French Presidential Election: Run-off In May

The traditional parties of government in France have been snubbed in the first round of the presidential election - voters now have the choice of the centrist Emmanuel Macron and Marine le Pen of the National Front in next month's run-off.

The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, has said he wants to resume talks with the opposition to find a way out of the country's political crisis.

Senior politicians in Afghanistan have questioned the US policy of targeting Islamic State targets over those of the Taliban in the country