First Round

Far right leads first round of France’s parliamentary election in blow to Macron

CNN — Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) party led the first round of France’s parliamentary elections on Sunday, taking it closer to the gates of power than ever before. After an unusually high turnout, the RN bloc clinched 33.15 percent of the vote, while the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) coalition came second …

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Egypt Independent July 1, 2024

Hamas tells negotiators it doesn’t have 40 Israeli hostages needed for first round of ceasefire

CNN — Hamas has indicated it is currently unable to identify and track down 40 Israeli hostages needed for the first phase of a ceasefire deal, according to an Israeli official and a source familiar with the discussions, raising fears that more hostages may be dead than are publicly known. The framework that has been …

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Egypt Independent April 11, 2024