Emmanuel Macron could soon become France's youngest ever president, so what do we know about a man who says he has "changed the face of French politics"?

France delivers a few firsts with this history-making election but in the end there were few surprises, writes Europe correspondent Lisa Millar.

Australia will soon hold the world record of the nation that has stayed out of recession the longest, and a fundamental ingredient in that economic miracle has been the country's immigration figures, writes Ian Verrender.

Swimming, ballet, so many birthday parties: we slam modern parents for over-scheduling their kids. But as Rebecca Huntley explains, it is the result of our best intentions and our most paranoid fears.

The chemical weapons attack against civilians in Khan Shaykhun in April has caused moral outrage from the international community, but most Syrians are just hoping to survive another day, Rifaie Tammas writes.