Elections

Leo Varadkar said: "We’ve made some good progress since I’ve become Taoiseach. But I know it’s not enough."

Conservative incumbent Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, who is running for a second term, will face a run-off on January 5.

Where could the future of the UK be won and lost, and are any of the party leaders under threat in their own constituencies?

In the wake of months of demonstrations in Algeria, two former prime ministers and other senior political figures were jailed for corruption, in an apparent attempt to calm protests.

Our institutions will have to change and better adapt themselves to the basic needs of our population, such as clean air, clean water and clean energy. This will only be possible with a new political mind-set and with a greater role for younger generations.

U.S. House Judiciary panel invites Trump to Dec. 4 impeachment hearing

Uruguay's two main candidates were virtually tied after Sunday's general election

"Trust me, it's not really the softest chair," Lukashenko told reporters.

The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, confirmed that he resigns from the presidency after almost 14 years in power.

The billionaire media mogul has the money and name recognition to shake up the Democratic presidential race, but he will face huge hurdles to the nomination if he makes the leap to become a formal candidate.

Billionaire media mogul and philanthropist Michael Bloomberg is said to be considering putting himself forward as a possible Democrat candidate for the 2020 US presidential race.

A video posted to the Facebook page of the Conservative Party appears to show shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer unable to answer a question from a TV show host - but this has been doctored.

A Reuters poll has found that sterling would bounce in the case of a Conservative win in the UK election, whereas a Labour win would see the opposite.

Political parties are still in the process of writing their election manifestos - but here are the pledges made so far.