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‘A seismic event’: Le Pen’s party makes historic breakthrough in French parliament
Marine Le Pen’s far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally, or RN) made historic gains in Sunday’s French parliamentary election second round, on track to win 90 seats according to projections by Ipsos – a score way beyond the record gains polls predicted. Emmanuel Macron’s centrist bloc, meanwhile, underperformed polling expectations and fell well short of a majority – leaving a deal with conservative Les Républicains (LR) as his best hope for governing unencumbered.
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Julian Assange’s worst fears realized
The British Government has ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US.
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Three American fighters reported missing in Ukraine
The US Department of State says it is aware of reports that three American fighters are missing in Ukraine, with two of them feared captured.
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Scholz, European leaders in Kyiv back Ukraine's application for EU candidate status
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, along with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, French President Emmanuel Macron and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, decried Russia's attacks during their joint trip to Ukraine.
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