EU-ELECTIONS
The EU's centre-right celebrates victory after provisional results for the European Parliament elections boosted the chances of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen winning a second term, in a vote that also saw gains by the far right. Moving
SIDEBAR: Von der Leyen's route to a second term as EU Commission president. 500 words, moving shortly
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EU-ELECTIONS-GERMANY
The German government dismisses calls for an early election due to the coalition parties' losses in the European Parliament poll held at the weekend. Moving
EU-ELECTIONS-GERMANY-AFD
German far-right politician Maximilian Krah, who was banned from his party's EU campaign after making controversial statements about Germany's Nazi past, is being excluded from his party's delegation in the European Parliament. Moving
GERMANY-ELECTIONS-COUNCIL
The far-right Alternative for Germany secures big victories in eastern states that also held local elections on Sunday. Moving
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EU-ELECTIONS-FRANCE
Official results from the European elections in France confirm a landslide win for the far-right National Rally, led by Marine Le Pen, as President Emmanuel Macron gambles on a snap election. Moved
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ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN TERRITORY-CONFLICT-US
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Cairo on the first leg of his Middle East tour aimed at brokering an end the ongoing Gaza war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. Moved
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UKRAINE-CONFLICT-RUSSIA
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismisses Russian statements regarding the capture of a village in Ukraine's north-eastern Sumy region. Moved