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The story of the first round of France's legislative election where fewer than half the voters showed up today but first...
LATE NEWS TONIGHT
Authorities in India destroying the homes of Muslims linked to riots in the country over comments about the Prophet Muhammed.
The violence followed comments from leaders of India's ruling BJP Party....
In Washington a bipartisan group of 20 senators reaching agreement on gun control legislation.
Ten Republicans led by John Cornyn of Texas committing to the legislation enabling it to survive any filibuster attempt.
Joe Biden committing to signing the legislation that now enjoys majority support in both chambers of the US Congress.
In the legislation support red flag rules stopping those deemed "dangerous" from buying firearms.
Billions of dollars in mental health funding in the proposed law with special rules and restrictions on gun purchases involving buyers under 21 years old...THE HILL
THREE ROUNDS OF MASS COVID TESTING ANNOUNCED IN BEIJING'S MOST POPULOUS DISTRICT DUE TO WHAT OFFICIALS CALL A 'FEROCIOUS' OUTBREAK OF COVID-19.
166 CONFIRMED CASES LINKED TO AN OUTBREAK IN THE CHAOYANG DISTRICT WITH 145 OF THEM SAID TO BE PATRONS OF A BAR...REUTERS-VOICE OF AMERICA
Former Alaska Governor and 2008 GOP Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin leading the pack of candidates as results come in from the first round of a Special Election for Alaska's US House seat.
Palin with around 30 percent of the vote in a field of 48 candidates. Coming in second place with just over 19 percent support is Nick Begich III, a member of a longtime Alaska political family active as Democrats, but identifying himself as a Republican.
The top four finishers in this race move onto a ranked choice election on August 16th to serve out the remaining term of the late Alaska Congressman Don Young. August 16th also primary day for the election of a member of the House in November to serve the next term...
IN ISRAEL THE COALITION GOVERNMENT OF "LEFT" AND "RIGHT" PARTIES APPEARS POISED FOR COLLAPSE.
PRIME MINISTER NAFTALI BENNETT OF THE RIGHT AND FOREIGN MINISTER YAIR LAPID OF THE LEFT APPEALING AT TODAY'S CABINET MEETING FOR SUPPORT AS REBEL MEMBERS THREATEN TO LEAVE THE COALITION...TIMES OF ISRAEL
A draconian nitrogen emissions reduction program announced in the Netherlands Friday with severe impacts on farmers there.
It's all part of the "climate" agenda.
The plan designed to cut emissions by 70 percent and in some cases depending on location up to 95 percent.
The government allocating 25.6 billion dollars to spend on compliance with the plan.
The likely outcome of the plan will be the drastic reduction of livestock in the Netherlands if not outright elimination...ASSOCIATED PRESS-PBS NEWS HOUR...
The announcement of the plan led farmers to plan protests and to an immediate protest outside the home of the government minister responsible for "Nitrogen"...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
NORTH KOREA APPARENTLY FIRES ROCKET ARTILLERY SHELLS INTO THE SEA
The South Korean military says that North Korea apparently fired shots from multiple rocket launchers today...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA
TOUGH TALK COMING OUT OF A SINGAPORE MEETING BETWEEN THE US DEFENSE SECRETARY LLOYD AUSTIN AND HIS CHINESE COUNTERPART DEFENSE MINISTER WEI FENGHE.
THE MEETING ON THE SIDELINES OF AN INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE CONFERENCE CALLED THE 'SHANGRI-LA' DIALOGUE.
WEI SAYING THAT THAT ANY ATTEMPT TO BREAK TAIWAN AWAY FROM CHINA WOULD FORCE CHINA TO:
"fight at any cost"
AUSTIN DESCRIBED INCREASED CHINESE MILITARY ACTIVITY AROUND TAIWAN AS:
"provocative, destabilizing"...
