Nana Akufo-Addo: Ghana’s main opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo has won the presidency in his third run for the office.The country’s election commission said Akufo-Addo received 53.8% of the vote, with John Mahama on 44.4%.

Paolo Gentiloni : Paolo Gentiloni has appointed as new Prime minister of Italy. He occupied this position after the resignation of Matteo Renzi.

Lt. Gen. Naveed Mukhtar: Lt. Gen. Naveed Mukhtar has been appointed as the new Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). He replaces Lt. Gen. Rizwan Akhtar who has been appointed as president of the National Defence University (NDU) in Islamabad.

Antonio Guterres: Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres was sworn in as Secretary-General of the United Nations, becoming the ninth U.N. chief.