French far right seeks vote win but deadlock looms
BBC Online : France is voting in one of its most significant elections in years, with the far right hoping for a historic victory, but with political stalemate the more likely result. This is...
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Biden back on campaign trail as pressure mounts
AFP : US President Joe Biden heads back out on the campaign trail Sunday, desperate to salvage his re-election bid as senior Democrats meet to discuss growing calls that he quit the White House...
Israeli protesters urging Gaza deal block roads
Arab News : Protests aimed at pressuring the Israeli government to reach a hostage deal with Hamas began across the country on Sunday, with demonstrators blocking roads and picketing at the homes of government...
Saudi Arabia and Jordan airdrop food aid to the Gaza Strip
Arab News : Saudi Arabia and Jordan airdropped 30 tonnes of ready-to-eat food for besieged Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the Saudi aid agency KSrelief said on Sunday. In a statement carried by the...
Eight killed in gun battles in Indian Kashmir
AFP : Two soldiers and six suspected militants were killed in two separate gun battles in Indian-administered Kashmir, police said Sunday. Kashmir police inspector general Vidhi Kumar Birdi told AFP that authorities in the...
New PM Starmer pledges to rebuild Britain after years of chaos
Reuters : Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Friday to use his massive electoral majority to rebuild the country, saying he wanted to take the heat out of politics after years of...
Dam breach triggers floods in central China
AFP : Chinese officials raced Saturday to stem floods caused by a dam breach in central China, state media reported, as the Asian nation grapples with a summer of extreme weather. State news agency...
France holds its breath ahead of uncertain vote
AFP : France’s tense election campaign was on hold Saturday on the eve of the final vote, but thoughts were turning to an uncertain future before polling even opens. The traditional final day pause...
New PM Starmer pledges to rebuild Britain after years of chaos
Reuters : Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Friday to use his massive electoral majority to rebuild the country, saying he wanted to take the heat out of politics after years of...
Ex-prime minister Liz Truss loses her seat to Labour
The Guardian : Liz Truss has lost her seat of South West Norfolk, one of the biggest Conservative losses on a disastrous night for the party. The former prime minister, whose turbulent 45-day period...
Man who stabbed S Korea opposition leader gets 15 yrs in jail
Al Jazeera : A man who stabbed South Korea’s then-opposition leader Lee Jae-myung in the neck in January has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, a regional court has announced. The attacker was...
Some Caribbean islands destroyed by Hurricane Beryl
AFP : The Red Cross on Friday described devastating scenes after Hurricane Beryl swept through the Caribbean towards Mexico, with St. Vincent and the Grenadines heavily impacted and two Grenada islands ‘destroyed’. The International...