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France's far-right seen falling short of majority in run-off, poll shows
PARIS - Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) will not win a majority of seats in next Sunday's parliamentary run-off election, according...
Jul 4, 20243 min read
Egypt's Sisi names new armed forces chief of staff, defence minister
CAIRO - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi named a new chief of staff for the armed forces on Wednesday, after replacing the defence...
Jul 4, 20241 min read
French candidates bow out in bid to block far-right
PARIS - Opponents of France's National Rally (RN) stepped up their bid to block the far-right party from power on Tuesday as more...
Jul 3, 20243 min read
Hungary's Orban, in Kyiv, proposes ceasefire to speed up peace talks
KYIV - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday to consider a ceasefire to...
Jul 3, 20243 min read
Boris Johnson issues surprise last-ditch UK election rallying cry
LONDON - Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a surprise appearance in the British election campaign on Tuesday, issuing a...
Jul 3, 20242 min read
Poll predicts record win for Labour Party at UK election
LONDON - Britain's Labour Party is set to sweep to power with a record number of seats at Thursday's national election, a forecast by...
Jul 3, 20241 min read
Explainer-UK election: What is the MRP method of modelling opinion polls?
LONDON - As Britain's election campaign enters its final stretch, the work of opinion pollsters is back in the spotlight with several...
Jul 3, 20243 min read
Norwegian man accused of spying for China appears in court
OSLO -A Norwegian man appeared in an Oslo court on Tuesday to face accusations of espionage on behalf of China and will be detained for...
Jul 3, 20242 min read
Italy's Meloni tells her party there is no room for fascism in its ranks
ROME - Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told her Brothers of Italy party on Tuesday that it should expunge from its ranks anyone who...
Jul 3, 20242 min read
Egypt set to change finance, foreign and supply ministers
CAIRO - Egypt is expected to change its foreign, finance, petroleum, electricity and supply ministers in a long-awaited cabinet overhaul,...
Jul 3, 20242 min read
France's moderate voters face extreme choices in run-off vote
CREPY-EN-VALOIS, France - Denise Rollet says she faces no good options in France's run-off legislative vote in the coming days. The...
Jul 3, 20243 min read
Poland's Tusk issues rallying cry to pro-European forces after Germany talks
WARSAW - Pro-European politicians must act decisively in tackling issues of concern to ordinary voters like illegal migration to counter...
Jul 3, 20242 min read
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