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Electoral alliances expected to play vital role in number of contests including Paris and Marseille Voting is under way in France in the second round of local elections seen as a bellwether for next year’s presidential race – with cities including Paris and Marseille in the balance and both the radical left and far right hoping for gains. Most of France’s 35,000-odd communes elected their councils in the first round last Sunday , but in municipalities where the contest is tighter, including most
National referendum is being seen as a de facto confidence vote on the government – and the polls are neck and neck In the run-up to a referendum in Italy on a government quest to overhaul the judiciary, a campaign flyer circulated online quoting Giorgia Meloni, the prime minister, taking aim at judges and feminists. “Judges block the deportations of rapists. Where are the feminists? Vote yes – there will not be another opportunity,” it read. The flyer, posted on the Facebook page of Meloni’s Br
People stop at a makeshift memorial at the entrance to Nancy Guthrie's home on Feb. 12, 2026 in Tucson, Ariz.
Victims of army drone attack on East Darfur health facility included children and medical personnel A strike on a healthcare facility in Sudan has killed 64 people and wounded 89 more, the World Health Organization reported on Saturday. The UN’s humanitarian office in Sudan had earlier said it was “appalled by the attack on a hospital in East Darfur yesterday, reportedly killing dozens, including children, and injuring more”. Continue reading...
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Marc Paz, center, shows customers a display of presidential candidates during the opening of the Polymarket bar “The Situation Room” on March 20, 2026 in Washington, D.C.
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An aerial view of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Island group.
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Autopsy reveals James ‘Jimmy’ Gracey’s injuries consistent with repeatedly hitting breakwater’s rocks, Spanish media report Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A University of Alabama student who was found dead in Barcelona after going missing while vacationing evidently fell into the sea by accident in view of surveillance cameras – and an autopsy revealed injuries on his body that were consistent with having repeatedly struck a breakwater’s rocks. Such
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A woman walks away from a gas station on Thursday, March 19, 2026 in Los Angeles.
