Three gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Pakistan's southwestern port city of Gwadar on Saturday, killing at least one guard and battling security forces inside, officials and the army said.

The Christian Democrats appear to be in no rush to change leaders despite their falling popularity.

A number of polls show Nigel Farage's new party is surging, while the Prime Minister's party has slumped.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has overcome the scandals that beset predecessor Jacob Zuma to win a majority of the popular vote.

Critics of the former vice-president say Biden is too much a creature of Washington's past to adequately deal with new challenges.