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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
Protests continue in Ecuador where a State of Emergency was declared this weekend by the "Conservative" President Guillermo Lasso.
Protesters coming out to oppose Lasso's economic policies amidst economic turmoil in the country.
Indigenous people's groups said to be spearheading the protest.
In Ethiopia a massacre of more than 200 people reported with a rebel group being blamed for the attacks.
The attack happened Saturday in the Oromia region of the country...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA
A WORLD BODY THAT GOVERNS SWIMMING COMPETITIONS HAS VOTED TO APPROVE A POLICY FOR TRANSGENDER PARTICIPATION IN FEMALE SWIMMING EVENTS.
THE POLICY BARS ATHETES WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH MALE PUBERTY FROM PARTICIPATING IN FEMALE EVENTS.
FOR EXAMPLE THIS DEFINITION EFFECTIVELY BARS LIA THOMAS FROM PARTICIPATING IN FEMALE SWIMMING COMPETITIONS.
BUT THE COMPETITIVE BODY EMPHASIZES THAT IT IS MOVING THROUGH A SERIES OF STEPS TO BRING TRANSGENDER SWIMMERS INTO COMPETITION...BBC SPORTS
OVER THE WEEKEND IN AUSTRALIA THE FINAL SENATE SEAT DECIDED FROM LAST MONTH'S ELECTION WITH RALPH BABET OF THE UNITED AUSTRALIA PARTY WINNING THE SIXTH SENATE SEAT IN VICTORIA.
WE NOW KNOW THE WINNERS OF ALL OF THE 40 SEATS IN AUSTRALIA'S SENATE CONTESTED IN THE MAY 21ST ELECTION.
THE AUSTRALIAN SENATE OF 76 MEMBERS HAS 32 FROM THE LIBERAL/NATIONAL COALITION, 26 FROM LABOR, 12 GREENS, 2 FROM ONE NATION, 2 FROM THE JACQUI LAMBIE NETWORK, 1 UNITED AUSTRALIA PARTY AND ONE INDEPENDENT DAVID POCOCK...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA
SECOND ROUND FRENCH LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS-
PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON'S PARTY FALLS SHORT OF MAJORITY
LE PEN'S NATIONAL RALLY EXCEEDS PROJECTIONS
Today the second round of voting for France's National Assembly. Only five of the 577 seats were decided in the first round but today the remainder were determined.
President Emmanuel Macron off his April victory in the presidential election seeking to again win a majority in the separate election for the National Assembly but failing tonight his party fell short of most polling projections prior to today's vote.
247 seats of the 577 won by Macron's "Together" Party alliance with 61 for the Mainstream "Les Republicans" who will likely support Macron on many issues.
The alliance on the "Left" NUPES winning 147 seats this number also short of polling projections before the election.
Exceeding polling projections prior to tonight the National Rally of Marine Le Pen winning some 90 seats.
Le Pen winning election in her northern French seat in Pas-de- Calais region with some 61 percent of the vote.
Voter turnout for the second round 46.23 percent it was just over 47 percent last week in the first round...BFM-TV FRANCE (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
COLOMBIA'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RUNOFF-
LEFTIST GUSTAVO PETRO WINS
Another election today is the runoff in Colombia's presidential election between leftist candidate Gustavo Petro and populist Rodolfo Hernandez. The polling data pointing to a close result.
The results with 99.82 percent of the vote counted Gustavo Petro winning with 50.48 percent of the vote to 47.26 percent for Rodolfo Hernandez...COLOMBIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WIKIPEDIA
Islamic State claiming responsibility for another terrorist attack in Afghanistan this time a Sikh temple.
Two dead and seven wounded when a bomb detonated before the attackers could get as close as they wanted to...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA
RUSSIA-UKRAINE DRAMA
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