Macron dissolves the French parliament and calls a snap election after defeat in EU vote Monday, 10 June 2024, 06:28 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the lower house of France's parliament in a surprise announcement sending voters back to the polls in the coming weeks to choose lawmakers, after his party was...
Here's what happened in some key countries in the EU Parliament elections Monday, 10 June 2024, 06:26 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the EU elections. Voters cast ballots in two dozen languages in 27 countries with scores of different campaign issues. So here’s a look at what...
Far-right gains in the EU election deal stunning defeats to France's Macron and Germany's Scholz Monday, 10 June 2024, 06:24 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press Far-right parties rattled the traditional powers in the European Union and made major gains in parliamentary elections Sunday, dealing an especially humiliating defeat to French President...
Voting in 20 EU countries under way as elections for the European Parliament enters its final day Sunday, 9 June 2024, 14:58 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press Tens of millions across the European Union voted Sunday in EU parliamentary elections in a massive exercise of democracy that is expected to shift the bloc to the right and redirect its...
UK and US elections: 2 very different systems united by a common political language Sunday, 9 June 2024, 09:53 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press Voters in the United Kingdom on May 22 learned the date they would be joining the many, many people casting ballots around the world in 2024. In a surprise move, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak...
A World War II veteran just married his bride near Normandy's D-Day beaches. He's 100, she's 96 Sunday, 9 June 2024, 07:27 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press Together, the collective age of the bride and groom was nearly 200. But World War II veteran Harold Terens and his sweetheart Jeanne Swerlin proved that love is eternal as they tied the knot...
Israel rescues 4 hostages taken in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, and 210 Palestinians are reported killed Sunday, 9 June 2024, 07:26 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press Israel on Saturday carried out its largest hostage rescue operation since the latest war with Hamas began, taking four to safety out of central Gaza in a heavy air and ground assault. At...
Your time is up, Italy's hard-right leader tells EU centre parties as she votes in European election Sunday, 9 June 2024, 05:41 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni joined voters in Italy and a half dozen European Union nations in casting a ballot during the penultimate day of European Union parliamentary elections on Saturday. The...
Rishi Sunak's D-Day departure is just the latest in a long line of gaffes in UK election campaigns Saturday, 8 June 2024, 12:31 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press The decision by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to leave D-Day commemorations in northern France early has caused a political storm that threatens to derail his Conservative Party's...
Slovaks and others go to the polls in EU elections under the shadow of an assassination attempt Saturday, 8 June 2024, 11:19 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press Voters in Slovakia, Italy and other European Union nations are casting their ballots Saturday on the third day of elections for the European Parliament, with populist and far-right...