FRANCE-ELECTIONS
Voting is under way for the first round of elections to France's National Assembly, with President Emmanuel Macron seeking to secure a clear majority in the lower house for the centrist forces led by his Renaissance party. Moving
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HUNGARY-POLITICS-EU
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announces in Vienna an alliance with populist parties from Austria and the Czech Republic at the EU level, dubbed Patriots for Europe, to form a new far-right group in the European Parliament. Moving
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GERMANY-POLITICS-AFD
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is continuing its national party conference in the western city of Essen amid protests that turned violent at times. Moving
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AFGHANISTAN-UN
A two-day UN conference in Doha aims to bolster international engagement with the Taliban and includes a Taliban delegation for the first time since their return to power. Moving
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ISRAEL-CONFLICT-PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
The United Nations is transferring thousands of tons of humanitarian supplies from a US-constructed pier off the coast of the Gaza Strip after the temporary port was suspended due to poor weather. Moving
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GREECE-WEATHER
Using 15 firefighting helicopters and aircraft as well as hundreds of firefighters and volunteers, the Greek fire brigade says it was able to extinguish a large fire in a densely wooded area some 20 kilometres north of Athens. Moved
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GERMANY-TRADE-DEFENCE
German arms exports have reached a new record level for the second year in a row, mostly due to continued and growing military aid for Ukraine, according to the Economy Ministry. Moved