Jacques Chirac couldn’t stand him. Nicolas Sarkozy kept his distance. François Hollande shunned him. But on the 200th anniversary this week of Napoleon Bonaparte’s death, Emmanuel Macron has chosen to do what most recent presidents of France have avoided: honor the man who in 1799 destroyed the nascent French Republic in a putsch.

France battles over whether to cancel or celebrate Napoleon, 200 years since his death

Two love letter signed by the late US president, John F Kennedy are being auctioned at the Boston-based RR Auction house. The letters are the only pieces of documented love affair between Kennedy and the Swedish aristocrat Gunilla von Post.

'Love, Jack': John F Kennedy's love letters put up for auction

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation started with ambitions that, by its lofty standards today, appear almost quaint: providing free internet access to public libraries in the United States.

What the Gates divorce means for the Gates Foundation

A little after Australia announced a A$66,000 fine or a five-year-long jail term for anyone entering the country from India, UN human rights have raised “serious concerns” about the effect of this decision on human rights.

UN accuses Australia of violating human rights over India travel ban

Brazil President was highly criticised for his poor handling of the coronavirus in the country, leading to a high Covid death toll. Now, the country’s former health minister has revealed that Jair Bolsonaro had ignored repeated warnings by health experts, especially even when he was provided with figures and projections.

Bolsonaro was warned about Brazil's Covid crisis: Former health minister

In a bid to make the country completely covid-free, the UK government will be offering a third shot of the coronavirus vaccines to everyone aged above 50 in the autumn.

UK: Locals above 50 to be given third dose against coronavirus in autumn: Reports

As India fights a massive second wave of Covid pandemic with medical oxygen in short supply, an alumni group from Singapore's prominent universities has launched a crowdfunding initiative to source oxygen concentrators for India from overseas suppliers.

COVID-19: Alumni of Singapore universities launch crowdfunding drive for oxygen concentrators to India

As the US troops withdraw from Afghanistan, experts fear the Taliban’s return to the South Asian country will undo all the progress made in women’s rights and equality over the years.

Return of Taliban in Afghanistan harmful for women's rights: US report

A new war seems to be brewing in Pakistan in which on one hand is the Pakistan judiciary and on the other is the country’s army. The dispute in this war is land grab.

Goons or protectors? Pakistan army's truth revealed in land grabbing case

Last week, an open letter warning that France could face a civil war was published. The letter, which was signed by 1,000 military officers, both serving and retired, also threatened a military coup.

As Macron opens attack on Islamic State, France faces a potential military rebellion

German Football Association (DFB) president Fritz Keller faced calls to resign on Sunday after he sparked outrage by comparing his deputy to a Nazi judge. Presidents of the DFB's regional associations, which run Germany's semi-professional and amateur leagues, announced after weekend crisis talks that Keller had lost a vote of confidence and has been "asked to step down from his position".

German FA president faces calls to resign after Nazi remark

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold a virtual summit with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi on May 4. This virtual summit will act as a replacement for Boris Johnson’s trip, which was recently cancelled due to the Covid crisis in the South Asian country.

Narendra Modi, Boris Johnson to hold virtual summit on May 4

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