Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin discussed steps to ease Syria’s civil war and a possible first face-to-face meeting, during what the White House described as a "very good call" Tuesday.
French presidential candidates Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen face off in a televised debate on Wednesday which is expected to be bitter, personal and potentially decisive ahead of voting this weekend.
French anti-terror police on Tuesday arrested four men and one woman and seized weapons in raids just days before the presidential election run-off, sources said.
Former British prime minister Tony Blair said on Monday he was plunging back into domestic politics in order to fight against Brexit.
US congressional leaders have reached a deal on a federal spending bill which if passed by lawmakers this week will avert a government shutdown, a top lawmaker and congressional aides said late on Sunday.
Thailand's government head has accepted an invitation to visit the White House from President Donald Trump, his spokesman said on Monday, the latest autocrat to be embraced by the US leader.
France's rivals for the presidency, centrist frontrunner Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen, are set to hold duelling rallies in Paris on Monday, the May Day holiday that will also see major demonstrations against both candidates.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Saudi King Salman on Sunday, state media said, as she began a visit focused on bilateral relations and preparations for the next G20 meeting.
Demonstrators stormed Macedonia's parliament on Thursday and attacked MPs, including the opposition leader, in protest against a vote for a new parliamentary speaker.
Two suspected jihadists arrested in Spain have admitted being in Brussels airport at the time of the deadly March 2016 attack but deny involvement, a court spokesman has said.
Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen delivered a ferocious attack on Thursday on her globalist rival Emmanuel Macron, saying voters faced a choice "for or against France".
The 2017 World Travel and Tourism Summit began Wednesday in Bangkok, Thailand with more than 900 leading figures in the travel and tourism industry from across the world attending.
French presidential frontrunner Emmanuel Macron has rejected accusations he was resting on his laurels after winning the first round of the election, insisting "nothing's won yet" in the race against the far right's Marine Le Pen.
Donald Trump pressed for the funding of a Mexico border wall on Sunday as a looming spending showdown in Congress threatens to shut down the US government on the president’s 100th day in office.
An ambush by the Islamic State group killed 10 members of the security forces on Sunday in western Iraq, where federal and other forces recently ramped up an anti-jihadist offensive.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump agreed in telephone talks on Monday morning to keep urging North Korea, which continues to pursue nuclear weapon and ballistic missile development, to exercise self-restraint.
Pro-European Emmanuel Macron is set to face far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in France's presidential run-off, results show, making him clear favourite to emerge as the country's youngest leader in its history.
The arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a US “priority,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Thursday, as media reports indicated his office was preparing charges against the fugitive anti-hero.
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 91st birthday on Friday, with the world’s longest-reigning monarch taking a step back from royal duties to allow the younger generation to step forward.
US President Donald Trump will attend the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Việt Nam in November together with the US-ASEAN and East Asia meetings in the Philippines as well.
 and Diana Guzman, Chair of Prudence Foundation and Chief Sustainability Officer, Prudential plc (second from left) at the launch of Talk It Out in Vietnam)
