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Queen Elizabeth II Goes Home As World Leaders Bid Farewell

September 19, (THEWILL) – World leaders, Royals and the entire UK, on Monday, bid farewell to late Queen Elizabeth II at a grandeur funeral ceremony. The longest reigning monarch died on September 8 at the age of 96 at the...

Putin Suggests Establishment Of New Sports Association With SCO Members

September 18, (THEWILL) – In light of Russia's continued exclusion from international sports, Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has proposed that the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) establish "an association of sports organisations" and host "major sporting events" under its auspices. Putin's...

Ukrainian President Zelensky Involved In Car Accident

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September 15, (THEWILL) – A motorist collided with a vehicle carrying Ukrainian leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, as his motorcade passed through Kyiv, his Press Secretary, Serhiy Nikiforov, said early Thursday. In a brief social media post, Nikiforov said President Zelensky was...

Gambia Suspends Sales Of Paracetamol Syrup Amid Child Deaths

September 14, (THEWILL) – Gambia has ordered importers and shops to suspend sales of all brands of paracetamol syrup, while the government investigates a suspected link between the medicine and the deaths of dozens of young children. Last Thursday,...

William Ruto Sworn In As Kenya’s President

September 13, (THEWILL) – Tens of thousands of spectators packed the Kasarani stadium in Nairobi, on Tuesday, to watch William Ruto being sworn in as Kenya's fifth president. "I William Samoei Ruto, in full realisation of the high calling I...

Charles III Formally Proclaimed King

September 10, (THEWILL) – World's newest King, Charles III, has been officially proclaimed as sovereign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in a constitutional ceremony, followed by gun salutes and the reading of proclamations in...

British Longest Heir Apparent Charles Finally Becomes King

September 09, (THEWILL) – The longest heir apparent in British history, Prince Charles, has finally become king of the United Kingdom and 14 other realms, ending a wait of more than 70 years. In history, his mother, Her Majesty Queen...

Argentina’s Vice-President Cristina Escapes Assassination Attempt

Argentina’s vice-president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, survived an assassination attempt late Thursday, after a gunman’s weapon failed to fire as he tried to shoot her at close range outside her home, the country's leader said. Vice President Cristina was unharmed...

China: Chengdu Locks Down 21 Million People After New Covid Surge

September 01, (THEWILL) - Around 21 million people in the Chinese city of Chengdu will be effectively under lockdown from Thursday, as authorities race to snuff out a new Covid-19 outbreak. Chengdu, in the southwest, has become the latest to announce...

Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev Is Dead

August 31, (THEWILL) - Former Soviet President, Mikhail S. Gorbachev, has died on Tuesday evening, aged 91. His death was announced on Tuesday, by Russia’s state news agencies, citing the city’s central clinical hospital. "Today in the evening (Tuesday), after a...