France's Macron to name PM on first full day in office
French President Emmanuel Macron will be selecting a prime minister on Monday
Merkel's Christian Democrats win in key German state election
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party scored an upset victory on Sunday in elections in Germany’s most populous state
White House blunder on Hitler and chemical weapons draws ire

White House press secretary Sean Spicer has apologised after declaring that...

White House press secretary Sean Spicer has apologised...

Foreign states may have interfered in Brexit vote, UK MPs say

A foreign power may have been behind the crash of a key voter registration...

A foreign power may have been behind the crash of a key...

G7 rejects sanctions on Russia following Syria chemical attack

Sanctions against Russia and Syria will not be put in place until after an...

Sanctions against Russia and Syria will not be put in place...

United Airlines passenger violently dragged from seat on overbooked flight

A United Airlines passenger was dragged off an overbooked flight at Chicago's O'Hare Airport on Sunday after refusing to give up his seat

A United Airlines passenger was dragged off an overbooked...

Stockholm truck attack suspect 'admits to terror crime’

The main suspect in the truck attack in Stockholm that killed four people and...

The main suspect in the truck attack in Stockholm that...

ICIJ awarded Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting on Panama Papers investigations

The Panama Papers investigation has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting

The Panama Papers investigation has been awarded the...

France's Le Pen faces backlash over WWII roundup of Jews

Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen drew protests on Monday by...

Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen drew...

Amnesty hails 37% fall in global executions

The number of executions recorded worldwide in 2016 fell by 37% on the previous...

The number of executions recorded worldwide in 2016 fell by...

Tillerson faces tough talks in Moscow as tensions flare over Syria

G7 foreign ministers will attempt to agree a common position on the Syrian...

G7 foreign ministers will attempt to agree a common...

North Korea 'ready for war' after US navy strike team redeploys

North Korea has said it will defend itself 'by powerful force of...

North Korea has said it will defend itself 'by powerful...

Blaze devastates Grande-Synthe migrant camp in France

A large fire has devastated the Grande-Synthe migrant camp outside the northern...

A large fire has devastated the Grande-Synthe migrant camp...

Rocket fired from Egypt's Sinai strikes southern Israel

A rocket fired from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula struck an open field in...

A rocket fired from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula struck an...

G7 foreign ministers seek US clarity over Syria

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are...

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven...

ISIS launches two suicide attacks on US-backed Syrian rebels

Coalition and Syrian rebel forces repelled a fierce ISIS attack which left at...

Coalition and Syrian rebel forces repelled a fierce ISIS...

Two-thirds of Great Barrier Reef damaged in ‘unprecedented’ bleaching

Unprecedented coral bleaching in consecutive years has damaged two-thirds of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, aerial surveys have shown

Unprecedented coral bleaching in consecutive years has...

Egypt declares state of emergency after Palm Sunday church bombings kill 44

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has announced a three-month state of emergency after attacks on two Coptic churches that left at least 44 dead

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has announced a...

Updated | IS claims responsibility for twin Church bombings, 36 killed

At least 36 people killed, 110 people injured after Palm Sunday attacks on Christian churches in Tanta and Alexandria,

At least 36 people killed, 110 people injured after Palm...

Suspect in Stockholm attack sympathized with Islamic State – police

Uzbek man suspected of ramming a truck into a crowd in Stockholm, killing four...

Uzbek man suspected of ramming a truck into a crowd in...