Centrist independent is projected to win by 65.1% to 34.9% but defeat still marks historically high vote for France’s far right

After Brexit vote and Trump win, presence of anti-Islam, anti-EU Geert Wilders is drawing global attention to 15 March vote

Controversial attorney general said he had no contact with Russian officials, despite two meetings with Sergey Kislyak, Moscow’s ambassador to the US

After telling border agents their plans to march, group’s cars were searched and phones examined, and each person was fingerprinted and had their photo taken

Immigration lawyer says government could make it very difficult for people to stay in UK if rights of 1.2 million Britons in EU are not protected

Privacy campaigners criticise WhatsApp vulnerability as a ‘huge threat to freedom of speech’ and warn it could be exploited by government agencies

There are few government regulations that are more popular than net neutrality rules. Now, they might be scrapped

Leaders agreed to call for an emergency meeting of the UN security council to discuss the launch

Six military personnel injured after car deliberately drove into them in upmarket neighbourhood of Levallois-Perret

President’s election has helped French unseat US and Britain at top of index measuring nations’ global influence

Republican Mitch McConnell calls for vote on clean repeal, after senators Mike Lee and Jerry Moran come out against latest effort to replace Obamacare

As the president seizes on policy wins and seeks to turn the Russia spotlight on Obama and the press, some experts say liberals are in for a rude awakening