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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(FILES) (COMBO) This combination of pictures created on October 22, 2020 shows US President Donald Trump (L) and Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden during the final presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 22, 2020. - Joe Biden and Donald Trump square off for a historic US presidential debate this week, with the stage set for what could be a pivotal moment in the 2024 race as millions of potential voters tune in. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski and JIM WATSON / AFP)

Biden and Trump to lock horns in critical presidential debate

Joe Biden and Donald Trump square off for a historic US presidential debate Thursday, with the stage set for what could be an inflection point in the 2024 race as millions of
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(FILES) Former Peru's President (1990-2000) Alberto Fujimori sits between his children Kenji (L) and Keiko upon his release from the Barbadillo prison in the eastern outskirts of Lima, on December 6, 2023. - Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, 85, is hospitalized in intensive care after suffering a hip fracture in a domestic accident, his family announced on June 26, 2024. (Photo by Renato PAJUELO / AFP)

Peru’s ex-president Fujimori breaks hip in fall

Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, 85, is in intensive care after breaking his hip in a fall at home, his daughter Keiko said Wednesday. He is due to undergo surgery in the
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A supporter of Julian Assange holds a banner with an image of the WikiLeaks founder after he arrived in Canberra on June 26, 2024, following his guilty plea at a US court in Saipan to a single count of conspiracy to obtain and disseminate US national defence information. - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned home to Australia to start life as a free man June 26 after admitting he revealed US defence secrets in a deal that unlocked the door to his London prison cell. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)

Julian Assange ‘marvelling’ at freedom in Australia

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is “rediscovering” life as he tastes freedom in Australia after a five-year stretch in a London high-security prison, his wife said Thursday. The 52-year-old landed in Canberra the
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Soldiers of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) are deployed at a stadium ahead of a planned demonstration called after a nationwide deadly protest against a controversial now-withdrawn tax bill left over 20 dead in downtown Nairobi, on June 27, 2024. - Kenyans are preparing to take to the streets on Thursday for a white march the day after President William Ruto announced the withdrawal of the draft budget providing for tax increases, at the origin of a protest which foundered in murderous violence. (Photo by LUIS TATO / AFP)

Kenya police fire tear gas at protesters after Ruto urges talks

Kenyan police fired tear gas at small groups of demonstrators in the capital Nairobi on Thursday, AFP journalists saw, a day after President William Ruto agreed to scrap contentious tax hikes and
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Landslides, lightning and floods kill 14 in Nepal

Torrential monsoon storms in Nepal have triggered landslides, lightning and flooding killing at least 14 people, a disaster official said Thursday. Monsoon rains from June to September bring widespread death and destruction
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(From 2L) Spain's midfielder #15 Alex Baena, Spain's defender #24 Marc Cucurella and Spain's forward #25 Fermin Lopez attend a training session at the team's base camp in Donaueschingen, on June 25, 2024 during the Euro 2024 football competition. (Photo by LLUIS GENE / AFP)

Spain the standouts as Euro 2024 heads into knockout stage

Euro 2024 in Germany moves on to the knockout phase this weekend after a group stage which saw all of the continent’s biggest names advance to the last 16 even if some
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People hold British Medical Association (BMA)-branded placards calling for better pay as they stand on a picket line outside St Thomas' Hospital in central London during a strike by junior doctors on June 27, 2024, a week before the July 4 general election. - Junior doctors in England are striking just days before the general election, as a protracted pay battle with the Conservative government threatens to intrude on the culmination of the campaign. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)

Hospital doctors in England launch new strike ahead of election

Junior hospital doctors in England on Thursday began a five-day strike, a week before a general election in which the state of the publicly funded National Health Service is a major issue.
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Czech republic's forward #11 Jan Kuchta shoots the ball during the UEFA Euro 2024 Group F football match between the Czech Republic and Turkey at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg on June 26, 2024. (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP)

Biggest stars yet to catch fire at Euro 2024

With exciting football and vibrant fans lighting up cities across Germany, Euro 2024 has thrilled even though the European game’s biggest stars have failed to take the tournament by storm. Between injury
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Portugal's forward #07 Cristiano Ronaldo reacts after failing to score during the UEFA Euro 2024 Group F football match between Georgia and Portugal at the Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen on June 26, 2024. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)

Euros history-makers Georgia to ‘fight’ against Spain, says Sagnol

Willy Sagnol said Wednesday that Georgia will put up a fight against Spain after his team made history by progressing to the last 16 of Euro 2024. Georgia face a daunting tie
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