Emmanuel Macron’s government held its last cabinet meeting Wednesday before the country votes in the second round of legislative elections - and possibly the last ever cabinet meeting led by Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, with Macron's centrists trailing both the far-right National Rally and leftist New Popular Front after the first round. Clovis Casali has more.

Macron's government holds last cabinet meeting ahead of vote

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France was gripped by political turmoil yesterday after Marine Le Pen's hard-Right party won the first round of a snap election.

Fears of French civil war after Marine Le Pen's hard-Right party victory in election called by 'reckless' Macron that saw clashes in streets

Jordan Bardella, the president of the euroskeptic and anti-immigration National Rally party, could be thrust into one of the top roles in French politics. Opinion polls point to Rassemblement National, or RN, winning the largest share of the vote — but not enough to gain an outright majority. If...

He's only 28 but has revitalized France's far right: Meet the man who could be the country's next prime minister

Hungary trumpeted its "joyful" taking over of the EU's rotating presidency on Monday, despite widespread concerns over what critics see as the country's authoritarian, Russia-friendly government. Hungary is taking over the six-month rotating presidency from Belgium under the motto: "Make Europe Great Again".

Hungary takes on EU presidency after clashes with Brussels

The far-right National Rally (RN) made historic gains in the first round of France's two-stage parliamentary election this weekend. The party of Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella topped the poll with 33.15 percent of the votes cast for members of the National Assembly, according to preliminary results published by the interior ministry.

France's far-right makes gains in southeast, fails to make a breakthrough in Paris

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The First Lady of France broke royal protocol during a D-Day celebration.

Royal Family Encouraged to "Move Into the 21st Century" After Queen Camilla Refuses to Hold Brigitte Macron's Hand

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New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

US Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith talks to Christiane Amanpour about what the Biden-Trump re-match could mean for NATO and Ukraine.

What the US election means for Ukraine

Racking up millions of views, pro-Russian accounts on X have falsely accused President Volodymyr Zelensky's wife of using €4.5 million of Western military aid to buy the latest Bugatti model while visiting Paris. The posts cite a deepfake of a Bugatti employee's testimony as well as a doctored invoice as proof. It turns out the source of this story is an entirely fake news site created by AI, and recognised as part of a Russian propaganda network. Vedika Bahl explains in this episode of Truth or Fake.

No, Ukraine's first lady did not buy a new Bugatti with US taxpayer dollars

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More than 200 centrist and left-wing candidates have withdrawn from the second round of France’s snap parliamentary elections. French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party En Marche took disastrous losses to Marie Le Pen’s far-right National Rally in the first round of voting on Sunday, prompting Macron and the left to form a tenuous alliance, according to France 24. The centrist and left-wing parties have agreed to drop their candidates in districts where either’s candidates may split the vote in favor of the far-right, according to France 24. The move means that 127 third place left-wing candidates and 75 third place...

French Candidates Drop Out En Masse to Stop Far-Right Takeover

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Conflicts are inevitable in life as we have different opinions. Some zodiac signs are good at arguing while others strive to create harmony and avoid arguments. Yet, conflict resolution is a crucial skill at home and work. It helps people live peacefully and in unity.

5 Zodiac Signs Who Are Most Likely to Win Arguments

President Emmanuel Macron has ruled out a coalition government with the hard-left France Unbowed party, French media reported Wednesday, saying the leader told a cabinet meeting that “it’s out of question that France Unbowed joins the government”. Some 218 candidates who had qualified to compete in the...

French PM urges united front to block far right from winning absolute majority

"I will not let Russian imperialism absorb an allied state like Ukraine," Bardella said in a televised debate, pledging both "support for Ukraine and avoiding an escalation with Russia". His comments in the debate with Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and Socialist leader Olivier Faure came after three time RN presidential...

French far-right leader Bardella vows Ukraine will not be absorbed by 'Russian imperialism'

The death toll from a stampede at a Hindu religious congregation in northern India has risen to 121, authorities said on Wednesday, while a police report said the number of people present at the function was more than triple the permitted capacity.

At least 121 people, mostly women, killed in stampede at India's Hathras

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

More than 3,000 acres (1,200 hectares) of grass and woodland have been consumed since Tuesday when a blaze started just outside Oroville, with authorities telling 13,000 people to leave the area. The town, near the state capital of Sacramento, is just 23 miles (38 kilometers) from Paradise, a community that...

Thousands told to flee raging California wildfire

The first manned mission of Boeing's Starliner capsule was scheduled to last for 10 days. But mechanical problems, namely a slow helium leak in the spacecraft's propulsion system, have extended this duration to almost a month, and the return date has not yet been set. NASA has even tested whether Starliner could remain docked with the International Space Station for three months. FRANCE 24's Julia Sieger tells us more.

Is Boeing's Starliner capsule 'stuck' in space?

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Georgia's population grew beyond the 11 million mark in 2023, reaching 11,029,227 residents according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. With a robust population increase of 2.9% from 2020 to 2023, 315,456 new residents arrived in the state. Georgia was the 10th fastest-growing state in the US by percentage during the reporting period.

Georgia's Population Surges Past 11 Million, Fueled by Migration

Michel Barnier (right) warned in his memoir that other countries could leave the European Union if lessons were not learned from Brexit.

Emmanuel Macron has driven France to the brink of 'Frexit' by ignoring warnings about migration, EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier claims

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PARIS (Reuters) - The far-right National Rally (RN) party would not get a majority of seats in the French parliament following the second round of parliament elections on Sunday, according to a Harris Interactive poll.

French far right RN party would not get majority in parliament -Harris Interactive poll

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For French market, hung parliament 'might be better outcome than to give power to far right or left'

Emmanuel Macron's centrist camp and a left-wing alliance were on Monday battling to prevent the far right from taking an absolute majority and control of...

For French market, hung parliament 'might be better outcome than to give power to far right or left'

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