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Austria's far-right presidential candidate Norbert Hofer has conceded defeat in an election rerun after exit polls showed an apparent win for his left-leaning rival.

Donald Trump has admitted the presidency is "a bigger job than I thought", a leading Republican has revealed.

US President-elect Donald Trump has named Gen James Mattis, a former marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, as his defense secretary.

France's President Francois Hollande announced Thursday he will not seek a second term in office. French voters will go to the polls in April and May 2017, but Hollande, who has low popularity ratings, says he will not stand for re-election.

Howard Schultz, the visionary leader of Starbucks, will be stepping down next year as CEO of the iconic coffee giant. Schultz's surprise decision to step aside as the leader of Starbucks (SBUX) sent the stock sinking 3% in after-hours trading on Thursday.

Germany's foreign intelligence chief has warned that Russia could seek to disrupt next year's German elections with cyber attacks.

An employee of the German intelligence agency (BfV) has been arrested after making Islamist statements and sharing agency material, German media report.

The White House says there is no evidence to support Donald Trump's claim of widespread voter fraud in the 2016 US presidential election.

President-elect Donald Trump ripped the election recount on Saturday, calling it "a scam" and "ridiculous" and noting that Hillary Clinton had already conceded.

"History will judge the enormous impact" of Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro on the world, US President Barack Obama has said.

Fidel Castro ruled Cuba as a one party state for almost half a century.

 Fidel Castro, Cuba's former president and leader of the Communist revolution, has died aged 90, state TV has announced.
It provided no further details.