BRITAIN-ELECTION-WILD RACE

BRADFORD, England — Naz Shah, candidate for Parliament, is hardly a typical British politician. She grew up in poverty in a Pakistani-immigrant family, fled a teenage forced marriage and campaigned to free her mother, imprisoned for murder after poisoning an abusive partner. Her opponent, George Galloway, is a Scottish left-wing firebrand who has denounced U.S. senators, saluted Saddam Hussein and once appeared on a reality-TV show pretending to be a cat. .

POLAND-RUSSIA-BIKERS

TERESPOL, Poland — Russian bikers belonging to a group loyal to President Vladimir Putin have approached the border of Poland from Belarus but it is not yet clear if they will make it through.. Developing.

GREECE-BAILOUT

ATHENS, Greece — An opinion poll shows a majority of Greeks are dissatisfied with the new government's performance, and half want it to compromise with its European creditors if current tortuous bailout negotiations reach an impasse. If creditors don't accept Greece's proposals, 50 percent want the government to compromise and 36 percent want a rupture.

SPAIN-ECONOMY

MADRID — Spain's prime minister says the country's economy is on track to grow 2.9 percent this year and expand an additional 2.9 percent in 2016. Mariano Rajoy gave the upbeat assessment a month before his party is expected to face a tough challenge in nationwide regional and local elections.

FRANCE-TERRORISM

PARIS — French President Francois Hollande says France and Australia will reinforce their cooperation in the fight against the Islamic State group and other terrorist threats.