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French elections 2024: Left leads, far-right rises, no majority secured

The left coalition in France won the most seats in Sunday's legislative elections, countering a far-right surge but failing to secure a majority

From plane to fundraisers, everything in place for Republican VP candidate

Senior advisers and longtime allies insist they still don't know who the presumptive GOP nominee will choose to join him on the ticket with many believing the choice is still in flux

Boeing to plead guilty to avoid US criminal trial over 737 Max crashes

Prosecutors accused the American aerospace giant of deceiving regulators who approved the airplane and pilot-training requirements for it

With French Parliament shifting to 'Left', risk of policy paralysis looms

The result delivered a stinging blow to President Emmanuel Macron and leaves the euro zone's second largest economy in limbo, heralding a period of political instability

Nato summit hosted by Prez Biden to show strong support for Ukraine

Nato summit will be the first to include Sweden as a member of the alliance, Sweden officially joined the alliance in March

Over 6,500 Samsung workers walk off assembly lines over pay, vacation time

This week, Samsung's preparing to unveil new foldable phones and watches as well as a smart ring in Paris ahead of the Olympics, in an attempt to forestall a challenge from Apple Inc

Detroit block party shooting leaves 2 dead, over dozen injured: Police

Detroit police released few details, confirming that the shooting on a residential block on Detroit's east side left two people dead

Crew of Nasa's earthbound simulated Mars mission emerge after a year

Four volunteer crew members spent more than 12 months inside Nasa's first simulated Mars environment at Johnson Space Center in Houston

Violence breaks out in France as left-wing coalition leads snap election

French election night turned turbulent as results showed a left-wing coalition poised to claim the majority of parliamentary seats

French voters deliver political deadlock as left falls short of majority

The awkward leftist alliance, which the hard left, Greens and Socialists hastily put together before the vote, was far from having an absolute majority of 289 seats in the 577-seat assembly

Sister of Kim Jong calls S Korea's live-fire drills 'suicidal hysteria'

She accused South Korea's conservative government of deliberately escalating tensions as a way to escape a domestic political crisis

US elections: More Democrats want Prez Biden to step aside as WH nominee

The fallout from Biden's June 27 showing against Trump continues to reverberate

2024 may be world's hottest year ever as June breaks records, says EU

Data suggest 2024 could outrank 2023 as the hottest year since records began after human-caused climate change and the El Nino natural weather phenomenon both pushed temperatures to record high

Senator Bernie Sanders sets conditions for supporting Biden in elections

Sanders is considered as the leader of the powerful progressive movement in the country, which now has a sizable control over the ruling Democratic party

Israeli protesters block highways, call for ceasefire to return hostages

Near the border with Gaza, Israeli protestors released 1,500 black and yellow balloons to symbolise those fellow citizens who were killed and abducted

Argentine Prez Milei heads to far-right convention in Brazil, snubs Lula

Libertarian leader was in Brazil on Sunday, preparing to headline the country's version of CPAC, the conservative political action conference, alongside former President Javier Bolsonaro

Hurricane Beryl: Texas coastal region likely to have power outages, floods

Much of Texas' shoreline was under a hurricane warning and officials in several coastal counties urged tourists along the beach for the Fourth of the July holiday to leave

French PM Attal resigns as leftist coalition defeats Macron's ruling party

The election results marked a significant shift in French politics, with the National Rally, led by Jordan Bardella, claiming substantial gains

New UK PM Starmer seeks to improve on 'botched' trade deal with EU

During a visit to Edinburgh, that he billed as an immediate reset with the regional governments of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales

Biden addresses Black church service as calls grow for him to step aside

Appearance followed Biden joining a Saturday call with campaign surrogates, and reiterating that he has no plans to step aside