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Macron tops first round of French election to face Le Pen in April 24 run-off

French President Emmanuel Macron will face the far right’s Marine Le Pen in a presidential run-off on April 24 after leading the first round on Sunday with 27.6% of the vote to Le Pen's 23.0%, according to an Ipsos exit poll.

France 24

Kurt Zouma injury update as David Moyes rues 'shoddy' West Ham defending at Brentford

The France centre back was taken off inside half an hour after hurting right ankle in Premier League defeat

Football London

Life choices, African innovation drive festival in French design hub Saint-Étienne

The Covid pandemic brought into sharp focus the need to reassess life’s priorities. With this in mind, organisers of the Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne, in eastern France, went with “bifurcation" – the French word for “fork in the road” – as this year's theme, telling visitors to "choose what matters".

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Aurelien Tchouameni makes Chelsea transfer decision in major blow for Declan Rice alternative

Chelsea have been linked with a move for Aurelien Tchouameni for some time now, but Real Madrid are also said to be keen on signing the AS Monaco and France midfielder

Football London

Ireland vs Italy LIVE: Women’s Six Nations result and final score as hosts get off the mark with first win

Follow the action from the round 3 clash at Musgrave Park

The Independent UK

Scotland remain winless after being blown away by first-half France display

Scotland 8-28 France: It was too little, too late from the hosts as Les Blues continued their Grand Slam bid

The Independent UK

Wales teen scores mesmeric try that has commentators drooling and comparing him to Phil Bennett and Fred Astaire

The youngster came up with wonderful dancing footwork to score a superb try versus France

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France presidential election 2022: Macron to face Le Pen in second round – as it happened

Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen to contest second round after voters reject Mélenchon, Pecresse and Zemmour

The Guardian - UK

Live: The official results are in, Macron confirmed as first round winner

Emmanuel Macron won 27.85 percent of votes in the first round of France's presidential election, while far-right leader Marine Le Pen scored 23.15 percent, according to final results from the Interior Ministry Monday..

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Scotland vs France LIVE: Women’s Six Nations rugby result and reaction as Les Bleues win

Follow all the action from the round 3 clash at Scotstoun

The Independent UK

Molière 2022 review – France’s greatest playwright comes home

In an innovative and risk-taking 400th anniversary season, Ivo van Hove and others explore the comic master’s endless variety

The Guardian - UK

Iran Says US ‘Imposing New Conditions’ in Nuclear Talks

Iran's foreign minister said Sunday that Washington is "imposing new conditions" in the negotiations to restore the 2015 nuclear agreement. "On the issue of lifting sanctions, they (the Americans) are interested in proposing and imposing new conditions outside the negotiations," state news agency IRNA quoted Hossein Amir-Abdollahian as saying. "In…

Asharq Al-Awsat

France election: voting under way with Macron and Le Pen vying closely for presidency

First round of voting, with eventual winner expected to be decided in runoff two weeks later

The Guardian - UK

AP News Digest 5:50 a.m.

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.

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Russia blocks request for investigation into alleged massacre in Mali

Russia has blocked a request put forward by France at the UN Security Council for "independent investigations" into the alleged massacre of several hundred civilians in Mali by the Malian army and Russian paramilitaries, diplomatic sources said on Saturday.

Reuters

Explainer-What you need to know about France's presidential election

Sunday's vote in France is the first round of a presidential election that will determine who runs the European Union's second-largest economy as the war in Ukraine rages on the bloc's doorstep.

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Polls open for first round of French presidential elections

Polling stations are now open across mainland France for the first round of presidential elections. Some 48.7 million people are eligible to vote, with twelve candidates in the running.

The Independent UK

France's top presidential contenders: Who's proposing what

The 12 candidates in France’s presidential race are proposing drastically different ideas

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Voting in France: Paper ballots, in person, hand-counted

French voters in Sunday’s presidential election will use the same system that’s been used for generations: paper ballots that are cast in person and counted by hand

The Independent UK

Living with COVID: Experts divided on UK plan as cases soar

For many in the U.K., the pandemic may as well be over

Asharq Al-Awsat

Polls Open in 1st Round of France’s Presidential Election

Polls opened across France Sunday for the first round of the country’s presidential election, where up to 48 million eligible voters will be choosing one of 12 candidates. President Emmanuel Macron is seeking a second five-year term, with a strong challenge from the far right and seeking to counter nationwide…

The Guardian - UK

Orbán, Le Pen... voters are sending a chilling message to Europe’s beleaguered centre

Emmanuel Macron faces the fight of his political life as the presidential election opens today. His fate has lessons for parties continent-wide

The Guardian - UK

‘In France, I’d be a sex symbol’: Eddie Marsan on looks, lucky breaks and playing angry men

Over a bowl of chips in a local café, actor Eddie Marsan revels in his East End culture, and the challenges of finding a human side to aggressive male characters

Al Jazeera

Low turnout as France goes to the polls to elect new president

Incumbent Macron, far-right leader Le Pen, seen as frontrunners in presidential election.

The Independent UK

Polls open in 1st round of France's presidential election

Polls have opened across France for the first round of the country's presidential election, where up to 48 million eligible voters will be choosing one of 12 candidates

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