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French leftist leader Melenchon says left 'ready to govern'

The French left is "ready to govern", divisive hard-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon said Sunday, after predictions showed a broad left-wing alliance could be the largest group in parliament ahead of the far right. Communist leader Fabien Roussel, who lost his seat in the first round, said the left would rise up to the task ahead.

Disaster averted, Macron still faces trouble ahead

President Emmanuel Macron has avoided his nightmare scenario of the far right coming to power in France but still faces an unprecedented challenge steering his country and the remainder of his presidency through an uncertain future. Macron appeared in no hurry on this occasion to make a rapid and theatrical decision, with an aide briefing media that the president preferred to analyse the full results before jumping to conclusions.

Living under Kim Jong-Un’s extreme rules: the life of Ri Sol-Ju

French PM Attal: I will hand my resignation on Monday morning

PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said on Sunday he will hand his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron on Monday morning, adding he will carry out his functions as long as required. Attal made the comments after France's left-wing New Popular Front coalition won the most seats in the second voting round of parliamentary elections, leading pollsters said on Sunday, putting

French and foreign politicians react to French election upset

PARIS (Reuters) -Following are reactions to the upset results of France's parliamentary election on Sunday. The country was on course for a hung parliament with the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) coming first, ahead of President Emmanuel Macron's centrists and the far-right National Rally (RN). PRIME MINISTER GABRIEL ATTAL "Tonight, the (political) extremes have no absolute majority, thanks

Prison inmate freed early was involved in police chase days later

Daylan Corrigan, 27, served just two months of a 10 month sentence but within a short time was arrested again for dangerous driving - the same offence for which he was jailed in March.

New PM Keir Starmer begins a triumphal tour of UK

The new Labour Prime Minister was seen protected by an aide's umbrella as he carried a black suitcase while leaving Downing Street in a downpour.

Labour vows to 'immediately' scrap anti-strike laws

Jonathan Reynolds said that restrictions on strikes brought in by the last Conservative government would be 'removed from the statute book' straight away.

France's allies relieved by Le Pen loss but wonder what's next

By Matthias Williams and Kate Abnett LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Many of France's allies breathed a sigh of relief that the worst was averted as Marine Le Pen's far-right failed to win a snap election on Sunday but they noted that a messy coalition from a hung parliament could also pose headaches for Europe. Le Pen's National Rally (RN) had been favourite to top the polls, raising the risk of

Ten die during a fire in nursing home in Uruguay

(Reuters) - At least 10 people died in a fire in a nursing home on Sunday morning in Treinta y Tres in eastern Uruguay, local authorities and media said, with the cause still unclear. The government of Treinta y Tres, a city of some 25,000 people, located 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the capital Montevideo, declared three days of mourning on social media. In its Facebook post, it specified

French turn out in force for parliamentary election, far right seeks power

By Gabriel Stargardter and Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) -French voters turned out in large numbers for the second round of a parliamentary election on Sunday that could see the far-right National Rally (RN) emerge as the strongest force, severely denting President Emmanuel Macron's authority. Turnout stood at 59.71% by around 5 p.m. (1500 GMT), up from 38.11% at that time during the second

Israeli protesters urging Gaza deal block roads

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - 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 ministers. Protests began at 6:29 am (0329 GMT), corresponding to the time of Hamas' Oct. 7 assault on Israel, according to Israeli media. The demonstrators took to the streets,

Mayor calls on PM for Northern Powerhouse commitment

The Greater Manchester mayor calls on the government to support plans for a new railway to Liverpool.

Three children found safe and well after being 'taken in a car'

Three missing children have been found 14 hours after Queensland Police issued an amber alert amid fears they could be at significant risk.

'I still have hope': Voters react after far-right trail in elections

'I still have hope': Voters react after far-right trail left in French elections. National rally voters felt dissapointed as the leftist alliance unexpectedly took the top spot in the legislative elections.

'A lot of hope': French left rejoices at unexpected election win

As the first projections showed the left in the lead of France's parliamentary polls, against all expectations, a large crowd of left-wing activists erupted in joy in Paris. We weren't expecting it."

Two charged with murdering 14-year-old girl

A man and woman are due to appear before magistrates accused of killing the girl on Friday.

