Empty streets in Banjul after Yahya Jammeh's mandate expired. Fears of violence have prompted tens of thousands to flee and tourists to be evacuated. Photograph: Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters. Ruth Maclean, West Africa correspondent, and agencies. Thursday ...

Donald Trump has openly questioned the 'one China' policy on Taiwan. Photograph: Ritchie B Tongo/EPA. Benjamin Haas in Hong Kong. @haasbenjamin. Wednesday 18 January 2017 22.00 EST Last modified on Wednesday 18 January 2017 22.11 EST.

Exiting EU without an interim deal in place will worsen the situation for small businesses. Photograph: Tony Gentile/Reuters. Swati Dhingra. Assistant professor at the department of economics at the London School of Economics. Wednesday 18 January 2017 ...

André Ayew leads the Ghana celebrations after his winner put Avram Grant's side in pole position to qualify from Africa Cup of Nations Group D. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images. Associated Press. Tuesday 17 January 2017 16.47 EST First ...

André Ayew leads the Ghana celebrations after his winner put Avram Grant's side in pole position to qualify from Africa Cup of Nations Group D. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images. Associated Press. Tuesday 17 January 2017 16.47 EST First ...

André Ayew leads the Ghana celebrations after his winner put Avram Grant's side in pole position to qualify from Africa Cup of Nations Group D. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images. Associated Press. Tuesday 17 January 2017 16.47 EST First ...

André Ayew leads the Ghana celebrations after his winner put Avram Grant's side in pole position to qualify from Africa Cup of Nations Group D. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images. Associated Press. Tuesday 17 January 2017 16.47 EST First ...

Theresa May sets out the broad principles of her Brexit strategy during a speech at Lancaster House. Photograph: Xinhua / Barcroft Images. Heather Stewart and Anushka Asthana. Tuesday 17 January 2017 15.24 EST Last modified on Tuesday 17 January ...

Theresa May warned European leaders that the UK is prepared to crash out of the EU if she cannot negotiate a reasonable exit deal in a speech where her tough talking rhetoric prompted key figures in Brussels to say that the country was on track for a ...

Theresa May's first major speech on Brexit was seen by some in Brussels as a 'strange mixed bag'. Photograph: SilverHub/Rex/Shutterstock. Philip Oltermann in Berlin, Kim Willsher in Paris, Robert Tait in Prague and Jon Henley. Tuesday 17 January 2017 ...

Theresa May's first major speech on Brexit was seen by some in Brussels as a 'strange mixed bag'. Photograph: SilverHub/REX/Shutterstock. Philip Oltermann in Berlin, Kim Willsher in Paris, Robert Tait in Prague and Jon Henley. Tuesday 17 January 2017 ...

The almost three year-search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was suspended on 17 January. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images. Oliver Holmes South-east Asia correspondent. Tuesday 17 January 2017 04.32 EST Last modified on Tuesday 17 January 2017 ...

The underwater search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has come to an end, with passengers' families informed that the effort to find the plane has been suspended. Next of kin were told in an emailed statement on Tuesday that Australian ...

Paul Pogba conceded the penalty from which Liverpool took the lead at Old Trafford on Sunday, handling the ball at a corner. Photograph: Dave Thompson/AP. Jamie Jackson · @JamieJackson___. Monday 16 January 2017 17.29 EST. Share on Facebook ...

At least five people have died and 15 others have been injured after a shooting outside a club on the last night of the BPM electronic music festival in Mexico. The shooting occurred in the early hours of the morning outside the Blue Parrot nightclub ...

A crowd at BPM music festival in Playa del Carmen in 2016. This year's incident took place at the Blue Parrot club. Photograph: Victor Chavez/WireImage. Matthew Weaver. Monday 16 January 2017 09.48 EST First published on Monday 16 January 2017 ...

Senegal is hosting Adama Barrow, president-elect of neighbouring the Gambia, until his inauguration on 19 January, as the small west African country's longtime leader, Yahya Jammeh, refuses to step down peacefully despite mediation efforts and calls ...

China's foreign ministry has rejected Donald Trump's suggestion that he might use support of Taiwan as a bargaining chip in future negotiations between the two countries. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP. Tom Phillips in Beijing. Sunday 15 January 2017 00.13 ...

If Antonio Conte was shocked this week by Diego Costa's reaction to a transfer offer from China, the manager enjoyed a pleasant surprise here thanks to Marcos Alonso. The Spanish wing-back struck two goals as Chelsea made light of their top scorer's ...

Marcos Alonso, centre, is congratulated by Victor Moses and Gary Cahill after scoring his second goal of the match for Chelsea. Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian. Paul Doyle at the King Power Stadium. @Paul_Doyle. Saturday 14 January 2017 ...