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France's Macron, Le Pen edge further ahead of Fillon, Melenchon in poll

PARIS, Apr 17 (Reuters) French centrist Emmanuel Macron is set to top the voting in the first round of France's presidential election ahead of far-right leader Marine Le Pen, and their leads over conservative Francois Fillon and leftist Jean-Luc Melenchon have widened, a poll showed today.
The Elabe poll for magazine L'Express showed Macron winning 24 per cent of the vote yesterday, up from 23.5 per cent the last time the survey was conducted a week ago.
Le Pen's score also improved slightly, rising to 23 per cent from 22.5 per cent, which would put her and Macron on course to face off in a May 7 runoff that he was seen winning by 62 per cent to 38 per cent.
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Pakistan calls for UN to grant Palestine full membership

02 May 2024 | 1:52 PM

United Nations, May 2 (UNI) Pakistan's UN ambassador, Munir Akram, on Wednesday strongly advocated for the Security Council to reconsider and endorse Palestine's application for full UN membership, aligning with the majority of global opinions.

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Australia has laws to deal with it: Penny Wong on reports of 'Indian spies'

02 May 2024 | 1:35 PM

New Delhi/Canberra, May 2 (UNI) Amid media reports alleging that “Indian spies” were thrown out of Australia in 2020 by the Morrison government, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has stressed on the importance of maintaining their democratic principles, including in the face of “any suggestion of foreign interference”.

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Iran imposes sanctions against UK Defence head for supporting Israel

02 May 2024 | 1:07 PM

Tehran, May 2 (UNI) Iran has added UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps, other military officials, as well as three UK companies to its sanctions list due to their support for Israel's actions against Palestine, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

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IMF committee forgoes communique due to stances of European, Muslim nations: Russia Envoy

02 May 2024 | 12:44 PM

Washington, May 2 (UNI) The positions taken by European nations on Ukraine and Muslim countries on Gaza prevented the International Monetary and Finance Committee (IMFC) from adopting a joint communique during ministerial meetings in April, IMF Executive Director for Russia Aleksei Mozhin told Sputnik.

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Jeremiah Manele elected as Solomon Islands' new PM

Jeremiah Manele elected as Solomon Islands' new PM

02 May 2024 | 12:35 PM

Honiara, May 2 (UNI) Foreign minister Jeremiah Manele was elected as the Solomon Islands' new prime minister by members of parliament on Thursday, Governor General of the Solomon Islands David Vunagi announced.

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