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In the first round of the election, held on June 30, the far-right National Rally (RN) party won the most votes in its history, with around 33 percent. In June, French President Emmanuel Macron called for early elections after his party’s defeat by the centre-right Renaissance party in European elections, which Macron hoped would prove that it did not have the broad public support necessary to form a government. The move was seen as dangerous by political commentators, If there is a real possibility that the RN will come to power,Now that several decades have passed since its establishment, we…
An unknown heart surgeon who campaigned on limited but closer ties with the West and on reforming some of Iran’s strict moral codes for women has won Iran’s presidential runoff election, the country’s interior ministry said on Saturday.Iranian state television, citing the ministry, reported that Massoud Pezeshkian, 69, a cautious reformer, defeated Saeed Jalili, 58, an ultra-conservative ideologue and former nuclear negotiator. Pezeshkian’s victory is a blow to Iran’s conservative faction, which has been ignoring moderate voices in recent years.However, with Iran’s 85-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei tightly controlling all important domestic and foreign affairs of the state, Pezeshkian…
On June 28, 2024, parliamentary elections were held in Mongolia. Working as an international observer in 2024 brought back memories of my first visit to Mongolia in 2006 with the United Nations to participate in the celebrations of the “800th Anniversary of the Founding of Mongolia”. I visited Mongolia again for the 2016 parliamentary elections and the 2017 presidential elections. In past elections, the Mongolian Election Commission was secretive and party leaders were hesitant to speak to international observers. This year, however, every step of the election was subject to surveillance. All locations where voting, counting, and tallying took place…
Really supportIndependent journalismClick here for detailscloseOur mission is to provide unbiased, fact-based journalism that holds power accountable and exposes the truth.Every donation counts, whether it’s $5 or $50.Support us to deliver journalism without purpose.a A group of tech billionaires has a bold plan to overcome San Francisco’s cost-of-living crisis: build an entirely new city from the ground up. But this November, the group faces an uphill battle convincing locals that the time has come to create San Francisco 2.0.The plan is the brainchild of Jan Sramek, a tech entrepreneur and former Wall Street trader who, growing up in the Czech…
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has allocated around Rs17 billion for renovating stadiums in Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy.The funds were approved at a PCB Board of Governors (BOG) meeting in Lahore on Saturday, which also allocated an additional Rs 240 million for expenditure on women’s cricket.This was a big leap for women’s cricket from the Rs 7 crore approved in the last budget.PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi also told board members that the Champions Trophy will only be played on Pakistan soil and the matter will be discussed further at the ICC’s annual board…
Adrian Wilson is on the move.The Panthers’ vice president of player personnel has quietly left the team. The change first caught our attention when someone asked him if he It’s no longer listed on the team’s website.The Panthers confirmed Wilson is no longer working for the organization.”Adrian Wilson will not remain in his role as vice president of player personnel for the Carolina Panthers,” a team spokesperson told PFT Sunday morning. “In accordance with our organizational policy regarding employee matters, we will not be making any further comment.”Wilson committed to the Panthers exactly one year ago, in February 2023. It…
Chinese scientists say advances in radar technology could intensify the race for space exploration. Hypersonic weapons.A project team led by Professor Zheng Xiaoping of Tsinghua University’s School of Electronic Engineering announced that it had developed a radar capable of tracking 10 hypersonic missiles traveling at Mach 20 with unprecedented accuracy, and could also identify false targets.In ground-based simulations, the new radar showed an error of 28 centimeters in estimating the distance of a missile traveling at about seven kilometers per second, and was up to 99.7 percent accurate in estimating the missile’s speed, the researchers said – a feat previously…
A large-scale brawl broke out on board a Carnival Cruise Line ship, according to video footage shared on social media.The incident occurred in the buffet area of Carnival Paradise around 3 a.m. on the final day of a Caribbean cruise in early June.One passenger said security personnel intervened and escorted one group out of the room while the other group exited in the opposite direction.Get more stories like this by emailSign up for our travel newsletter here. A large-scale brawl broke out on board a Carnival Cruise Line ship, according to video footage shared on social media.A video posted to…
To play this content please enable JavaScript or try a different browser.Video captions, Future of Tata Steelworks in Port Talbot ‘a huge priority’ – ReynoldsArticle informationauthor, Hugh Thomasrole, BBC Wales News Business Correspondent7 July 2024 10:15 BSTUpdated 6 hours agoThe UK government’s new business secretary has said a “job guarantee” will be part of negotiations with steel giant Tata over its Port Talbot facility.Jonathan Reynolds said the factory was “on better terms” for the future, but said newer technology would result in fewer jobs.Reynolds said he and Chancellor Sir Keir Starmer had already spoken to Tata and were in active…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. China Coast Guard anchors in exclusive economic zone Philippine Coast Guard China’s largest coast guard ship was anchored in Manila’s exclusive economic zone earlier this week.The Philippine Coast Guard said the ship was anchored there due to “threats.”Maritime relations between China and the Philippines have become increasingly tense in recent months. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced earlier this week that the world’s largest coast guard vessel had anchored in Manila’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea.PCG spokesperson Jay Tarriera wrote on X that the agency…