After eight years in office, Emmanuel Macron's position as president is coming under increasing pressure as France's political crisis escalates.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz says "we fear for the life" of Iris Stalzer, a newly-elected mayor of the western town of Herdecke.

Results from the first parliamentary elections since the fall of Bashar al-Assad show only 13% of seats were won by female and minority candidates.

Results from the first parliamentary elections since the fall of Bashar al-Assad show only 13% of seats were won by female and minority candidates.