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Emmanuel Macron's official portrait prompts a meme frenzy

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French President Emmanuel Macron sparked a Twitter frenzy in May by taking a garden stroll with the equally photogenic Justin Trudeau.

And now he's scored another online hit - by tweeting his official portrait.

Like many such pictures, the image shared on Thursday is a fairly formal shot of the president...

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Lawsuit filed by family of man who died after accident involving Venus Williams

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Venus Williams is being sued by the family of a man who died after an accident involving the tennis star.

Michael Steinger, attorney for Linda Barson, said on "Good Morning America" on Friday that the family will file suit against the tennis star over the accident that left Jerome Barson, 78, with head injuries. Jerome Barson died two weeks after...

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China's Xi sees 'challenges' in Hong Kong as Beijing dismisses any UK role

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By Greg Torode and Venus Wu| HONG KONG
HONG KONG Chinese President Xi Jinping, visiting Hong Kong for the 20th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule, said on Friday the city's "one country, two systems" formula faces "new challenges" as pro-democracy campaigners ramped up their protests.Xi's visit comes amid heightened tension between China and...
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Delete Hate Speech or Pay Up, Germany Tells Social Media Companies

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Still, German authorities pressed ahead with the legislation. Germany witnessed an increase in racist comments and anti-immigrant rhetoric after the arrival of more than a million migrants, predominantly from Muslim countries, since 2015, and Heiko Maas, the justice minister who drew up the draft legislation, said on Friday that it ensured that...