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By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The rise of euro-sceptic nationalist parties in the European election is likely to complicate Ursula von der Leyen’s bid to get a second term as president of the powerful European Commission, though she remains the front-runner for the job. To secure another five years as boss of the EU’s …

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MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s centre-right People’s Party (PP) came out on top in Sunday’s European election, garnering 22 seats out of the 61 allocated to the country, and dealing a blow to the Socialist-led government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Sanchez’s Socialists, spearheaded by Energy Minister Teresa Ribera, earned 20 seats after a campaign in which …

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By Michel Rose and Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron set off a political earthquake on Sunday when he called snap legislative elections for later this month after he was trounced in the European Union vote by Marine Le Pen’s far-right party. Macron’s shock decision represents a major gamble on his political future, …

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By Jeff Mason BELLEAU, France (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, stopped at an American cemetery in France on Sunday that former president Donald Trump declined to visit in 2018, drawing widespread criticism at the time. As they conclude their trip to France, the Bidens visited Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in …

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PARIS (Reuters) -In a shock move, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he would dissolve parliament and call new legislative elections later this month after he was trounced in European elections by Marine Le Pen’s far-right party. “Having carried out the consultation provided for in Article 12 of our constitution, I have decided to …

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LONDON (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday called a snap election after he was trounced in European elections by Marine Le Pen’s far-right party. Eurosceptic nationalists made the biggest gains in European Parliament elections in the Sunday vote while the Greens and liberals lost ground, an aggregated exit poll showed. Financial markets could be …

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By Ronald Popeski (Reuters) – Russian forces appear to be making headway towards their longstanding goal of capturing the strategic Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar, according to reports on Sunday from both sides of the more than two-year-old conflict. Chasiv Yar stands on high ground about 20 km (12 miles) to the west of Bakhmut, …

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By Barbara Erling WARSAW (Reuters) -Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centrist Civic Coalition (KO) was set to win Sunday’s European vote, an exit poll showed, taking a step towards establishing itself as the dominant force in the country after a campaign dominated by security concerns. With war raging in Ukraine and a migrant crisis on …

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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces have for the first time hit a latest-generation Russian Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jet at an air base inside Russia, Kyiv’s GUR defence intelligence agency said on Sunday, showing satellite pictures which it said confirmed the strike. In a Telegram post, the GUR did not specify how the Su-57 was hit …

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By Stoyan Nenov SOFIA (Reuters) -Bulgarians head to the polls on Sunday for their sixth parliamentary election in three years, but analysts say the vote is unlikely to yield a stable government that can end prolonged political instability and unblock economic reforms. Bulgaria, the poorest member of the European Union, has been plagued by revolving-door …

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