International Glance
A coalition of the French left that quickly banded together to beat a surging far right in legislative elections won the most seats in parliament but not a majority, according to polling projections Sunday, a stunning outcome that threatens to plunge the country into political and economic turmoil.
The projections put President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance in second, no longer in control of parliament, and the bruised far right in third.
With no bloc securing a clear majority, France faces uncertainty that could rattle markets and its economy, the European Union’s second-largest, and cast a shadow of political instability over the Paris Olympics opening in less than three weeks.
A Russian attack on a power facility in Ukraine has left 100,000 people without power in the north-western region of Sumy.
For the first time since the second world war, the far right is at the gates of power in 
Hamas has accepted a U.S. proposal to begin talks on releasing Israeli hostages, including soldiers and men, 16 days after the first phase of an agreement aimed at ending the 
A little-known heart surgeon who campaigned on limited, closer ties with the West and some reforms to strict moral codes for women prevailed in 
