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President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. will be terminating its relationship with the World Health Organization, saying it had failed to adequately respond to the coronavirus because China has “total control” over the global organization. He said Chinese...

BEVERLY HILLS, May 26, (THEWILL) - Saudi Arabia said it will end its nationwide coronavirus curfew from June 21, except in the holy city of Mecca, the interior ministry said Tuesday, after more than two months of stringent curbs. Prayers...

SAN FRANCISCO, May 26, (THEWILL) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government was hit by its first resignation Tuesday over the controversy surrounding top aide Dominic Cummings’ cross-country trip during the coronavirus lockdown when Douglas Ross, a minister for...

SAN FRANCISCO, May 24, (THEWILL) - The Taliban announced a three-day ceasefire during the Eid al-Fitr holiday starting Sunday in a surprise move following months of bloody fighting with Afghan forces after the group signed a landmark agreement with...

A growing number of landlords are asking tenants for sex in exchange for housing as coronavirus lockdowns and job cuts have left many struggling to pay their rent, housing experts said. A survey by the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA)...

SAN FRANCISCO, May 21, (THEWILL) - United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres has called for a $200bn support for Africa from the international community for the continent to rise from the economic ruins caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the...

SAN FRANCISCO, May 21, (THEWILL) - South Sudan’s first vice president, the former rebel leader Riek Machar, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Machar’s wife, Defence Minister Angelina Teny, and “a number of his office staff and bodyguards” have...

SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, (THEWILL) - Lesotho’s embattled Prime Minister Thomas Thabane announced his resignation on Monday, ending months of political uncertainty gripping the kingdom since he was accused of participating in his ex-wife’s murder. Thabane’s political rivals have piled...

BEVERLY HILLS, May 16, (THEWILL) - French police has arrested Félicien Kabuga, one of the most wanted suspects in the Rwandan genocide. The French ministry of justice announced that the 84-year-old was picked up on Saturday near Paris where he...

SAN FRANCISCO, May 14, (THEWILL) - The re-emergence of new coronavirus cases in Wuhan, the birthplace of the now deadly pandemic, is sparking fears of a fresh wave of infections in China with authorities directing the testing of all 11...