Bernadette Chirac, who has died aged 93, stood by her late husband and French president Jacques Chirac through thick and thin ...

In the last few decades, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of authoritarian governments. Autocracies now outnumber democracies and it is estimated that nearly three-fourths of the world ...

On Monday night, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will take part in the first presidential debate. The confrontation comes at a time when the polls are showing a tightening race. And depending on who ...