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Pro-European Emmanuel Macron is set to face far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in France's presidential run-off, results showed Sunday, making him clear favourite to emerge as the country's youngest leader in its history. Macron topped Sunday's first round with 23.7 per cent of votes, slightly...

by:Rory Mulholland, paris 23 APRIL 2017 • 12:54PM Polls have opened in the first round of France’s mostunpredictable and high-stakes presidential election in decades,with far-Right leader Marine Le Pen and the maverick centrist Emmanuel Macron leading the field. A Le Pen victory could...

By Saskya Vandoorne and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Updated 1053 GMT (1853 HKT) April 23, 2017 Paris (CNN)French citizens are voting for their next President on Sunday following a volatile campaign period that was overshadowed by a terror attack on police in Paris last week. With 11 names...

The United States could strike a free-trade agreement with the European Union after President Donald Trump warmed to a deal with the bloc, the Times reported on Saturday, quoting sources from both sides of the discussion. Post-Brexit Britain would be pushed behind Europe in the...

Ahead of the May 2017 London Somalia Conference, the UK welcomes Somali agreement of a National Security Architecture, and announces £21m in additional support. On 17 April the Federal Government of Somalia and the Presidents of Somalia’s Federal Member States agreed a historic political agreement, to...

Liverpool must fight for a top-four finish without the injured Sadio Mane, but how have the top six coped with injuries to key players this season? A quiet physio room has obvious benefits. With a full squad to choose from, managers can build momentum by...

The A Spaniard who had vowed to walk from France to Makkah to perform Umrah has left Kuwait and entered Saudi Arabia. Ishaq has reportedly walked for more than 9,000 kilometres since he left the French capital Paris, the start of his journey, about five...

  As part of its growing investment in Africa, the BBC is launching a TV news programme for its Somali-speaking audience. The 15-minute daily (Monday to Friday) programme will cover global and regional news, business, technology sport and entertainment. It will be aired on some local...

FAHMA MOHAMED made history by becoming one of the youngest people in the UK to receive a doctorate. The 19-year-old from Bristol was awarded the doctor of laws by the University of Bristol for leading a campaign to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). “This has been...

Wih investigations into the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) continuing, companies transferred to the Savings Deposits Insurance Fund (SDIF) and proven to have provided financial aid to the terrorist organization will be sold, those that have lost money will be liquidated and those that are...