A weakened West Africa bloc asks Senegalese leader to try to convince breakaway states to return

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s divided regional bloc Sunday asked Senegal’s President Basirou Diomaye Faye to have a dialogue with the three military junta-led member states to try to reunite the region whose stability has been under threat following their decision to leave the group in January. At its summit in Nigeria’s capital Abuja, the bloc — known as ECOWAS — appointed Faye as its envoy to meet with Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, which...

22-year-old MP hits back at claims he doesn't have enough 'experience'

Sam Carling has become the youngest member of the Commons after being elected to Parliament to represent North West Cambridgeshire at the age of 22.

Inside the mystery death of mum-of-one who plunged from car park

EXCLUSIVE: A bereaved mother has said she will not rest until police get to the bottom of her daughter's death. Jamie Smith, 23, a mother-of-one, died after plunging off a car park last year.

Dozens killed across Gaza as Israel’s war enters 10th month

Israel carries out more deadly air strikes across the Gaza Strip amid fresh efforts to reach a truce.

Pope says democracy ‘not in good health’ as he warns against populists

At an event in northeast Italy, Pope Francis says a ‘crisis of democracy’ is impacting several nations around the world.

Soldier's death in Cyprus to be marked 50 years on

Graham Lawson is said to be the first soldier to have been killed while with the UN in Cyprus.

Argentina's Milei rails against socialism in first visit to Brazil as president

By Anderson Coelho BALNEARIO CAMBORIU, Brazil (Reuters) - Javier Milei, making his first visit to Brazil as Argentina's president, attacked socialism for curtailing liberties and creating corruption in a speech on Sunday to a conservative rally led by former Brazilian hard-right President Jair Bolsonaro. Reading from a prepared speech at the CPAC Brasil 2024 event, Milei made no mention of

Sister of North Korean leader Kim calls South Korea's live-fire drills 'suicidal hysteria'

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called South Korea’s recent front-line live-fire drills “suicidal hysteria” as she threatened unspecified military steps Monday if further provoked. The warning by Kim Yo Jong came after South Korea performed firing exercises in its tense land and sea borders with North Korea in the past two weeks. The exercises were the first of their kind since South Korea...

We misjudged drift to Reform among our voters, admits Tory MSP

The Scottish Conservatives were blindsided by a surge in support for Nigel Farage's Reform party north of the Border, one of its MSPs admitted yesterday.

Hamas says it's waiting for Israeli response on Gaza ceasefire proposal

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) - Hamas is waiting for a response from Israel on its ceasefire proposal, two officials from the Palestinian group said on Sunday, five days after it accepted a key part of a U.S. plan aimed at ending the nine-month-old war in Gaza. "We have left our response with the mediators and are waiting to hear the occupation's response," one of the two Hamas officials

Leftist coalition wins most seats in French elections, pollsters say

A coalition on the left that came together unexpectedly ahead of France's snap elections won the most parliamentary seats in the vote, according to polling projections on Sunday. The surprise projections just after the polls closed on Sunday evening put President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance in second place and the far right in third.

Netanyahu: Gaza deal must let Israel resume fighting until war goals met

By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Maayan Lubell and Dawoud Abu Alkas CAIRO/JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) -Any Gaza ceasefire deal must allow Israel to resume fighting until its objectives are met, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, as talks over a U.S. plan aimed at ending the nine-month-old war were expected to restart. Five days after Hamas accepted a key part of the plan, two officials from the

Prime Minister says Labour government will "deliver for Scotland" as he visits Edinburgh

Sir Keir Starmer said his Labour government would "deliver for Scotland" as he visited Edinburgh. The Prime Minister joined Anas Sarwar in Edinburgh at the start of a two-day trip which will also take in Northern Ireland and Wales.

Teenage sisters drown after being swept away at deadly beach

Aisha Mohammed, 18, and Zainab Mohammed, 17, traveled from their home in the Bronx to Coney Island in Brooklyn on Friday for a beach day and were swept out to sea by a strong current.

Labour MP calls in specialist police after 'sledgehammer home attack'

A Labour MP has called out the 'toxicity' in British politics after some 'idiots' took a 'sledgehammer' to his home last night.

Outer London concerns as Tories lose MPs

There are concerns that with a Labour mayor and government, the concerns of Tory voters in outer London may be overlooked.

Rob Burrow's funeral cortege arrives at private crematorium

The former Leeds Rhinos star's funeral is being held in a private service at Pontefract Crematorium which is being attended by 161 invited guests. Burrow passed away 'peacefully' aged 41 at hospital on June 2.

