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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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Gunmen kill 10 in northern Afghanistan

Gunmen stormed a provincial attorney general’s office in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing at least 10 people, police said. The four armed assailants who launched the attack on the attorney general’s office
9 years ago

Guard shot dead at US Census Bureau

A US Census Bureau guard was shot and killed by a suspect who fled and was injured in a shootout, the Washington Post reported. The Census Bureau confirmed on Twitter that there
9 years ago

Intense fighting reported in Aden

SAUDI-LED air strikes against suspected Houthi fighters in Yemen have continued for the 15th day, with intense fighting occurring in the southern city of Aden, where rockets have reportedly landed on houses.
9 years ago