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September 23, (THEWILL) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday that his kingdom supports efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, as world leaders prepare to resume talks with Tehran...

September 23, (THEWILL) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged to buy 500 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses to donate to other countries, which will put total U.S. donations to more than 1.1 billion doses as it comes...

September 22, (THEWILL) - A 5.8 magnitude earthquake has ripped through southeast Australia and damaged houses in Melbourne City. The earthquake started about 09:15 local time (00:15 GMT) on Wednesday at Mansfield, not far from the Victorian state capital. Prime Minister...

September 22, (THEWILL) - Former US President Donald Trump is suing his niece and the New York Times over a 2018 article that alleged he was involved in "dubious tax schemes". The lawsuit, filed in New York, accuses Mary Trump and...

September 22, (THEWILL) - The Taliban government of Afghanistan has asked to address world leaders at the United Nations in New York this week and nominated its Doha-based spokesman Suhail Shaheen its U.N. Ambassador. Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi made...

September 22, (THEWILL) - Argentina on Tuesday raised the country's minimum wage to 31,104 Argentine pesos ($316.51) a month starting in September, in a series of graduated increases in salaries. The amount is over N170,000 with the current value of the...

September 21, (THEWILL) - The US President Joe Bidemn on Tuesday announced that the country will double its annual climate change aid budget and donate $11.4 billion per year by 2024 to developing countries. Speaking at the UN General Assembly,...

September 21, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, on his re-election after a hard fought snap election. The president, in a statement issued on Tuesday by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, said Nigeria...

September 21, (THEWILL) - The U.S. will ease travel restrictions for international visitors who are vaccinated against Covid-19 in November, including those from the U.K. and EU. The airlines cheered the Biden administration’s decision, which will open up those carriers...

September 21, (THEWILL) - Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, former head of the military council that ruled Egypt temporarily after the 2011 uprising, has died at the age of 85, Egypt’s presidency said. Tantawi, a decorated veteran of wars against Israel...