Missing girl, 17, is found dead in woods near busy road

A 17-year-old missing girl has been found dead in the woods near a busy road as a minor is charged with her murder.

Philippines, Japan on verge of key defence pact

The Philippines and Japan are set to sign on Monday a key defence pact that will allow the deployment of troops on each other's territory. The accord would provide the legal framework for Japan and the Philippines to send defence personnel to each other's territory for training and other operations.

Biden plays it cool at Pennsylvania ice cream social after church

Biden, notorious for his love of ice cream, held an event where Pennsylvania voters chowed-down on the sweet treat as the president attempted to appeal to swing state voters amid public decline.

Pro-Palestinian protesters surround car carrying Sir Keir Starmer

Demonstrators held Palestinian flags and attempted to block the Labour leader's car as he left Bute House following his meeting with First Minister of Scotland John Swinney.

Starmer wanted U.K. ‘weaned off’ China, now move to overhaul relationship

The Chinese Foreign Ministry greeted Labour’s victory in the UK elections with the hope of... The post Starmer wanted U.K. ‘weaned off’ China, now move to overhaul relationship appeared first on The Independent News.

Hezbollah launches drone attack on Mount Hermon in Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights

AMMAN (Reuters) - The Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group said on Sunday it launched a drone attack on Mount Hermon in the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights where Israel has a key surveillance centre. It said this was its first such bombing since it began trading fire with Israel on Oct. 8, a day after its Palestinian ally Hamas attacked southern Israel, sparking the Gaza war. Hezbollah

French voters deliver a win for the left, a blow for Le Pen and a hung parliament

By Juliette Jabkhiro, Layli Foroudi and Zhifan Liu PARIS (Reuters) -France faced potential political deadlock after elections on Sunday threw up a hung parliament, with a leftist alliance unexpectedly taking the top spot ahead of the far right but no group winning a majority. Voters delivered a major setback for Marine Le Pen's nationalist, eurosceptic National Rally (RN), which opinion polls

Junta states' exit hangs over West African summit

A West African leaders' summit opened amid political turmoil on Sunday after the military rulers of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso cemented a breakaway union at a rival meeting. Several West African leaders have called for the resumption of dialogue and Sunday's summit was the first for Senegal's new President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who said in May that reconciliation was possible.

Labour vow to tackle 'economic and national threat' Reform pose

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said his party would now 'come for them', after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer largely ignored the party's rise during the campaign.

Hundreds gather for memorial concert after deadly Kenya protests

Hundreds of Kenyans gathered Sunday in the capital Nairobi for a memorial concert following deadly protests over tax hikes that saw the country's leader scrap a controversial finance bill. It follows Ruto's decision on Friday to announce budget cuts and increased borrowing, in an effort to cover the projected shortfall from scrapping the finance bill.

Endangering the deal? Reactions to Netanyahu's 'red lines' for hostage deal pour in

The PMO issued a statement on Sunday, ahead of a critical Doha summit on the matter of the Gaza hostages and ceasefire talks to be held on Wednesday.

Rishi Sunak ran out of things to do - ex-minister

Ex-Conservative MP George Eustice criticises a "very poorly executed campaign" by Rishi Sunak.

Junior doctor says he’s scheduled to work 110 hours/week but told to under-report it

SINGAPORE: A junior doctor from Singapore shared on social media that he is scheduled to... The post Junior doctor says he’s scheduled to work 110 hours/week but told to under-report it appeared first on The Independent Singapore News - Latest Breaking News

Leftist alliance leads French election, no absolute majority, initial estimates show

By Tassilo Hummel and Richard Lough PARIS (Reuters) -France was on course for a hung parliament in Sunday's election, with a leftist alliance unexpectedly taking the top spot ahead of the far right, in a major upset that was set to bar Marine Le Pen's National Rally from running the government. The outcome, if confirmed, will leave parliament divided in three big groups with hugely different

‘Selfish’? South Korean woman who promotes unmarried, childless life becomes YouTube star

Seen Aromi is happy and carefree but her message has drawn backlash in South Korea, which has the world's lowest birth rate South Korea has declared its super-low birth rate a "national emergency" and poured billions into encouraging citizens to marry and reproduce, but one YouTuber has found happiness and success promoting the opposite ideal. At h...

Keir Starmer arriving in NI on first visit as prime minister

The overnight visit will see the Labour leader continue his tour of the UK after travelling to Scotland earlier on Sunday.