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A festivalgoer (L) gives her proxy for the second round of France's legislative elections at a dedicated counter to assist festival-goers establish a voting proxy at a national gendarmerie office set up at the festival campsite during the 34rd edition of the Eurockeennes de Belfort rock music festival in Sermamagny, eastern France on July 5, 2024. (Photo by Jean-Christophe VERHAEGEN / AFP)

France braces for crunch election

France on Saturday prepared for its most consequential legislative election of recent times, with residents of overseas territories opening voting for a poll expected to give the far right its biggest-ever presence
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Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader, Rishi Sunak reacts during a visit to Denby Pottery Factory, on June 27, 2024 in Ripley, north England, as part of a Conservative campaign event in the build-up to the UK general election on July 4. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP)

UK economic recovery improves as election looms

The UK economy’s recovery from recession was stronger than previously thought in the first quarter, official data showed Friday, partly lifting embattled Prime Minister Rishi Sunak before next week’s election. Gross domestic
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(FILES) This file photo taken on March 28, 2024 shows a man walking past signage for Kobayashi Pharmaceutical outside of the company's office in Tokyo. - Japanese health supplement maker Kobayashi Pharmaceutical said on June 28, 2024 it was probing 76 more deaths possibly linked to its tablets containing red yeast rice, or "beni koji", meant to lower cholesterol. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)

Japan firm says probing 76 more deaths in supplement scare

Japanese health supplement maker Kobayashi Pharmaceutical said Friday it was probing 76 more deaths possibly linked to its tablets containing red yeast rice, or “beni koji”, meant to lower cholesterol. It deepens
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Ukrainian servicemen of the 55th Artillery Brigade "Zaporizhzhia Sich" fire a French-made CAESAR self-propelled howitzer toward Russian positions, in the Donetsk region, on June 27, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP)

Russian oil depot on fire after Ukrainian drone strike

A Ukrainian drone hit a petrol depot early Friday setting it on fire, a Russian regional governor said, adding that the strike took place hundreds of miles from the border. Maxim Yegorov,
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A woman walks past an electronic board?displaying the exchange rate for the Japanese yen against the US dollar in Tokyo on June 27, 2024. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)

Yen weakens further to put focus on Tokyo, Asian equities rise

The yen extended losses to a fresh 38-year low Friday, putting investors on guard for a possible intervention by Japanese authorities ahead of the release of key US inflation data later in
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US President Joe Biden and former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump participate in the first presidential debate of the 2024 elections at CNN's studios in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, 2024. (Photo by CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA / AFP)

Faltering Biden struggles in fiery debate with Trump

A halting Joe Biden struggled Thursday to allay concerns he is too old for a second term in the White House in a fiery debate with Donald Trump marked by personal insults.
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Riot police stand guard outside the government palace following an attempt on the eve by a military movement to seize the palace by force, in La Paz, on June 27, 2024. - Two Bolivian army leaders have been arrested after soldiers and tanks took up position in Plaza Murillo, the historic square where the presidency and Congress are situated, on the eve in what President Luis Arce called an attempted coup. (Photo by AIZAR RALDES / AFP)

Bolivia arrests 17 as failed coup deepens instability

Bolivian authorities on Thursday paraded handcuffed detainees in front of the media, announcing 17 arrests after a botched coup d’etat that has deepened political turmoil in a country mired in severe economic
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People line up to register for a potential food aid delivery at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Agari, South Kordofan, on June 17, 2024. - More than 10 million people have been displaced within war-torn Sudan, according to figures released on June 11 by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Since the war broke out in April 2023 between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, 7.26 million people have fled their homes, adding to 2.83 million already displaced by previous conflicts, the IOM said. The UN has repeatedly warned that Sudan is facing the world's worst displacement crisis, as the war shows no signs of abating and the spectre of famine haunts the country. (Photo by GUY PETERSON / AFP)

Over half of Sudanese face ‘acute food insecurity’- UN

More than half of the Sudanese population is facing high levels of “acute food insecurity”, a situation exacerbated by the country’s devastating war, said a report cited by the United Nations on
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(FILES) This file photo taken on October 22, 2022 shows China's President Xi Jinping attending the closing ceremony of the 20th Chinese Communist Party's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. - China will hold a key political meeting historically watched for signals on economic direction from July 15-18, state media reported on June 27, 2024. (Photo by NOEL CELIS / AFP)

China’s economy in focus ahead of key July political meeting

A key political meeting that is watched for signals on China’s economic direction will be held in mid-July, state media said Thursday, as policymakers seek to shore up a stuttering recovery. A
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