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September 13, (THEWILL) - North Korea has successfully fired a new long-range cruise missile, its state media has said. It has stoked international concern over what analysts say is likely a weapon with nuclear potential. In the tests staged over the weekend,...

September 12, (THEWILL) - Hundreds of opposition supporters gathered in Luanda, the Angolan capital, on Saturday to protest the changes to the electoral law they say will undermine the transparency of next year's general elections. President Joao Lourenço introduced a bill...

September 12, (THEWILL) - Canada’s federal party leaders were quickly put on their heels in the first moments of the English language debate on Thursday, the last face-off before voters go to the polls in the election — and...

September 12, (THEWILL) - The US state of Texas has made it illegal for social media platforms to ban users “based on their political viewpoints”. Prominent Republican politicians have accused Facebook, Twitter and others of censoring conservative views. Former US...

September 12, (THEWILL) - The United Nations has condemned the Taliban for what it called an “increasingly violent response” to dissent, weeks after the group’s rapid takeover of Afghanistan. The body said Taliban fighters killed four people during recent protests. Demonstrations...

September 12, (THEWILL) - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks, along with four co-defendants appeared in a military courtroom at Guantanamo Bay this week for the first time since the Coronavirus pandemic began. The aging...

September 11, (THEWILL) - As the country marks the 20th anniversary of her most horrendous single day of terrorist onslaughts, the United States of America joined the world to line up events on Saturday to mourn the dead and...

September 09, (THEWILL) - A missing one-year-old girl, identified as Pornsiri Wongsilarung and also known by her nickname Gina, has been found alive in a cave where an alleged kidnapper took her to sacrifice her to forest spirits. The 44-year-old...

September 06, (THEWILL) - Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been granted parole on medical grounds. This comes two months into a 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court during a corruption investigation. The 79-year-old underwent surgery for an unspecified...

September 04, (THEWILL) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will step down as his party’s leader over mounting criticism of his government’s management of COVID-19. The shock announcement comes as PM Suga’s approval ratings plunged to an all-time low. “The battle...