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Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi and German Chancelor Olaf Scholz congratulated French President Emmanuel Macron on his re-election Sunday, after projections showed him winning a second term in office. "The victory of Emmanuel Macron in the French presidential election is great news for all of Europe," Draghi said in a statement. FRANCE 24's Dave Keating reports from Brussels.

Leftist leader Jean-Luc Melenchon said Sunday that Marine Le Pen’s defeat in the French election is “very good news for the unity of our people,” and vowed to lead the fight against Emmanuel Macron’s party in the upcoming parliamentary elections. Melenchon, who failed to reach the second round by a few hundred thousand votes and had urged his supporters not to vote for Le Pen, said Macron’s “presidential monarchy survives by default and under the constraint of a biased choice.”

Centrist incumbent president Emmanuel Macron has been re-elected French president with an estimated 58.2% of the vote, while his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen, took 41.8%. After a fractious campaign that has seen the far right come its closest yet to winning power.

Horner said his squad had taken an aggressive approach to the weekend and it had paid off after their disappointing results earlier in the season. "It was just the rebound we needed after the disappointment of Australia a couple of weeks ago," said Horner. Verstappen failed to finish in Melbourne although Perez was second to Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. "It was a phenomenal performance because we took a bit of a risk with a couple of small parts we introduced on the car. "But we attacked the weekend... Читать дальше...

Alcaraz defeated Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-2 to claim a fourth title of his career and third this year, with the 18-year-old emerging as a serious contender for the French Open, which begins at Roland Garros next month. After already winning on hard court in Miami and clay in Rio de Janeiro this season, Alcaraz saw off Carreno Busta in a swift 65 minutes to complete an impressive week in Barcelona. The youngster from Murcia had already knocked out world number five Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarter-finals... Читать дальше...

Many French voters have found the 2022 rematch less compelling than in 2017, when Macron was an unknown factor, having never previously held elected office. Leftist voters — unable to identify with either the centrist president or Le Pen's fiercely nationalist platform — were agonizing with the choice on Sunday. Some trooped reluctantly to polling stations solely to stop Le Pen, casting joyless votes for Macron. FRANCE 24's Wassim Cornet reports from the working class suburb of Saint-Denis.

Macron, 44, topped the first round of the election on April 10 with 27.8% of votes cast. The pro-European incumbent is aiming to become the first president to win re-election since Jacques Chirac in 2002. FRANCE 24's Delano D'Souza reports from Emmanuel Macron campaign headquarters.

Le Pen, who took 23.1% of the first-round vote, is making her third run for the presidency. The 53-year-old nationalist leader is hoping to become the first woman to hold the job. FRANCE 24's Alison Sargent reports from Marine Le Pen campaign headquarters in Paris.

"Forty-one of those held on remand detention on political charges and (charges related to) freedom of thought and expression" have been released, Mohamed al-Sadat said. Long a fixture of Egypt's political scene, Sadat is a nephew of former president Anwar al-Sadat and has recently emerged as an unofficial negotiator for political prisoners. Rights groups estimate that tens of thousands of such prisoners are being held in Egypt. Activist Radwa Mohamed, who was arrested in 2019 for criticising... Читать дальше...

Voter abstention was put at 28%, according to an estimate from the Ipsos polling institute, up 2.5% from 2017. First exit polls are expected at 8pm Paris time when the last polling stations close in Paris and other cities. FRANCE 24's Selina Sykes reports.

Wolff spoke on team radio and then to reporters after a desultory day for Hamilton who finished the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in a lowly 13th while Mercedes team-mate George Russell was fourth. Adding insult to injury, Hamilton was lapped by his recent nemesis world champion Max Verstappen. Verstappen won the race ahead of Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez to trim Charles Leclerc's lead in the title race to 27 points with Lando Norris finishing third for McLaren. Russell, 24, competing in the same... Читать дальше...

French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen cast ballots on Sunday in the second round of the country’s presidential election, a rematch of the candidates’ 2017 duel. Voter abstention was put at 28%, according to an estimate from the Ipsos polling institute, up 2.5% from 2017. FRANCE 24's Dheepthika Laurent explains.

