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Smoke billows after a Ukrainian drone strike on a warehouse in Russia's southwestern Voronezh region on July 7
Russia vows to respond after Ukrainian drone attack sets on fire alleged munitions warehouse
MOSCOW — The Kremlin has vowed to respond to Ukrainian attacks within its borders after a drone set on fire a warehouse allegedly storing munitions, prompting a state of emergency in Russia’s south-western Voronezh region.The drone attack took place in a settlement in the Podgorensky district, Voronezh governor Aleksandr Gusev said Sunday. Ukrainian sources said the warehouse was targeted because it was being used to supply ammunition to Russian troops fighting in Ukraine.“Several UAVs were detected and destroyed by on-duty air defense forces over the territory of the Voronezh region last night. A fire broke out at a warehouse due to the fall of their wreckage. Detonation of explosive items began in the Podgorensky district,” Gusev said.He did not identify the settlement where the...
July 08, 2024

Russia vows to respond after Ukrainian drone attack sets on fire alleged munitions warehouse

National Rally’s leader, Marine Le Pen, says victory is just delayed
France's far right 'sad and disappointed' over election result
FRANCE — The scene was set at the pavilion in Paris’s Bois de Vincennes forest where the National Rally (RN) was staging what it hoped would be its victory rally.Hundreds of journalists had come from across the world, the sniffer dogs in place to protect a party that was, we all thought, at the gates of power; the first time the far right would enter government in France since World War Two.But as time ticked toward the exit poll at 8 pm, the mood began to turn. Party apparatchiks talked in hushed tones of indications they had fallen short. Nervous glances were exchanged, the glasses looked more half-empty than half-full.And then the screens told the story: of the National Rally beaten into third place by the left and by President Macron’s centrists. There was stunned silence – and...
July 08, 2024

France's far right 'sad and disappointed' over election result

Rishi Sunak
Sunak accepts responsibility for historic Tory defeat
LONDON — Rishi Sunak has said he accepts responsibility for the Conservative Party's catastrophic general election defeat.Sir Keir Starmer has led the Labour Party to a landslide victory and will take over from Sunak as the UK's prime minister.Sunak told supporters: "The British people have delivered a sobering verdict tonight, there is much to learn... and I take responsibility for the loss."Speaking in central London, Sir Keir said "change begins now", adding "it feels good, I have to be honest".With nearly all results declared, Labour is projected to form the next government, with a majority of 170.The Tories are set for the worst result in their history. They have lost more than 248 seats and are currently on 119 seats.Former Prime Minister Liz...
July 05, 2024

Sunak accepts responsibility for historic Tory defeat

Keir Starmer
Labour's Keir Starmer to become UK prime minister
LONDON — Sir Keir Starmer is set to become the UK's first Labour prime minister since 2010 after his party's landslide general election victory.Labour is returning to power with a huge parliamentary majority of 174, following a collapse in support for the Conservatives.Sir Keir will be formally appointed by the King at Buckingham Palace later and then make his first speech in Downing Street.He is then expected to begin appointing his new cabinet on Friday afternoon, before it meets for the first time on Saturday.Speaking in central London, Sir Keir told a crowd of Labour supporters that "change begins now", adding: "It feels good, I have to be honest."Labour's victory has come largely as a result in a dramatic 20 point drop in Tory support, with the party...
July 05, 2024

Labour's Keir Starmer to become UK prime minister

Among those attacked were government spokeswoman Prisca Thevenot (L) and her deputy Virginie Lanlo
Violent attacks shock France ahead of crunch vote
PARIS — More than 50 candidates and activists in France have come under physical attack in the run-up to Sunday's tense final round of parliamentary elections, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has said.He revealed the figure after government spokeswoman Prisca Thevenot, her deputy and a party activist were brutally assaulted as they put up election posters in Meudon, south-west of Paris.The motive for the attack is not clear, but Ms Thevenot returned to Meudon on Thursday with Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, who condemned what he called "attacks of intolerable cowardice".The spate of assaults across France reflects the febrile mood on the final day of campaigning in an election that the far-right National Rally (RN) is poised to win.Although RN is well ahead in the polls,...
July 05, 2024

