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SENEGAL: Macky Sall faces 4 challengers in polls

Senegalese voters are casting their ballots in the country’s presidential election. President Macky Sall is seeking a second term and faces four chall

SAUDI ARABIA: Princess Bandar al-Saud becomes kingdom’s first woman envoy

Saudi Arabia has announced that Princess Reema bint Bandar al-Saud will become its next ambassador to the US – the first woman ever to take on a

UNITED KINGDOM: Brexit must not be frustrated, May vows

The Brexit vote must not be frustrated and the government needs to maintain an “absolute” focus on delivering it, Theresa May has said. In a speech to

VENEZUELA: Maduro’s ‘days numbered,’ US says

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s “days are numbered” after deadly clashes over humanitarian aid. “Pick

NORTH KOREA: Kim Jong-un leaves for Vietnam by train

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has departed for Hanoi by train for talks with US President Donald Trump. He arrived at the Chinese border city of Dan