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North Korea

North Korea detains a forth US citizen

North Korea’s state-run news agency has reported that another US citizen has been detained on suspicion of “hostile acts” against the state.

France

World leaders react to Macron's election victory

The victory of Emmanuel Macron has generated a mix of jubilation among pro-EU groups and future far-right opposition.

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France

Le Pen supporters boo results

Supporters of the far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen gathered at her campaign's electoral venue in Paris as partial results of the run-off vote began to come in.

France

Marine Le Pen isn't France's first female president after all

France’s Front National (FN) was founded by Jean Marie Le Pen in the 1970s.

Israel

Israel a step closer to becoming a "Jewish state"

Israel's cabinet has breathed fresh life into attempts to codify the country's status as a Jewish state. A ministerial committee has approved a revised version of a bill first proposed in 2011.

France

French voters get free baguettes

Amid rising concerns about voter apathy and absenteeism, one baker in France is trying to raise interest in the country's presidential election by offering a free baguette to anyone who can prove they

Nigeria

Boko Haram frees 82 Chibok school girls

82 Nigerian schoolgirls Kidnapped by Boko Haram three years ago in Chibok have been freed.

Italy

Matteo Renzi returns

The former prime minister of Italy has been reinstated as leader of the country's governing Democratic Party (PD) after being elected in a primary a week ago.

Germany

Hannover evacuated after several unexploded WWII bombs discovered

At least 50,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes in the German city of Hannover – so that several World War Two bombs can be defused.

France

French expats queue to cast their vote

There are long lines at overseas polling stations as voters queue to cast their vote in the second round of the country's presidential election.

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Duke of Edinburgh admired as a god

A tribe in Vanuatu was shocked and dismayed to discover on Saturday (May 6) that the man they pray to as the son of an ancestral local mountain god will likely never return to their Pacific Island…

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Long queues in London

French expats queued up to cast their ballots in the country’s presidential election at a polling station in Lycee Charles du Gaulle in London on Sunday.

Vatican

Swiss Guard swears in 40 new recruits

The world’s oldest standing army has 40 new members after a Swiss Guard swearing-in ceremony at the Vatican.

Nepal

Nepali pensioner dies during bid to climb Mount Everest

An 85-year-old man from Nepal, who was attempting to become the oldest person to climb Mount Everest, has died.

Nigeria

Boko Haram frees 82 Chibok schoolgirls in prisoner swap

Boko Haram militants have released 82 of the more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped in the Nigerian town of Chibok more than three years ago.

Russia

Revving up - Moscow hosts biker festival

More than two-thousand bikers have been parading through the streets of the Russian capital.

Germany

WWII bombs force mass evacuation in Hanover

Around 50-thousand people are being evacuated in the German city of Hanover on Sunday, so that World War Two bombs can be defused.

Tanzania

32 schoolchildren killed in Tanzania bus crash

It is being described as a “national tragedy.