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Macron’s majority in doubt after first-round of French parliamentary vote

Left-wing NUPES grouping runs neck-and-neck with incumbent president’s alliance

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Thousands of sheep drown as Sudan ship sinks

Port officials say livestock vessel ran into trouble in the Red Sea

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Australia, China defence ministers meet for first time in three years

Beijing’s moves in Pacific region among items discussed by Richard Marles, Wei Fenghe at Shangri-La Dialogue summit

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Fiji’s biggest threat isn’t guns or jets, it’s climate change: official

Defence minister warns counterparts on dangers hitting Pacific island nations

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Kim Jong-un extends full support to Putin amid war in Ukraine

North Korean leader references Russia’s attack against Kyiv as a ‘just cause’

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Philippine volcano makes phreatic eruption anew within a week

Event at 3.37am today lasted 18 minutes based on seismic record, volcanology institute says

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Sanctions-hit Iran, Venezuela sign 20-year cooperation deal

Cooperation covers energy, financial sectors, defence projects, says President Nicolas Maduro

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Cash-strapped Sri Lanka announces weekly fuel quotas

Energy minister says state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation is struggling to finance oil imports

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In Kyiv, EU chief promises a signal on Ukraine’s bid next week

Member-nation leaders expected to approve candidacy, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presses for rapid admission

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US abortion rights advocates, opponents brace for court decision

Supporters rush to prepare for ‘post-Roe world’ as conservative South gears up to revive bans

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UK govt cuts ties to imam after Muslim film protests

Campaign ‘has led to street demonstrations, which have fomented religious hatred’, says government

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Google engineer claiming AI has consciousness placed on leave: report

Artificially intelligent chatbot talked about its rights, personhood, says employee

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French left seeks to challenge Macron in Parliament elections

Win by former would see PM, president hailing from different factions, which has paralysed country’s politics in past