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Le Pen, Orban and the ‘Patriots for Europe’: Is the EU being undermined from within?

Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally party this week joined forces with the camp of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to form a powerful new far-right bloc in the EU parliament. The group, Patriots for Europe, will be led by Jordan Bardella, Le Pen’s 28-year-old protégé. With 84 EU lawmakers…

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Europe's Ariane 6 rocket blasts off for the first time

Europe's Ariane 6 rocket blasted off successfully for its maiden flight on Tuesday, a live video feed showed. The success of its three-hour flight is crucial for European countries, who hope to regain independent access to space more than a year after they retired their workhorse Ariane 5 rocket.

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Author Michael Donkor on family, fulfilment and dealing with everyday racism

His second novel, "Grow Where They Fall", shifts between the wonder of childhood and the existential pangs of 21st-century adulthood in South London. Michael Donkor's elegant reflections on sexuality, class and British-Ghanaian identity dominate his latest novel. The author and former English teacher discusses his experience as a Black person…

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'Only so many times' that parties can block French far right, expert says

France needs to watch out for the ongoing rise of the far right as the National Rally prepares for the presidential election in three years' time. That's the view of an expert on the far right, who says that after the party's loss in the legislative elections it can once…

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Pakistan's Ratodero scandal: HIV-positive children treated like outcasts

In 2019, the Ratodero scandal broke out in Pakistan. The town in the country's southern Sindh province was suddenly in the spotlight after a doctor revealed that thousands of children had been infected with HIV. An investigation showed that dangerous and illegal hygiene practices of doctors such as reusing disposable…

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Milei's absence from Mercosur presidential summit sows doubt about bloc's future

South American free trade bloc Mercosur held its presidential summit on Monday in Paraguay without Argentina's President Javier Milei, who was in Brazil for a conference of Latin American conservatives. The snub was slammed as "complete foolishness" by Brazil's leader Luis Inacio Lula da Silva and underlines the political frictions…

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French leftists pitch candidates for PM, warn Macron not to keep Attal in place

French leftist parties on Tuesday pitched potential candidates to head a minority government, hoping to name a potential prime minister by the end of the week. They also “solemnly” warned President Macron not to keep Prime Minister Gabriel Attal in his role for much longer. Read our liveblog to see…

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Bolsonaro embezzled $1.2 million worth of undeclared jewelry, Brazil's police say

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been accused of embezzling roughly $1.2 million worth of jewelry during his time in office, including a diamond-encrusted Rolex and Patek Phillipe watches.

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Kenya starvation cult leader goes on trial on terrorism charges

In tonight's edition: the man accused of orchestrating the deaths in the notorious Shakahola forest massacre appears in court on terror charges. The bodies of hundreds of followers of self-appointed religious leader Paul Mackenzie have been dug up from the Kenyan wilderness. Also, US troops pull out from their base…

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Who to govern France? No clear majority as voters thwart far-right surge

This time, the polls got it wrong. The French stared at the prospect of a far-right win and – despite the start of summer vacation – voted in their greatest numbers since 1981 to stop that populist surge. Instead, a left-wing alliance cobbled together three weeks ago after President Emmanuel…

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French government in limbo after elections produce hung parliament

France's legislative elections have resulted in a hung parliament, with the National Assembly divided into three distinct blocs. Although the leftist coalition, the New Popular Front, came out on top with 182 seats, it does not have an absolute majority. While Macron has asked Prime Minister Gabriel Attal to remain…

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France's National Rally to lead new right-wing group at EU parliament

A day after coming in third place in France's snap legislative elections, Marine Le Pen's far-right National Pally party struck an alliance with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the EU parliament.

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French legislative elections: 'Nation rallied against National Rally', historian says

"The nation rallied against the National Rally." That's the analysis from our political expert after France's legislative elections returned a hung parliament, with the far-right bloc finishing third. He says that France's left wing stood down its candidates where required, and that in the end the country as a whole…

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Russia fires dozens of missiles across Ukraine, two killed at children's hospital in Kyiv

Russia fired dozens of missiles across Ukraine on Monday in a massive barrage that killed at least 33 people and smashed into one of the country's largest children's hospital in Kyiv. Victims were trapped under the rubble at the Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as volunteers combed…

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Euro and French bonds slide as markets react to surprise left-wing surge in elections

After the New Popular Front left-wing alliance won the largest number of seats in France's National Assembly, investors have been assessing what this might mean for the French economy. In this edition, we look at what the market reaction to the surprise result has been and take a closer look…

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Surprise defeat of far right dominates French front pages

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, July 8: The surprise defeat of the far right in the second round of French legislative elections is all over the front pages, with analysis of just how the leftist and centrist blocs managed to hold up. But there are also divisions, as far-right voters feel…

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Macron refuses Attal’s resignation, asks French PM to stay on temporarily for ‘stability’

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday asked Prime Minister Gabriel Attal to remain temporarily in office after the government’s political camp lost its majority in high-stakes legislative elections. The leftist New Popular Front (NFP) coalition won the most parliamentary seats, but failed to win an absolute majority in the National…

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France’s leftist New Popular Front wins a shock victory – but now the hard part begins

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Politicians, world leaders react to French leftists' victory in blocking the far right

French politicians and world leaders reacted to the results of parliamentary elections on Sunday after a coalition of the French left that quickly banded together to beat a surging far right won the most seats in parliament but not a majority. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he was "happy"…

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Frenchman Turgis wins stage nine as Pogacar maintains Tour de France lead

Anthony Turgis emerged victorious from a long breakaway while Tadej Pogacar attacked several times on a novel run but could not gain time on his main rivals for the yellow jersey.

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Record-breaking heat wave scorches millions across the US, fueling wildfires

A long-running heat wave is threatening roughly 130 million people across the US with record-breaking temperatures from coast to coast, setting the stage for more potential records in the coming days. The National Weather Service has extended excessive heat warnings, as cities like Ukiah, Livermore, Las Vegas, and Phoenix report…

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Leftist alliance 'ready to govern' after trouncing Macron's ruling party

France's snap legislative elections on Sunday showed the leftist New Popular Front leading both Macron's ruling party and the right-wing National Rally but falling short of an absolute majority, according to Ipsos Talan projections. One of the coalition's leaders, Jean-Luc Mélenchon of the far-left France Unbowed party, urged Macron to…

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Texas coast prepares for potential hit by Beryl, expected to regain hurricane strength

Tropical Storm Beryl is targeting the Gulf Coast of Texas after dealing a destructive blow to several islands in the Caribbean and the resort coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Beryl caused at least 11 deaths as it passed through the Caribbean islands earlier this week.

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Critic of Tunisia's President Saied gets one-year prison sentence for televised comments

Sonia Dahmani, a prominent Tunisian lawyer known for her criticism of President Kais Saied, has been sentenced to one year in prison, her legal representative said on Saturday. Dahmani's sentence comes as rights organisations say that Tunisian authorities' crackdown on critical voices is "methodically annihilating" what little remains of Tunisia's…

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Girmay wins Tour de France stage eight as Pogacar retains overall lead

Eritrean sprinter Biniam Girmay won stage eight of the Tour de France on Saturday while Slovenian Tadej Pogacar retained the overall leader's yellow jersey.

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