AT THAT 'SHANGRI-LA DIALOGUE' THIS WEEKEND A SAUDI DEFENSE OFFICIAL MEETING WITH CHINESE DEFENSE MINISTER WEI FENGHE.
THE MEETING DESCRIBED AS A REVIEW OF DEFENSE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES...UNITED ARAB EMIRATES NEWS AGENCY
Australia will pay a French defense contractor 578.33 million US dollars (550 million Euros, 835 million Australian dollars) for breaching a contract to buy French submarines.
The new Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of the Labor Party announcing the deal.
Last year Australia backed out of the deal as it joined the United Kingdom and the United States in the AUKUS defense alliance committing to the purchase of US made submarines instead of the French vessels originally contracted for...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA...(BFM-TV France-AFP France also contributed to this story)
This weekend the Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Khamenei meeting Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro.
Khamenei saying that resistance is the only way to counter the pressure and hybrid warfare applied by the United States against nations like Iran and Venezuela.
The two nations signing a 20-year partnership agreement...PRESS TV IRAN
FIRST ROUND VOTING IN FRANCE'S LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS WITH CLOSE RESULT FADING SUPPORT FOR PRESIDENT MACRON
LE PEN WINS HER DISTRICT...LESS THAN HALF OF REGISTERED VOTERS PARTICIPATE
(UPDATED-FINAL NUMBERS)
In France today a first round of voting for 577 seats in the National Assembly...the turnout of voters was low only 47.49 percent of those registered.
A projection showed a win for the NUPES Left coalition (26.2 percent) in the First Round vote ahead of the "Together" coalition supporting President Emmanuel Macron (25.9 percent) with the National Rally of Marine Le Pen at 18.8 percent in third and Les Republicans with 11.4 percent support....
BUT FINAL TOTALS OF THE POPULAR VOTE TONIGHT GAVE MACRON'S "TOGETHER" 25.75 PERCENT OF THE POPULAR VOTE TO THE LEFT "NUPRES" 25.66 PERCENT.
THE NATIONAL RALLY OF MARINE LE PEN AT 18.68 PERCENT THE LES REPUBLICANS THE 'MAINSTREAM RIGHT' AT 10.42 PERCENT.
IN HER NORTHERN FRENCH DISTRICT TONIGHT MARINE LE PEN FINISHED WITH 53.96 PERCENT OF THE POPULAR VOTE.
SHE WILL RUN AGAIN NEXT WEEK BECAUSE THERE WAS HIGH ABSTENTION OF VOTERS TODAY WITH LE PEN GETTING LESS THAN 25 PERCENT OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS IN HER DISTRICT.
TONIGHT ONLY A HANDFUL OF CANDIDATES ONE FOR THE 'TOGETHER' COALTION OF MACRON AND FOUR FOR THE 'NUPRES' LEFT WERE ELECTED OUTRIGHT. THE REMAINING 572 SEATS TO BE DECIDED NEXT WEEK.
ALL CANDIDATES WHO RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM MORE THAN 12.5 PERCENT OF REGISTERED VOTERS IN THEIR DISTRICTS WILL CONTEST THE RUNOFF ELECTION NEXT SUNDAY.
Speculative projections about the Second Round results showing anywhere from 260 to 295 seats for President Macron's grouping following next week's final round of voting.
RUSSIA-UKRAINE DRAMA
RUSSIA HITS ARMS DEPOT IN WESTERN UKRAINE, FIGHTING IN THE EAST
A Russian attack in the western Ukrainian town of Chortkiv with 22 people hurt. The attack aimed at storage depot for foreign weapons supplied to Ukraine.
Meanwhile the fight continues in the east for the city of Severdonetsk...AFP FRANCE-FRANCE 24
In other news...
An incident in Idaho involving a group conservative activists believe is influenced and or directed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Police in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho arresting 31 individuals associated with the Patriot Front alleging the group was planning a "riot" at a park where a Gay Pride event was being held...VIDEO LINK...THE GATEWAY PUNDIT
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