Violent attacks shock France ahead of crunch vote

Britain's Reform UK Party Leader Nigel Farage speaks to the media after winning his first seat in parliament during the UK election in Clacton-on-Sea, Britain, on July 5, 2024
Nigel Farage elected MP for first time as Reform UK wins four seats
LONDON — Nigel Farage has been elected as an MP for the first time, on a night which saw Reform UK take more than four million votes.The party is on course to be the third largest party in the UK by vote share and has won four seats so far.Farage overturned a Conservative majority of more than 25,000 to comfortably win in Clacton, Essex — a race which marked his eighth attempt to enter the Commons.He said the result was "the first step of something that is going to stun all of you".Reform also gained Great Yarmouth and Boston and Skegness from the Tories, while former Conservative MP Lee Anderson — who defected to Reform in March — retained Ashfield in Nottinghamshire.The party drew large support in areas where the Conservatives won in 2019 under Boris Johnson, coming...
July 05, 2024

Nigel Farage elected MP for first time as Reform UK wins four seats

Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Keir Starmer
Voting under way in UK high-stakes election
LONDON — British voters are heading to the polls Thursday for a crucial general election that is being seen as a referendum on 14 years of Conservative rule.The snap vote, called by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, is being held months earlier than necessary and caught much of his party by surprise.The opposition Labour party suffered its worst defeat since 1935 in the last general election, but has since rebuilt itself under the leadership of Keir Starmer.Thursday’s vote follows a six-week campaign in which all major parties have scoured the country in search of votes. Much of the debate has revolved around the economy, the cost of living, the state of Britain’s public services, and tax and immigration.Largely absent from the debate, however, has been Britain’s relationship with the...
July 04, 2024

Voting under way in UK high-stakes election

The aftermath of the attack at a synagogue in Derbent, Dagestan.
Russia’s Dagestan temporarily bans niqabs following deadly shootings
MOSCOW — Russia’s southernmost Dagestan province has announced a temporary ban on the wearing of niqabs, a full-face veil with an opening for the eyes, as a security measure following deadly attacks by gunmen last month.Gunmen opened fire at multiple places of worship and a police traffic stop in two cities in the Muslim-majority republic on June 23, killing at least 15 police officers and at least four civilians, including an Orthodox priest, according to authorities.The niqab ban is to take place until “the identified threats are eliminated and a new theological conclusion is issued,” deputy head of the Mufti of Dagestan Abdulla Salimov said in a video message Wednesday.Assistant to the Mufti of Dagestan Muhammad Muhammadov told the Russian news agency EA Regnum on Wednesday that...
July 04, 2024

Russia’s Dagestan temporarily bans niqabs following deadly shootings

The first round of the elections on Sunday 30 June produced hundreds of three-way run-off races
French election candidates withdraw in bid to block far-right
PARIS — French voters are waiting to see the full line-up for the second round of parliamentary elections, as scores of candidates stood aside in order to help defeat the far-right National Rally (RN).Parties have until 18:00 (17:00 BST) Tuesday evening to register contenders for Sunday.Only then will it be clear how many from the left and center have abandoned the race in the hope of unifying the anti-RN vote.Last Sunday’s first round produced a big victory for the party of Marine Le Pen, which — with allies — won around 33% of the vote.A broad left-wing alliance came second, and President Emmanuel Macron’s centrists third.But Ms Le Pen’s chances of winning an outright majority in the 577-seat National Assembly have been dented by the blocking tactics of her party’s...
July 02, 2024

French election candidates withdraw in bid to block far-right

Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, in Kyiv, is pictured on August 23, 2023
Ukraine thwarts alleged coup attempt, security service says
KYIV — Ukraine has foiled an alleged plot to overthrow the government that “would have played into Russia’s hands,” security officials in the war-torn country said Monday.In a Telegram post, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) claimed the alleged coup organizers planned to trigger a riot in Kyiv on June 30 as a distraction to seize control of the Ukrainian parliament and remove the military and political leadership from power.It is unclear if those accused have any connection with Russia, which has waged a devastating full-scale invasion against its southwestern neighbor for nearly two and a half years.Four suspects have been identified, with two held in custody, the SBU said. They face up to 10 years in prison if found guilty. The SBU said it seized weapons and ammunition, as...
July 02, 2024

Ukraine thwarts alleged coup attempt, security service says

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