Ambassador Daniel Foote criticised the jailing of the gay couple The president of Zambia Edgar Lungu says his government has asked the United States to withdraw its ambassador after the diplomat criticised the jailing of two men for being in ... Read More

Without an absolute majority in parliament, Trudeau will need to work with other parties in order to govern. Justin Trudeau was on course to win a second term as Canada's prime minister in an election seen as a referendum on the Liberal ... Read More

Vladimir Putin - Russia President The drive towards forging stronger ties between Africa and Russia has received added momentum as heads of leading news agencies from across the continent and their Russian counterparts gather in the Black Sea Resort of ... Read More

A Qantas plane has flown more than 10,000 miles from the Atlantic coast of the US to the Pacific coast of Australia. The brand-new Boeing 787-9 flew non-stop from New York to Sydney in 19 hours and 16 minutes. The Boeing 787-9 ... Read More

When Meghan Markle married Prince Harry at St. George’s Chapel on May 19, 2018, her last name could have become Mountbatten-Windsor. However, since royals tend to be known only by their first names, it’s not likely that you’d see the Duchess of Sussex formally referred ... Read More

Gen Fagham (behind the Saudi king) was well-known in Saudi Arabia The bodyguard of Saudi King Salman has been killed by one of his friends after a "personal dispute", authorities say. Gen Abdel Aziz al-Fagham was visiting a friend when he ... Read More

Jacques Chirac Former French President Jacques Chirac has died at the age of 86, his son-in-law said on Thursday. Chirac was president of France from 1995-2007. Under his presidency, France entered into the single European currency and abolished compulsory military service. ... Read More

King Salman bin Abdulaziz King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia will host 200 pilgrims from families of the victims of Christchurch mosque shootings in New Zealand. The hosting is part of the Saudi King Guests Program for Hajj and Umrah ... Read More

Hodan Nalayeh Somali officials say Al-Shabab was behind the gunfire and bomb attack on a hotel in southern Somalia where journalists and politicians are among the dead. Somali officials say there are several casualties resulting from a suicide bomb and gun ... Read More

Sir Kim Darroch Sir Kim Darroch has resigned as UK ambassador to the US, amid a row over leaked emails critical of President Trump's administration. The ambassador was branded "a very stupid guy" by Mr Trump, after emails emerged calling the ... Read More