#UPDATE Emmanuel Macron won 27.85% of votes in the first round of France's presidential election, while far-right veteran Marine Le Pen scored 23.15%, according to final results from the interior ministry on Monday, allowing both to advance to a run-off https://t.co/XAEXiraj5k pic.twitter.com/lvQyEl4mXl
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) April 11, 2022
French President Emmanuel Macron will face far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen in a runoff after they both advanced in the first round of voting.
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 11, 2022
The final vote is April 24. https://t.co/T3uHSBmkUu pic.twitter.com/fVhWdtFN3U
Russia warns Sweden and Finland against Nato membership https://t.co/4zVE33rKUq
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 11, 2022
The manufacturing hub of Guangzhou has closed itself to most arrivals as China battles a COVID-19 outbreak in its big eastern cities. Shanghai, under tight lockdown, has taken the brunt of the surge, with more than 26,000 new cases reported. https://t.co/wO5mHYqlYk
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 11, 2022
Breaking News: Pakistan’s Parliament selected Shehbaz Sharif as interim prime minister, capping a week of political turmoil in which Imran Khan was ousted. https://t.co/zkRBn94GlJ
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 11, 2022
Thousands of students have marched in Indonesian cities to protest against rumors that the government is considering postponing the 2024 presidential election to allow President Joko Widodo to remain in office beyond the two-term legal limit. https://t.co/FP7TGFQks0
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 11, 2022
Israeli forces launched a third day of operations Monday around the flashpoint West Bank city of Jenin following heavy gun battles in recent days and 20 arrests overnight, the army saidhttps://t.co/bdTSK8kcHo
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) April 11, 2022
Boris took car, helicopter, military plane and train for top secret five-hour visit to Kyiv https://t.co/z7BMwS0veC pic.twitter.com/2EOPVCec1X
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) April 11, 2022
Finland and Sweden will join NATO this summer and threats from Russia seem not much but from a fully weakened bully. Putin in all his cleverness brought this about.
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ReplyDeleteAgreed but for one word. I would substitute a word indicating a mental illness for cleverness.