'Democratic backsliding': Armenia's 'extreme polarisation, hate speech, stigmatization' mar election

The Chinese leader's first trip to North Korea in 7 years comes as Pyongyang has moved closer to Russia. Kim Jong Un is likely to seek more access to China's economic power, analysts say.

Chinese President Xi Jinping visits North Korea as Beijing aims to boost ties amid growing Pyongyang-Moscow relations.

Just before the opening of the World Cup, host country Mexico faces a political tug-of-war. Striking teachers have occupied the central fan zone and have pledged to continue protesting.

There are real fears that up to 70 percent of girls will soon be in early or forced marriages in Afghanistan. To make matters worse, a new law now means that divorce at any future stage would be totally impossible if the husband were to disagree. Activists say this shameful new law will further place girls and women in a subordinate, legally unequal position to men. Mursal Sayas, a writer, journalist and founder of the NGO Women Beyond Borders told us more in Perspective.