Explainer-France election 2024: what happens if no one gets an absolute majority?
PARIS (Reuters) - France votes on June 30 and July 7 in a snap parliamentary election which opinion polls forecast…
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EU executive proposes disciplinary budget steps for France, others
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Wednesday proposed disciplinary steps against France and six other EU countries over running…
Dutchman Rutte to be NATO’s new secretary-general, Dutch news outlet NOS reports citing sources
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte will be NATO's new secretary-general, succeeding Jens Stoltenberg, Dutch news outlet…
Pope offers prayers for ‘noble, courageous’ Chinese people
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Wednesday (June 17) called for prayers for the Chinese people, in unscripted remarks coming amid…
Russian court upholds physicist’s 12-year treason sentence
(Reuters) - A Russian court has upheld a 12-year guilty verdict for treason against a physicist accused of passing secrets…
RFK Jr faces down midnight deadline to qualify for CNN presidential debate
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr has less than 24 hours to qualify for the first…
Hungarian opposition party to join European Parliament’s centre-right bloc
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian opposition party Tisza will join the centre-right European People's Party bloc in the European Parliament, the…
Putin says treaty with N. Korea provides ‘mutual assistance’ in case of aggression
MOSCOW: A new treaty signed between North Korea and Russia provides for "mutual assistance" in case either country faces aggression,…
Poland’s top court backs president in row over two convicted lawmakers
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's top court backed President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday in a dispute with the government over the…