French voters head to the polls on Sunday for the first round of voting in a snap parliamentary election. Opinion polls in June predicted that the far-right National Rally party could win the largest share of the vote, but will struggle to reach an absolute majority. France's President Emmanuel Macron...

France votes in snap election that could hand power to the far right

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SOURCE-SEINE — The mighty river that runs through Paris starts as a trickle in the quiet woods of this tiny village of stone houses, three roads, a single steepled church, and just 72 voters. Source-Seine, in the vine-striped hills of Burgundy, is mostly farming country. French farmers traditionally vote...

French face election where center has ‘imploded,’ energizing the far right

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Voters in France went to the polls on Sunday in parliamentary elections. Macron called for elections after his party was soundly beaten by the right-wing National Rally in June's EU elections.

French right in commanding position as 'fed up' voters prepare to send Macron message in elections

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PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron once appeared as a bold, young leader offering to revive France through radical pro-business, pro-European policies, leaving voters with “no reason anymore” to vote for the extremes. Seven years after he was first elected, his call for an early election weakens...

Macron weakened at home and abroad as an early French election gives the far right momentum

French voters turned out in large numbers on Sunday for the first round of high-stakes snap parliamentary elections which could alter France's trajectory and see the far-right party of Marine Le Pen take power in a historic first. The two-round vote could put the far-right in power in France for the first time since the Nazi occupation in World War II. 
Presented with a crucial choice about France's future, many said they could not stay home, while political observers pointed to the highest voter turnout in decades. 

Millions of French vote in snap polls as far right eyes power

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

None of the four candidates in Iran’s Presidential elections secured the majority needed to win. Now, a reformist candidate will face a conservative hardliner in a run-off on July 5. CNN’s Fred Pleitgen reports.

Iran’s presidential election heads to a runoff after reformist wins most votes

Tensions between Benin and Niger have caused significant disruptions for travellers, with the closure of the once-thriving Niger River crossing. The closure followed the military coup in Niamey, which sparked a diplomatic rift between the two countries. The major road has been shut down since the regime change, preventing up to 4,000 daily travellers from crossing.

‘A great hardship’: Niger-Benin tensions halt travel across border

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Have you ever wondered why certain people conveniently betray the trust of their loved ones? It could be their zodiac signs having a good influence on their lives. Betrayal of trust hits differently when it is coming from family, a bosom friend, a spouse, or other loved ones.

3 Zodiac Signs That Will Betray Your Trust

Fraser-Pryce, crowned in Beijing in 2008 and in London in 2012, won her race in Kingston in 10.98sec (0.7 m/s). At 37, the eight-time Olympic medalist is aiming for a new title at the Paris Olympics, which begin on July 26, and is gaining momentum after only resuming competition in mid-June.

Fraser-Pryce, Jackson strong in 100 at Jamaican Olympic trials

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California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

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Police in three countries searched the offices of French defence company Thales this week over suspected corruption involving arms sales abroad, notably to Brazil, a judicial source said Saturday. Officers in France, the Netherlands and Spain carried out the searches between Wednesday and Friday, the source told AFP, confirming a...

Thales offices in three countries searched in corruption investigation

Haiti's gangs say they are gearing up for war as hundreds of police officers from Kenya prepare to deploy in upcoming days. Anticipation is mingling with fear across Haiti as it welcomes the fourth major foreign intervention in its history to fight gang violence choking the Caribbean country.

Gang leaders in Haiti say ready for war as Kenyan police prepare to deploy

Lifts stop, errands are cancelled and meetings delayed for as long as the power stays out -- hopefully an hour or two, but recently even longer. It is now a year since energy and foreign currency crises led Egypt's government to institute planned blackouts known as "load shedding". But the...

Short fuses in Egypt as blackouts stretch into sweltering summer

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National Rally leader says Macron ‘won’t have choice’ but to appoint her protege as PM and he would make decisions on supporting Ukraine

Le Pen claims far right will win absolute majority and take over military decisions

Two women went on trial on Wednesday over false claims that France's first lady Brigitte Macron was transgender, which sparked online rumour-mongering by conspiracy theorists and the far right. The false claim also led to more serious accusations of child abuse brought against France's first lady.

France tries suspects over false Brigitte Macron transgender claim

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Watch live on Sunday (30 June) as voters go to the polls in the first round of the French parliamentary elections.Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) party increased its lead in the polls as campaigning reached its final stages in France’s snap election on Friday.It is a pivotal and polarising vote called by president Emmanuel Macron, with his centrist government risking a potentially fatal beating at the hands of the far right. With pollsters indicating that the far right RN could greatly increase its number of politicians in the National Assembly, the election could radically alter the trajectory of the...

Watch live: Voters go to the polls in first round of French parliamentary elections

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday thanked Romania for its president withdrawing from the race to lead NATO, saying the move would help ensure the Western military alliance stays properly focused. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered the message to his Romanian counterpart Luminița-Teodora Odobescu. Their meeting...

US thanks Romania for its leader exiting the NATO leadership race to clear the way for Rutte

This week we take a deep dive into the national institution that is France's postal service. The French are very attached to "La Poste", though they love to complain about it too, and its evolution mirrors changes in society. Come rain or shine, postal workers in their trademark daffodil-yellow vehicles have delivered mail 24/7, making them some of France’s favourite people, just after their bakers. But like in other countries, with the development of other forms of communication such as email and text messaging, fewer and fewer people are sending letters. So how is La Poste adapting to these tectonic shifts? FRANCE 24's Florence Villeminot has been finding out.

The ins and outs of 'La Poste': How France's postal service has adapted to change

Thompson, with a wind of 0.9m/sec, took the title in Kingston with Oblique Seville second in 9.82 and Ackeem Blake third in 9.92 to book their trips to the Paris Olympics. Thompson, 22, improved upon the year's prior best, a 9.79 by Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala two weeks ago in Nairobi.

Thompson, Jackson win 100m titles at Jamaican Olympic trials

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French far right dominates polls three days ahead of snap elections

France's political future was up in the air Thursday with the far-right surging in polls but other forces fighting to the end three days before a...

French far right dominates polls three days ahead of snap elections

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