, (THEWILL) - Yahoo Inc said that it would rename itself Altaba Inc and Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer would step down from the board after the closing of its deal with Verizon Communications Inc. Yahoo has...

North Korea Dares US, Says It Can Test-Launch Ballistic Missile At Any Time – It Won’t Happen, Trump Responds!

SAN FRANCISCO, January 09, (THEWILL) - North Korea has declared it could test-launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at any time from any location set by leader Kim Jong Un, saying a hostile U.S. policy was to blame for...

Chinese State Tabloid Warns Trump, End One China Policy And China Will Take Revenge

State-run Chinese tabloid Global Times warned U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that China would "take revenge" if he reneged on the one-China policy, only hours after Taiwan's president made a controversial stopover in Houston. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen met senior U.S....

Iran To Expand Military Spending, Develop Missiles

Iranian lawmakers approved plans on Monday to expand military spending to five percent of the budget, including developing the country's long-range missile program which U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to halt. The vote is a boost to Iran's military...

North Korea Says Can Test-Launch ICBM At Any Time: Official News Agency

North Korea declared on Sunday it could test-launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at any time from any location set by leader Kim Jong Un, saying a hostile U.S. policy was to blame for its arms development. Kim said on...

Pope Condemns Radical Islamist Attacks As ‘Homicidal Madness’

Pope Francis condemned militant Islamist violence as "homicidal madness" on Monday and said leaders should improve social conditions that serve as fertile ground for fundamentalism and radicalisation. Before diplomats from more than 180 countries, he also forcefully restated a call...

Former Iranian President Rafsanjani Dies

Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani died Sunday after suffering a heart attack, Iranian state-run media said. He was 82. Rafsanjani, who served two terms as Iran's president from 1989 to 1997, continued to be an influential figure in Iranian...