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President Donald Trump was lavished with extravagant royal pomp here Saturday during his first stop abroad as President, an elaborate start to a trip meant to bolster international partnerships but which aides now hope can reset a scandal-pocked narrative back home.

Dogged by controversy at home, President Donald Trump opened a nine-day foreign trip on Saturday in Saudi Arabia, looking to shift attention from a spiraling political firestorm over his firing of former FBI Director James Comey last week.

Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Mali to meet French troops, less than a week after his inauguration as president.

Japan's cabinet approved a bill on Friday that would allow Emperor Akihito to step down, paving the way for the first abdication by a Japanese emperor in nearly two centuries.

Mexican journalist Javier Valdez, known for his award-winning coverage of the drug trade, has been shot dead.

President Donald Trump asked FBI chief James Comey to drop an inquiry into links between his ex-national security adviser and Russia, US media report.

Emmanuel Macron has been inaugurated as France's president, and will immediately face daunting challenges to rejuvenate the economy and breathe new life into the beleaguered European Union.

South Korean voters have overwhelmingly chosen the liberal candidate Moon Jae-in as their next president, an exit poll suggests.

US President Donald Trump has dismissed the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) James Comey.

The outgoing Governor of Jakarta has been sentenced to two years in prison for blasphemy and inciting violence.

The BBC has unveiled details of its General Election special TV programmes which will enable the public to question politicians in the run up to the 8 June poll.