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Is Zelensky mulling summer election in Ukraine?
Is Zelensky mulling summer election in Ukraine?As Ukrainian cities are bombed almost nightly by Russia, the idea of holding elections here might seem fanciful.
But in the streets and offices of the capital, Kyiv, the prospect of the country going to the polls is once again being discussed.
Election rumours have come and gone in the three long years of Russia’s full-scale war.
Each time they have been dismissed by government, opposition and public alike, arguing unity of effort against the Russian invader must come first.
A presidential election due in 2024 was suspended in line with martial law, which was introduced in Ukraine following Russia’s full-scale invasion two years earlier.
But that hasn’t stopped the Kremlin from claiming President Volodymyr Zelensky is an illegitimate leader and demanding new elections as a condition of a ceasefire deal – a talking point which has been repeated by President Trump.
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Le Pen’s right-wing European allies condemn court verdict as threat to democracy
Marine Le Pen is an icon of France’s nationalist right: one of the country’s best-known and most popular political figures – with her France First, anti-woke, anti-migration agenda.
Hard-right leaders, currently growing in support across much of Europe, view her as “one of the gang” – even if they don’t see eye to eye on every issue.
Many of these leaders took to social media on Monday, after Le Pen was banned from running for political office for five years having been accused, alongside others, of embezzling €2.9m ($3.4m; £2.5m) of EU funds for use in France by her National Rally party.
For them, this was an opportunity, not simply to show support for Le Pen but to use her case to highlight what they see as their common cause – a struggle against a politically traditional mainstream, that seeks to muzzle or undermine their nationalist agenda.
But for Le Pen, this could be the death knell of her long-cherished ambition to become French president. She’d been riding high in the polls ahead of the next election, scheduled in two years’ time.
She and her political associates insist they’re innocent. They’re appealing against the verdict.
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US says law applies to ‘all parties’ in Gaza after Israel kills medics
The US has said it expects “all parties on the ground” in Gaza to comply with international humanitarian law but declined to confirm whether it was carrying out its own assessment into the killing by the Israeli military of 15people – paramedics, civil defence workers and a UN official.
Asked about the killings, state department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said: “Every single thing that happens in Gaza is happening because of Hamas.”
The UN’s humanitarian agency has said five ambulances, a fire truck and a UN vehicle were struck “one by one” on 23 March and that 15 bodies, including paramedics still in their uniforms, had been gathered and buried in a mass grave.
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Wisconsin court election poses key test for Musk as kingmaker
It’s only been five months since voters in Wisconsin faced a bitterly fought election, but residents of the US state are already heading back to the polls.
This time, Elon Musk looms large in the race to fill a vacancy on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, even if the billionaire’s name doesn’t appear on the ballot.
It’s the most expensive judicial contest in US history, with more than $90m (£70m) spent so far, including $20m from Musk and groups affiliated with him.
The choice is between conservative Brad Schimel, backed by President Donald Trump and Musk, and liberal Susan Crawford, who is supported by former President Barack Obama and Democratic mega-donors like George Soros.
It’s forecast to be a tight contest that could flip control of the Midwestern state’s top court, which is currently controlled 4-3 by liberal justices.
But it’s also one of the first real tests of voter sentiment towards Trump, in a state that he won by less than a percentage point during his decisive White House election victory last November.
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Haiti gangs storm town and release 500 inmates from jail
Gang members stormed the town of Mirebalais in central Haiti on Monday and released about 500 inmates from prison.
A spokesman for Haiti’s national police said extra officers had been deployed to the town, which is located 50km (30 miles) north-east of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
Police officials said they had regained control of Mirebalais, but local reports warned that many of the escaped inmates were still roaming the streets.
Armed gangs are in control of almost the entire capital, but this latest attack seems to suggest that they are increasingly targeting towns in other areas of the country.