Is JKm Jong-un a 'Smart Cookie'?

US President Donald Trump has described North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as a "pretty smart cookie". Speaking to CBS, he noted Mr Kim had assumed power at a young age, despite dealing with "some very tough people". Amid escalating tensions over North Korea's nuclear programme, he said he had "no idea" whether Mr Kim was sane.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, more than a million civilians were forced to leave their homes due to the political crisis last year. Many of those who fled are in desperate need of help and the UN refugee agency has arrived in neighbouring Angola to create a make shift camp.

In one week we will know the result of France's presidential election. Polls consistently point to the centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron beating the far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. France will be on extra high alert today as protesters use the traditional 1 May marches to stage a show of force against Marine Le Pen.