French President Emmanuel Macron beat far-right challenger Marine Le Pen with a solid margin, final results show, but he displayed no triumphalism as he acknowledged widespread discontent and all eyes turned to the June parliamentary ballot.
Hundreds of women have marched through downtown Mexico City and its suburbs to protest the horrifying death of an 18-year-old in the northern city of Monterrey.
Inquiries have begun into what caused the disappearance of a Japanese tour boat off the nation's northern coast, while the coast guard confirmed the death of a child found late on Sunday, bringing the death toll to 11.
The Queen is marking her 96th birthday privately, retreating to the Sandringham estate in eastern England that has offered the monarch and her late husband, Prince Philip, a refuge from the affairs of state.
President Xi Jinping says his government supports talks to resolve international disputes, but opposes the use of sanctions, in China's latest attempt to describe an approach to Russia's bloody invasion of Ukraine.
Thousands of Russian troops backed by artillery and rocket barrages have begun an offensive in eastern Ukraine as the US and UK led pledges for more arms and money to the government in Kyiv and the United Nations sought a ceasefire.
Health officials say they have detected more cases of a mysterious liver disease in children that was first identified in the United Kingdom, with new infections spreading to Europe and the United States.
White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell and the US State Department's top official for Asia will travel this week to the Solomon Islands amid concerns that the Pacific country is making a security pact with China.
Ukrainian authorities say missiles have struck the western city of Lviv, killing six, and explosions rocked other cities as Russian forces kept up their bombardments after claiming near full control of the southern port of Mariupol.
Manufacturers including Tesla have begun preparing to reopen their Shanghai plants as China's most populous city speeds up efforts to get back to normal after a nearly three-week COVID shutdown.
South Korea has lifted almost all of its COVID-19 precautions in a major step towards a return to normal life as the Omicron variant recedes and daily infections retreated to a more than two-month low of fewer than 50,000.
Three people in the Swedish city of Norrkoping needed medical attention after being hit by police bullets during clashes between police and protesters following Koran burnings that caused riots in several Swedish towns over the Easter weekend.
Pakistan has fired off a sharp warning to Afghanistan's hard-line religious rulers to stop sheltering homegrown Pakistani Taliban militants who have staged increasingly deadly attacks.
Pope Francis has urged leaders to hear the people's plea for peace in Ukraine and implicitly criticised Russia for dragging the country into a "cruel and senseless" conflict.
The death toll from landslides and floods caused by this year's first tropical storm in the Philippines has risen to at least 172, with 110 people still missing.
Ten people have been shot and two others injured in a shooting at a shopping mall in South Carolina's capital that authorities do not believe was a random attack.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has threatened to withdraw from the ongoing peace talks with Russia if Ukrainian fighters trapped in the port city of Mariupol are killed by the Russian forces besieging the city.
China's financial hub Shanghai has reported over 27,000 coronavirus cases, a new high, a day after President Xi Jinping said that the country must continue with its strict "dynamic COVID clearance" policy and pandemic control measures.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has paid a fine for attending his birthday bash in Downing Street and offered a "full apology" for the lockdown-busting event.
The death toll from landslides and floods that hit the central and southern Philippines after a summer tropical depression unleashed days of pounding rain has risen to at least 43, with 28 others missing.
Civilians have fled areas of eastern Ukraine ahead of an anticipated Russian offensive, while Kyiv says it's checking reports that Russian forces used chemical weapons in the besieged port city of Mariupol.
A teenager has been charged over the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old girl who was walking home from school when she was hit by a stray bullet during a street dispute in New York City.
