
Macron takes huge risk with surprise election
Macron said it was an act of trust in the French people after his alliance lost heavily to the far right in EU elections.
The French President Emmanuel Macron has called a snap general election following defeat for his party in the European elections. With a sharp rise in support for the populist National Rally party led by Marine Le Pen, the move is seen as a potentially risky one for Macron.
Ten years after the Islamic Group spread terror across Iraq and Syria, our reporter speaks to the wife of the IS leader al-Baghdadi, and we hear from a Yazidi woman who was held captive by him.
In Al-Fashir, Sudan, one of the last remaining hospitals has been attacked by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
In Yemen, UN and other international NGO employees are still being detained by Houthi authorities.
And, following the death of Nollywood star Junior Pope, we look at safety on the sets of Nigeria's film industry.
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