PARIS — It was one of the greatest political upsets in French history, and an outcome that pollsters failed to predict. When far-right supporters gathered for their election watch party in Paris on Sunday, they were ready to celebrate a historic night.... Ipsos’s final survey of 10, 101 registered voters on July 3 and 4 projected that National Rally would win between 175 and 205 seats.... Instead, the Paris prosecutor’s office said Tuesday that it had opened a preliminary investigation into th

THE PTI government’s claims of respecting press freedom have long been exposed as patently insincere.... This is a disingenuous stance: while ‘fake news’ certainly exists, the PTI has also weaponised the term to try and discredit those sections of the media that believe in their duty to inform the public without fear or favour and hold the government and other institutions accountable.... It is highly unseemly for a federal minister — of information, no less — to lead a partisan attack on the

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A video narrated by the actor Tom Hanks announced the news.... “ I guarantee that the people who are the most angry about it are the many Indians of our Country.... Wouldn’t it be an honour to have a team named the Cleveland Indians, and wouldn’t it be disrespectful to rip that name and logo off of those jerseys?...

Stonewall has received ￡1 million a year of taxpayers’ money to deliver controversial guidance including on transgender issues, an investigation has found. Over the past three years, the LGBT charity has been paid a total of over ￡3.1 million by 327 public bodies for their Diversity Champions scheme, conferences, events and training programmes. This includes almost half a million pounds from the NHS, while one quango paid nearly ￡50, 000 to the charity. Members since 2018 have included 87 univer

CNN — Few citizens face the kind of perfect storm of legal threats engulfing Donald Trump.... And given that he is a past and possibly future president running for a new term, the entire country could share in his historic ordeal.... Trump said that Smith sent him a letter on Sunday informing him he was a target of the investigation, a step that usually precedes charges....

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Last week, negotiations between Democrats in Washington on their big social safety net bill were flailing.... But suddenly this week, it looks like things are gelling.“ It’s been a very productive week for Democrats as we’ve inched closer to finalizing an agreement, ” Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer( D-N.Y.) said earlier this week.... So what deadline is suddenly moving Democrats to find a way forward?...

And none of them are being used at coal-burning power plants.... In 2022, coal-fired electricity generation was largely replaced by other sources, primarily natural gas and renewables.... As the production of cleaner alternatives continues to grow, the reliance on coal to meet the country's energy needs continues to diminish. ABC News' Climate Unit contributed to this report....