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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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View of a campaign banner of Venezuela's presidential candidate Luis Eduardo of the Democratic Action party in Caracas on June 30, 2024. - Venezuela will hold general eletion next July 28. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP)

Venezuelan election campaign opens amid persecution claims

Campaigning for July 28 presidential elections officially opened in Venezuela amid great uncertainty Thursday, with incumbent Nicolas Maduro accused of political persecution. Maduro and opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia have both called
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Poland's Hubert Hurkacz returns against France's Arthur Fils during their men's second round singles tennis match on the fourth day of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 4, 2024. (Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

Injury forces Hurkacz to quit Wimbledon match

Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz, seen as an outside tip for the Wimbledon title, was forced to quit his second-round match against Arthur Fils with a knee injury on Thursday. Seventh-seeded Hurkacz, who made
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Shopkeepers sell accessories at a mobile market in Lahore on July 4, 2024. - Pakistan's tax authorities said on July 4 it has blocked 210,000 sim cards of users who have not filed tax returns in a bid to widen the revenue bracket. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP)

Pakistan blocks 210,000 SIM cards to encourage tax payment

Pakistan’s tax authority said Thursday it has blocked 210,000 SIM cards of users who have not filed tax returns in a bid to widen the revenue bracket. Only 5.2 million people of
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Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak delivers a speech during his final rally at Romsey Rugby Football Club, in Romsey, Hampshire, July 3, 2024 as part of a campaign event in the build-up to the UK general election on July 4. (Photo by Claudia Greco / POOL / AFP)

London stocks climb as Britons head to polls

London’s stock market and the pound advanced versus the dollar Thursday as Britons voted in a general election expected to be won by the centre-left and main opposition Labour party. Eurozone stocks
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People fleeing the town of Singa, the capital of Sudan's southeastern Sennar state, arrive in Gedaref in the east of the war-torn country on July 2, 2024. - Paramilitary forces battling Sudan's regular army for more than a year said on June 29 they had taken Singa, a key state capital in the southeast, prompting thousands to flee, witnesses said. (Photo by AFP)

25 people drown in Sudan fleeing fighting

Around 25 people have drowned in Sudan’s southeast while trying to flee fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitary forces, a pro-democracy activists’ committee said Thursday. “Around 25 citizens, most of them
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European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis speaks in Brussels, Belgium, February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Pool
European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis speaks in Brussels, Belgium, February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Pool

EU slaps Chinese electric cars with tariffs of up to 38%

The European Union on Thursday slapped extra provisional duties of up to 38 percent on Chinese electric car imports because of “unfair” state subsidies, despite Beijing’s warnings the move would unleash a
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Erik ten Hag signs new deal at Man Utd

Erik ten Hag has signed a contract extension that keeps him at Old Trafford until 2026, the Premier League club announced on Thursday. There had been intense speculation over the Dutchman’s future
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Hoardings with portraits of former police constable-turned-Hindu preacher Bhole Baba are kept at a workshop near his ashram in Bichhawan village of Mainpuri district, in IndiaÂ’s Uttar Pradesh state on July 4, 2024. - Former police constable-turned-preacher Bhole Baba built an immense following among poor and marginalised Indians before his latest sermon ended in a stampede that killed 121 of his followers. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)

Indian preacher not hiding after stampede, says lawyer

The self-styled Indian preacher whose latest sermon ended in a deadly stampede is not hiding from police, his lawyer told AFP on Thursday, without disclosing the guru’s whereabouts. Bhole Baba’s prayer meeting
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