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Macron reelected but Le Pen’s big score shows France increasingly divided

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Tested by war, Ukraine’s Jews keep faith in their country

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Warren floats executive actions for Biden admin to lower drug prices

The last effort to pass major prescription drug pricing reform was last year, before the measure stalled in the Senate.

Janez Janša suffers heavy defeat as newcomer party wins Slovenian election

Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša’s party suffered a heavy defeat in a parliamentary election Sunday, losing out to a left-leaning party that was only formed at the beginning of this year. 

The operational update regarding the Russian invasion on April 25, 2022

The sixy-first day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military invasion continues. A russian federation continues its full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine.

The operational update regarding the Russian invasion on April 24, 2022

The sixtieth day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military invasion continues. A russian federation continues its full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine.

Getting out alive: Ukrainian civilians flee the Russian onslaught

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Macron talks French rap and ‘Web 3’ to court disenchanted youth vote

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The operational update regarding the Russian invasion on April 23, 2022

The fifty-ninth day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military invasion continues. A russian federation continues its full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine.

The operational update regarding the Russian invasion on April 22, 2022

The fifty-eighth day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military invasion continues. A russian federation continues its full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine and launches missile and bomb strikes on military and civilian infrastructure.

Macron courts Muslim vote in last-ditch appeal

SAINT-DENIS, France — Emmanuel Macron is wooing disaffected left-wing voters and warning them against abstaining in Sunday’s presidential election runoff by spelling out just what a victory for his far-right rival Marine Le Pen would mean for France’s Muslim community.

French presidential election runoff: What POLITICO's Poll of Polls is saying

Audio: McCarthy told colleagues he would seek Trump’s resignation after Jan. 6

Joining McCarthy on the call was Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), who was then the third-ranking Republican. They briefly discussed the prospect of Trump’s Cabinet invoking the 25th Amendment, which would allow Trump to be immediately removed from office, and McCarthy revealed he had spoken to Trump within the previous “couple days.”

Fetterman comes under fire in first televised debate

Fetterman has said repeatedly that he thought the individual might be fleeing a shooting, and did not know the race or gender of the man at the time. On Thursday, Fetterman also said that he was reelected in Braddock, a majority-Black town, after the incident.

Satellite photos show possible mass graves near Mariupol

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies on Thursday, April 21, 2022 shows an overview of the cemetery in Manhush, some 20 kilometers west of Mariupol, Ukraine, on April 3, 2022. | Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies via AP

Philadelphia to end mask mandate, days after reinstating it

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia is ending its indoor mask mandate, city health officials said Thursday night, abruptly reversing course just days after city residents had to start wearing masks again amid a sharp increase in infections.

European Union closes in on Russian oil ban — but how tough will it be?

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Macron accuses Le Pen of being on Putin’s payroll

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‘Days or hours left’: Russia tightens the noose in Mariupol

With global tensions running high, Russia reported the first successful test launch of a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile, the Sarmat. President Vladimir Putin boasted it can overcome any missile defense system and make those who threaten Russia “think twice,” and the head of the Russian state aerospace agency called the launch out of northern Russia “a present to NATO.”

Israel, Gaza militants trade fire as tensions mount

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, and no one claimed the rocket strikes. Israel holds the Hamas militant group that rules Gaza responsible for all rocket fire and typically responds with airstrikes within hours.