French President Emmanuel Macron has named his former foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian as his personal envoy for Lebanon, the presidency said on Wednesday.(AFP)
01:19 Just days into his presidency, Guillermo Lasso, plans to ramp up Ecuador’s vaccination drive. His plan is to inoculate nine million Ecuadoreans in his first 100 days in office.CGT
The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday passed President Joe Biden's $1.9-trillion coronavirus aid bill, the first major legislative victory of his presidency.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a message of sympathy to Chairman of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Presidency Milorad Dodik over his COVID-19 infection.
Mexico’sofficeofthepresidencysaysthedeathtollfromamagnitude7.1earthquakehasrisento273,including137inthecapital.ThepresidencysaidinastatementWednesdaythattherewe
Nigeria’s upper house of parliament on Wednesday backed a series of constitutional amendments that could reduce the powers of the presidency and boost the legislature.
Few Americans are hopeful about either a Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton presidency, even as the U.S. presidential race is heating up now, Gallup found in a poll released Monday.
British Prime Minister Theresa May has told European Council President Donald Tusk that Britain will not take over the presidency next year, Downing Street confirmed Wednesday.
Uruguay said on Monday that the decision whether to hand over the rotating presidency of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) bloc to Venezuela during the second half of 2016 would be postponed until Thursday.
Sepp Blatter's decision to stand down from FIFA presidency kicked off a race to take him over as head of the world's richest and most powerful sporting federation, with the vote not expected till at least December.
Latvian government has planned to spend 1.87 million euros ( 2.46 million US dollars) on the organisation of various events related to the Latvia's presidency of the European Union (EU), local media reported on Monday.
South Korea on Thursday assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council for May.
The Egyptian presidency on Friday expressed concern about an earlier statement by U.S. President Barack Obama, which it says is "baseless" and will strengthen and encourage violent groups.