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Lebanon MPs nominate IMF director Jihad Azour for President
Lebanese lawmakers on Sunday nominated Jihad Azour, an International Monetary Fund regional director and former minister, for president, with the ... Middle East -
Trump says rape accuser ‘mentally sick’ in video testimony played in court
Donald Trump described his rape accuser as “mentally sick” in a videotaped deposition that was played for jurors in his sexual assault and defamation ... World News -
US calls on Lebanese parliament to elect president
The United States on Monday called on Lebanon’s parliament to elect a new president, as the country marks six months without a leader at the helm amid ... Middle East -
Regional leaders land in Abu Dhabi to attend talks with UAE President
The United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has welcomed Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin ... Gulf -
UAE leaders congratulate Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed as new president
Dubai Ruler and Prime Minister of the UAE Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Deputy Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al ... Gulf -
Melania Trump says be passionate, not violent in farewell video
First Lady Melania Trump released a farewell message Monday as she prepares to leave the White House, saying that “violence is never the answer,” ... World News -
Ukrainian president gives PM second chance after tape leak
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday allowed Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk to keep his job after the leak of an embarrassing audio ... World News -
Algeria names Sabri Boukadoum interim PM
Algeria’s newly sworn in President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Thursday named Sabri Boukadoum as interim prime minister, state television ... North Africa -
Algeria swears in new president rejected by protesters
After eight months without a leader, Algeria swore in its new president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, on Thursday, a week after an election that was rejected ... North Africa -
Romania’s Iohannis wins second presidential term with rule of law pledge
Romania’s centrist President Klaus Iohannis won a presidential election runoff on Sunday as expected, crushing his socialist challenger with a ... World News -
Official results show Kais Saied won Tunisian presidential election
Kais Saied won Sunday’s presidential election in Tunisia, taking 72.71 percent of votes, the electoral commission said in a televised statement ... North Africa -
Nigeria’s Buhari starts a second term packed with challenges
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in on Wednesday for a second term at the helm a country struggling with a sluggish economy and a ... World News -
Former US President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94
Former US president George H.W. Bush, who helped steer America through the end of the Cold War, has died at age 94, his family announced late Friday. ... World News -
Pakistan’s President Alvi queues to board commercial flight to Turkey
Staff at Islamabad airport were taken by surprise when they saw the country’s President Dr. Arif Alvi queueing in line, leaving for his official ... Variety -
Ethiopia appoints first female president
Ethiopia on Thursday, appointed a woman to the largely ceremonial position of president for the first time.In a unanimous vote, Ethiopian lawmakers ... World News -
WATCH: French President Emmanuel Macron scolds teen for calling him ‘Manu’
President Emmanuel Macron has upbraided a French teenager after the boy addressed him informally as “Manu” and sang the socialist anthem ... Variety -
Egyptian president defends austerity measures
Egypt's President Abdel-Fatah el-Sisi has defended his government's latest austerity measures aimed at rebuilding the country's ailing economy, amid a ... Middle East -
Bill Clinton-James Patterson novel sells 250,000 copies its first week
Bill Clinton's debut novel, The President is Missing, published June 4, is a political thriller novel he co-wrote with James Patterson, which sold 250 ... Art and culture -
IN PICTURES: UAE President Sheikh Khalifa makes rare appearance
United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan has met with family members in France, UAE media reported Sunday, one of his rare ... Gulf -
Philippines' Duterte says will quit if enough women protest his kiss
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has defended his kiss on the lips of a married Filipino woman in South Korea, and said he will resign if enough ... World News -
I have right to pardon myself, declares Donald Trump
Donald Trump says he has the “absolute right” to pardon himself, but says he has done nothing wrong in the Russia probe. In a tweet ... Variety -
What constitutes an exceptional president
After a candidate wins the presidency in the US, he is entitled to run for a second four-year term. This means that the maximum duration a person can ... Middle East -
Palestinian President Abbas leaves hospital after eight-day stay
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was released from hospital on Monday after an eight-day stay and treatment for what officials said was a lung ... Middle East -
‘Storybook’ 73-year marriage of George and Barbara Bush
They met at a Christmas dance. She was 17. He was 18. Two years later they were married. The couple stayed together for 73 years, becoming the longest ... Features -
PHOTOS: Halimah Yacob formally elected Singapore’s first woman president
Halimah Yacob, a former speaker of parliament, was declared elected as Singapore’s first woman president on Wednesday, after the returning ... World News -
Ram Nath Kovind elected India’s new president
A leader backed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been chosen India’s new president, a largely ceremonial position. Ram Nath Kovind was ... World News -
QUIZ: Macron - what he said, and what you know!
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Melania Trump channels Jackie Kennedy on inauguration day
New US first lady Melania Trump channeled style icon Jacqueline Kennedy on Friday's Inauguration Day Fashion and beauty -
VIDEO: On Inauguration Day, 'House of Cards' announces May return
The upcoming season will be the first under new co-showrunners Melissa James Gibson and Frank Pugliese Television & Radio -
Trump arrives in Washington with a wave and a salute
Ready for his big moment, Donald Trump traded in his beloved private plane for a military jet Thursday and swooped into Washington World News