Pompeo hopeful for 'senior' talks soon with North Korea US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced hope Wednesday of holding high-level talks soon with North Korea and did not rule out a summit, a break with recent pessimistic signs from both countries.

Polish president with narrow lead in run-off: exit poll

Right wing populist and Trump ally Andrzej Duda led by a narrow margin against his europhile challenger in Poland's presidential election, an exit poll indicated early on Monday.

Mali protest leader urges calm after deadly unrest A Malian protest leader called for calm Sunday after four more people were killed during demonstrations calling for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's resignation, the West African country's worst civil unrest in years.

French Oscars usher in reforms in response to sexism row

The French equivalent of the Oscars announced changes to ensure gender equality on Thursday, five months after its entire board resigned amid accusations of sexism and calls for far-reaching-reform.

Seoul mayor in apparent suicide after #MeToo allegations Seoul mayor in apparent suicide after #MeToo allegations

New French PM to unveil reshuffled cabinet France's new Prime Minister Jean Castex was on Monday expected to unveil a reshuffled government tasked with helping the economy brave its worst crisis since World War II and injecting fresh momentum into the presidency of Emmanuel Macron.

Việt Nam attends UN Security Council’s Open Debate on Pandemics and Security Deputy Foreign Minister Tô Anh Dũng attended the UN Security Council’s Open Debate on Pandemics and Security on Thursday, during which he said that intensifying international solidarity and multilateralism is a solution to current challenges.

Polish president, liberal rival face tight run-off Polish President Andrzej Duda is set for a tight run-off against Warsaw's liberal mayor next month after Sunday's inconclusive first-round vote, leaving the fate of the populist right-wing government in the balance.

Mongolians vote in shadow of coronavirus

Mongolians headed to the polls on Wednesday with a host of coronavirus safety restrictions in place as debate raged over whether the elections should have been postponed.

Việt Nam calls on parties to fully implement peace agreement in Central African Republic Participants discussed the implementation of the Peace Agreement between the Central African Republic government and 14 armed groups.