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Macron rejects PM Attal's resignation to ensure stability
French President Emmanuel Macron is refusing to accept Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's resignation following the surprising outcome of the…
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AP PHOTOS: France celebrates after coalition of leftist parties thwarts far-right's push for power
PARIS (AP) — The unexpected fireworks lit up Paris's Place de la Republique. For the thousands of French people who took to the streets on…
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Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico takes first trip outside capital after assassination attempt
FILE - Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico arrives for a cabinet's away-from-home session in the town of Handlova, Slovakia, on May, 15,…
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The Latest | French prime minister to resign after left alliance wins the most seats in election
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has announced he will resign after a broad left-leaning coalition took the most seats in Sunday’s…
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German far-right AfD unable to fill 120 seats after local elections
Following local elections in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt, 162 seats remain vacant, with 120 belonging to the far-right…
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Hungary’s Orbán makes surprise visit to China after trips to Russia and Ukraine
BEIJING (AP) — Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is making a surprise visit to China on Monday after similar trips to Russia and…
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Old photo of pink dress on Turkey grave falsely linked to Gaza war
Screenshot of an X post that shared the photo in April 2023 Another reverse image search found a TikTok video posted two days later which…
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French left wing says it has mandate to govern after surprise win
The left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) said it has a mandate to govern after it pulled off a surprise win the second round of the French…
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'Our victory has only been delayed,' Le Pen says
Marine Le Pen of France's far-right National Rally has expressed optimism despite her party losing out in the second round of high-stakes…
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French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announces resignation
Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced his resignation after the left-wing alliance secured a surprise victory in the French parliamentary…
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Macron explores government options after surprise election result
Following the surprising outcome of the snap parliamentary elections, French President Emmanuel Macron is focusing on forming a…
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French Green leader: 'We have won and now we will govern'
France's Greens want to govern after the surprise election victory of the new NFP left-wing alliance in which they took part. "We have won…
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France players react to the Left projected to win snap legislative elections
The Left’s New Popular Front is projected to win France’s snap legislative elections, meaning the far-right National Rally won’t be able…
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Far-right German leader pledges anti-migrant measures if victorious
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) will introduce internal border checks if it takes power in two states following elections in…
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Germany's ailing Die Linke seeks new leaders and new directions
Germany's hard-left Die Linke (The Left) party is to see a leadership change in the autumn, according to reports from a party crisis…
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Charity sends van full of generators to Ukraine
A charity has sent 34 generators to Ukraine in its latest shipment to help people living in the country's war-torn regions. From Bristol…
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Ukraine says it fooled Russia into striking fake planes and air defense systems with Iskander-M ballistic missiles
Ukraine says Russian forces were fooled into striking dummy models of military targets. Air force commander Mykola Oleshchuk said that…
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Open criticism of Hamas is building in Gaza as Israel's deadly offensive rages on: 'May God curse them'
Gazans are becoming increasingly critical of Hamas as Israel's military campaign rages on. Israel has launched air strikes and a ground…
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Rafah is a dusty, rubble-strewn ghost town 2 months after Israel invaded to root out Hamas
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Two months ago, before Israeli troops invaded Rafah, the city sheltered most of Gaza's more than 2 million…
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A Ukrainian drone triggers warehouse explosions in Russia as a war of attrition grinds on
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A village in western Russia’s border region was evacuated Sunday following a series of explosions after debris from a…
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The Latest | France begins pivotal runoff elections that could propel the far right to power
France votes Sunday in pivotal runoff elections that could hand a historic victory to Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally and its…
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Voters in Tokyo cast ballots to decide whether to re-elect incumbent conservative as city's governor
TOKYO (AP) — Voters in Tokyo cast ballots Sunday to decide whether to re-elect conservative Yuriko Koike as governor of Japan’s…
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Election fallout: deep shifts in Muslim and Jewish voting
However big the headline change in the vote between the past two elections, drill down into two demographic pockets of Britain and you…
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Female nurses vow to keep fighting over hospital trans policy: Won't be 'ignored' or 'threatened'
A group of nurses in the United Kingdom who filed a lawsuit against a National Health Service hospital trust over its transgender employee…