Leka II says he is “very proud” of his Australian heritage and credits his late mother’s Aussie roots for instilling in him both “openness” and an uncanny ability to “read the room”.

On the front line, Mauritania, Morocco’s southern neighbor along the Saharan frontier, has acted just as decisively. Nouakchott reinforced its northern patrol lines and choked off desert corridors ...

ROME (AP) — Hard-right commentators, politicians and activists in Europe have uncovered a secret to expanding their influence ...