French voters headed to the polls Sunday for the presidential run-off between centrist incumbent Emmanuel Macron and his challenger Marine Le Pen, whose far-right party appears set to have its strongest election showing ever.

Emmanuel Macron was elected to a second term as French president on Sunday evening with 58.2% of the vote, according to an estimate from the Ipsos polling institute. His far-right challenger Marine Le Pen won 41.8% of the vote in an election that saw the country’s highest abstention rate in 50 years. Follow our live blog for all the latest news and reactions.

Six soldiers were killed and 20 injured in simultaneous attacks targeting three army bases in central Mali Sunday, the army said.

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said Sunday that Israel was "committed" to the status quo at the flashpoint Jerusalem holy site at the heart of a recent wave of violence.

The Finn led after each of the first 18 stages but was caught out by a downpour in the penultimate stage, finishing almost 30 seconds behind Tanak. The Estonian, who had gambled on wet tyres on his Hyundai, won the stage and took the overall lead by 1.4sec. "I didn't know where this weather came from," said Toyota's Rovanpera. "We had no idea there was going to be rain." He struck back in the final stage, winning by 5.6sec from Tanak, second. "I was sure we could not be so fast with these tyres... Читать дальше...

The 20-year-old picked up her 23rd straight victory to add Stuttgart to her collection after her title wins in Doha, Indian Wells and Miami this year. Swiatek was relentless, breaking Sabalenka's serve twice in the opening set, then greeting every point won with a clenched fist of celebration to seal a 6-2, 6-2 win. She threw her racquet in the air with joy and held up four fingers for each of her titles in 2022 after breaking Sabalenka's serve in the final game to convert her third championship point.

In Mariupol, a strategic city located on the sea of Azov under siege by the Russian army, a new attempt to evacuate civilians has failed.

Mount Anak Krakatoa, which means Child of Krakatoa, belched thick ash over the strait that separates the islands of Java and Sumatra forcing authorities to warn nearby residents to wear masks outside. "We are still recording continuous eruptions with thick clouds towering at between 500 to 3,000 metres from the peak," Deny Mardiono of Indonesia's Geological Agency told AFP. Anak Krakatoa has erupted at least 21 times in recent weeks but Sunday's eruption was the largest yet, Mardiono said. Authorities... Читать дальше...

Turnout for the French presidential run-off stood at 26.4 percent at noon on Sunday. FRANCE 24's Shirli Sitbon reports from a polling station in the 19th arrondissement of Paris.

The 39-year-old Movistar rider attacked on the last two difficult climbs to shake off her main rivals. "I didn't want to finish in a sprint," said Van Vleuten. She briefly escaped the lead group on La Redoute with 30 kilometers to go. She attacked again up Roche-aux-Faucons at the start of the last 15 kilometers building a lead of 15 seconds. She had the power left to build that advantage to 43 seconds at the end of the 142 kilometers. "I could have put everything on the Roche-aux-Faucons, but... Читать дальше...

With chanting and prayers, excited crowds gathered Saturday night to greet the flame's arrival at the Syriac Christian Orthodox Mar Matta monastery of Saint Matthew, about 28 kilometres (17 miles) from the war-ravaged city of Mosul in northern Iraq. "It is a message of peace and love for all... a message of resurrection for this bruised country, so that it can regain its strength, its security and its peace," Bishop Timathos Moussa Shamani, of the Mar Matta monastery, told AFP. The flame had been... Читать дальше...

French voters head to the polls on April 24 in the second and final round of the country’s presidential election. France 24 Shirli Sitbon reports from a polling station in Paris. "In the first round of the election two weeks ago, people here had to wait for more than two hours. So they decided to come very early today", she explains.

Over the past three months, the Saudi government has launched a massive demolition campaign targeting dozens of poor neighbourhoods in Jeddah, to make way for an urban development project. With very little time to leave and no compensation, hundreds of thousands of people are now in dire straits, with no way to appeal, as our Observer explains.