France’s Emmanuel Macron beats Marine Le Pen in presidential runoff
Voters faced a stark choice between far-right populist Marine Le Pen and pro-business Emmanuel Macron.
Despite Major campaign hacks, Emmanuel Macron wins France’s presidency
Macron led his opponent, Marine Le Pen, by more than 20 percentage points in polls ahead of the election. Video provided by Newsy
Exit polls: France’s centrist Emmanuel Macron beats far-right Marine Le Pen in presidential runoff
Voters faced a stark choice between far-right populist Marine Le Pen and pro-business Emmanuel Macron.
Five Boko Haram commanders released in deal that freed 82 schoolgirls
More than 80 schoolgirls were released by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram after more than three years in captivity, Nigeria announced.
Mexicans rally for legalization of recreational marijuana
Thousands march in Mexico City to call for recreational cannabis use to be authorised after the recent approval of a bill legalising medical marijuana. Video provided by AFP
North Korea reportedly detains fourth American citizen
North Korean officials have reportedly detained an American teacher working at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology.
Body of 85-year-old Everest record seeker recovered
The body of an 85-year-old ex-Gurkha who was attempting to reclaim his title as the world’s oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest is taken to Kathmandu, after he died of altitude sickness. Video provided by AFP
Le Pen, Macron vote in tense French election
Voters across France are choosing a new president in an unusually tense and important election that could decide Europe’s future, making a stark choice between pro-business progressive Emmanuel Macron and far-right populist Marine Le Pen. (May 7)
North Korea seizes another American citizen as crisis heats up
An American teacher was detained in North Korea over the weekend, raising to four the number of U.S. citizens now being held by the communist nation’s authoritarian regime.
Outcry at Moscow plan to raze thousands of flats
Residents of some of Moscow’s 1950s-era buildings fear their will lose their homes, as the local authorities plan to demolish over 4,500 apartment blocks and replace them with newly-built towers, as part of a controversial, 57-billion euro urban development plan, the scale of which hasn’t been seen since Soviet times. Video provided by AFP
