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A gunman shot the Slovakian prime minister five times as he greeted supporters in the town of Handlova in May. ADVERTISEMENTSlovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico will have permanent health issues after surviving a shooting attack in May, his deputy PM said.Robert Kaliňák, who also serves as minister of defence in Fico’s government, said Fico’s condition was gradually improving but that he would likely have musculoskeletal problems. “His health is still far from ideal. After a gunshot wound to the abdomen, those organs don’t work the way they did when you were 17 or 30. It’s still very erratic. As part…

Attacks concentrated on Dnipro and Vilniansk, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealing to Ukraine’s allies for more defence systems. Source link

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The far-right National Rally secured around a third of the vote in the first round of French legislative elections, but that might still not be enough to gain an absolute majority in the National Assembly. Source link

The National Rally put in a strong performance in the first round of legislative elections, and other parties are now discussing which tactics can block Marine Le Pen from power. ADVERTISEMENTSnap legislative elections have seen a strong performance by the far-right National Rally, which for the first time topped the poll to elect 577 representatives of the National Assembly. They spell bad news for French President Emmanuel Macron, who called the snap vote after a poor performance in European Parliament elections on 9 June. Initial results from Ipsos suggest that Marine Le Pen’s National Rally will take around 33% of…

Emmanuel Macron unexpectedly dissolved the National Assembly after receiving a drubbing in European Parliament elections on 9 June. Source link

Video. Storms in Switzerland and northern Italy caused extensive flooding and landslides, leaving at least four people dead, authorities said Sunday. Source link

A Russian attack on Vilniansk, a town in the eastern region of Zaporizhzhia, killed seven people, three of them children, officials said on Sunday. ADVERTISEMENTA Russian missile attack on the town of Vilniansk in the eastern Ukrainian region of Zaporizhzhia killed seven people, including three children, local officials said on Sunday. At least 38 people were also wounded in Saturday evening’s attack, authorities said, and declared a day of mourning on Sunday. Eight of them were reportedly children. The attack caused a huge fire and severe damage to residential buildings, critical infrastructure and vehicles. Ukrainian officials published photos of bodies stretched out under…

Video. A Russian attack on Vilniansk, a town in the eastern region of Zaporizhzhia, killed seven people, three of them children, officials said on Sunday. Source link

Le Pen’s success in Hénin-Beaumont underscores her enduring influence in the region, where she has consistently garnered strong support Source link