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Soccer-Slovakia impress at both ends of the pitch
FRANKFURT, Germany - Success in elite sport can often be measured in centimetres and seconds and although Slovakia may be left to rue...
Jul 1, 20242 min read
Soccer-England fans, pundits lurch from agony to ecstasy but still unconvinced after Slovakia win
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany - Some 94 minutes into England's white-knuckled 2-1 victory over Slovakia in the European Championship's round of...
Jul 1, 20242 min read
French parties rush to build anti-far right front
PARIS - France's political parties sought to build a united front aimed at blocking the path to government of Marine Le Pen's far-right...
Jul 1, 20244 min read
UK Reform leader Farage speech interrupted by banner mocking Putin views
LONDON - A speech being delivered by Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain's right-wing Reform UK party, was interrupted late Saturday...
Jul 1, 20242 min read
Far right wins first round in France election, run-off horsetrading begins
PARIS - Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) party scored historic gains to win the first round of #France's parliamentary...
Jul 1, 20244 min read
Historic win for far right in French first-round vote
PARIS - Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) party scored historic gains to win the first round of France's parliamentary...
Jul 1, 20242 min read
Factbox-Key party figures to know in the French election campaign
PARIS - France is the closest it has been to having a far-right government since World War Two, with the anti-immigrant National Rally...
Jul 1, 20244 min read
Explainer-Three-way run-offs and horse-trading: what happens next in French elections?
PARIS - Here's how the second round of France's parliamentary election on July 7 will work and the possible scenarios after exit polls...
Jul 1, 20242 min read
Explainer-France election 2024: what happens if no one gets an absolute majority?
PARIS - Exit polls after Sunday's first round of the snap parliamentary election in France showed the far-right National Rally winning...
Jul 1, 20242 min read
EU sees rise in deportation rates for non-EU migrants
A growing proportion of non-European Union citizens ordered to leave EU territory are being returned to countries outside the bloc as...
Jun 28, 20242 min read
Analysis-French diplomacy faces turbulent time if far-right wins election
PARIS - French diplomacy could be headed for an unprecedented period of turbulence if the far-right wins a snap parliamentary election,...
Jun 28, 20244 min read
Azerbaijan to hold snap parliamentary election on Sept. 1
BAKU - President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan scheduled snap parliamentary elections for Sept. 1 in a decree published on Friday in a...
Jun 28, 20241 min read
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