Between an electorate hungry for change and a powerful hardline elite, Hassan Rouhani has his work cut out for him.
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President Macron is known for his excellent grasp of English, but his top team are also rather good at German.
During the Spanish Civil War, 4,000 Basque child refugees arrived in Britain – here’s the story of the women who helped rescue them.
Rationality doesn’t bring people together to make change happen – but powerful stories do.
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You need to know what each party is promising but who has the time to read through all their programmes for government? We did so you don't have to.
Welcome to the new Wild West.
The left wing of the party is starting to see that the leader may need to be sacrificed in order for his legacy to survive.
The 19th century Irish crimewave that wasn’t: how a change of policing brought the English counterfeiters to book.
An investigation has been reopened into the ‘Kevin’ case, in which two young boys were accused of murdering a four-year-old.
A president has more than one route out of office – voluntarily or otherwise.
Did you think this was the Conservative party’s 2017 election manifesto? Think again. This is the Theresa May show.
Without Rhodri Morgan, Wales would not be where it is politically today.
Former first minister Rhodri Morgan was the man who shaped modern Wales.
The nation faces ‘giant’ challenges and Theresa May wants to present herself as the leader to take them on.
China’s conventional military assets are intimidating enough, but its latest technological advances could transform the military balance in its neighbourhood.
The new French president has announced a cabinet with members from the left, right and greens.
If the purple vote turns blue…
The figures have been taken out of context.
We asked two experts in youth politics to check the claim that has been circulating on social media.
It’s election time and all the political parties are locked in a social media battle. But does it help inform political debate or just cause even more confusion?
Handing over censorship to authors and writers themselves may actually make it harsher.
For some people, fixed-odds betting terminals are ferociously addictive, producing big profits for bookies and a rise in problem gambling. What’s the solution?
Brexit is the big ticket issue, but other pledges make it clear who the party is wooing.
Pyongyang’s latest missile test sparked a surprising reaction from the Russian leader.
Jeremy Corbyn fails to appeal to this key demographic for a number of important reasons.