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February 28, (THEWILL) - Russia President, Vladimir Putin has ordered the military to put its Strategic Missile Forces (SMF), on special alert. Speaking to top military officials, including Defence Minister, Sergei Shoigu, Putin said Western nations had taken “unfriendly actions” towards Russia...

February 26, (THEWILL) - Russia has vetoed a United Nations' Security Council resolution that would have demanded Moscow immediately stop its attack on Ukraine and withdraw all troops. Although Russia, a permanent member of the Council, refused to support the...

February 26, (THEWILL) - President Joe Biden has nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the U.S. Supreme Court, elevating an African American woman for the first time to a seat on the high court bench. At a formal White House...

February 25, (THEWILL) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says he is “closely following recent developments in and around Ukraine with increasing concern.” Karim Khan issued a statement Friday on Twitter while on a visit to Bangladesh, where...

February 24, (THEWILL) - Global stock markets have taken a beating as investors rush for safe havens amid Russia's military assault on Ukraine on Thursday. While oil, gas and gold prices soared higher, global stocks and U.S. bond yields tumbled while...

February 24, (THEWILL) - Russian forces have launched a major military assault on Ukraine, with reports of explosions near major cities across the country. The development followed failure of intense diplomacy and the imposition of Western sanctions on Russia to...

February 21, (THEWILL) - The UK Minister for Africa, Latin America & Caribbean, Vicky Ford, will visit Nigeria this week. This was made known in a statement by the British High Commission in Nigeria. According to the statement, “The visit follows...

February 20, (THEWILL) - British monarch Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for COVID and has “mild” symptoms. Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Sunday that the 95-year-old monarch will continue to perform light duties. “Buckingham Palace confirm that the...

February 18, (THEWILL) - Eleven people were missing in a fire that engulfed an Italian-flagged ferry in the Ionian Sea, the Greek coastguard said on Friday, amid efforts to free two more people trapped on board. Another 278 people had...

February 18, (THEWILL) - Malawi has officially declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 after a case was detected in a young child in the capital, Lilongwe. This is the first case of wild poliovirus in Africa in more...