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Germany's far-right makes strong gains in EU vote despite scandals
The far-right Alternative for Germany shrugged off a string of scandals to make solid gains and take second place in Sunday's EU election, according to first exit polls, a result that, if conmfirmed, would underscore the party's resilience ahead of next year's federal election. The forecast comes as Germany's party landscape undergoes its biggest upheaval in decades, with new populist parties vying to take space vacated by the shrinking mainstream parties that have dominated since reunification in 1990. The AfD won a record 16.5% of the vote on Sunday, according to an exit poll published by state broadcaster ARD - less than the 22% it was polling in February, but still 5.5 percentage points more than in the last EU election in 2019 and more than all three parties in Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition.
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Jake Sullivan says U.S. aided Israel’s hostage rescue mission without sending troops on the ground
"The whole world is looking to Hamas to say yes" to Biden's ceasefire plan, Sullivan said on 'Meet the Press.'
Yahoo Finance
Nvidia stock split: What's next for the stock and other AI plays
Nvidia's stock split signals its bull run is far from over, experts tell Yahoo Finance.
AFP
India's Modi sworn in for third term after election setback
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in on Sunday for a third term after worse-than-expected election results left him reliant on coalition partners to govern.He was instead forced into quick-fire talks with coalition partners in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which guaranteed him the parliamentary numbers to govern.
AFP
EU vote in closing stretch as far right eyes gains
Voting for the EU's next parliament entered its final stretch Sunday for millions of people, from Vilnius to Madrid, with early exit polls pointing to far-right gains at a pivotal time for the bloc.More than 360 million people were eligible to vote in the four-day election.
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German exit polls point to far-right gains in European election and a weak government showing
Exit polls pointed to very weak results for Germany's governing parties and gains for the far-right Alternative for Germany in Sunday's vote for the European Parliament, while the mainstream conservative opposition was set to remain the country's strongest political force in the legislature. The polls for ARD and ZDF public television showed support for Chancellor Olaf Scholz's center-left Social Democrats at 14%, below the 15.8% they managed in 2019 and far below their showing in Germany's last national election in 2021. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, was seen winning up to 16.5% of the vote.
AFP
Israel cheers rescue of 4 hostages as Hamas says raid killed 274
Israelis on Sunday cheered the rescue of four hostages from war-torn Gaza while Palestinians counted the cost, with Palestinian officials saying 274 people were killed and hundreds wounded during the daytime raid. The health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said 274 people were killed and 698 wounded, in what it labelled the "Nuseirat massacre", figures that could not be independently verified.
AFP
Modi's kingmakers: the new coalition government in India
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the oath of office on Sunday for a third term in power alongside coalition allies after his party failed to win a parliamentary majority.In addition, 11 other smaller parties are allied to the BJP -- including several with just a single parliamentary seat -- to take the government 21 seats above the majority line. pzb/gle/pjm/dhw
Politico
Mayorkas defends Biden's executive action — but doesn't say when it might start working
“We are at a very early stage. Implementation, as you noted, has just begun,” Alejandro Mayorkas said.
CNN
Biden’s national security adviser calls for ceasefire deal after Israeli hostage rescue mission
National security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday said an “enduring ceasefire” deal between Israel and Hamas is “the only credible path forward” after an Israeli hostage rescue mission that Gazan officials say killed at least 274 people.
Reuters
Biden, France's Macron reach agreement on using Russian assets for Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he had reached an agreement with French President Emmanuel Macron on the use of profits from frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine. Asked if the two men had discussed the issue and whether they had come up with an agreement, Biden replied "Yes and yes." The Group of Seven nations and the European Union are considering how to use profits generated by Russian assets immobilized in the West to provide Ukraine with a large up-front loan now and secure Kyiv's financing for 2025.
CBS News
What we know about the raid that rescued 4 Israeli hostages from Gaza
Scores of hostages are believed to be held in densely populated areas or inside Hamas' labyrinth of tunnels, making such operations extremely complex and risky.
CNN
US officials who resigned over Biden’s Gaza policy are working together to put pressure on admin
A group of US officials who publicly resigned over the Biden administration’s Gaza policy are banding together to support ongoing dissent and put pressure on the government to change course.
The New York Times
Is Your Driving Being Secretly Scored?
You know you have a credit score. Did you know that you might also have a driver score? The score reflects the safety of your driving habits — how often you slam on the brakes, speed, look at your phone or drive late at night. While you can see your credit score, you will have a harder time finding out what your driving score is. But auto insurance companies can get it — and that could affect the rate you pay. Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York Times For the past two decades, a
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Biden visits WWI cemetery in France in rebuke to Trump
US President Joe Biden travelled to a World War I cemetery in France on Sunday in a visit seen as a jab at his predecessor Donald Trump who in 2018 skipped the visit, reportedly calling American war dead "losers".- Trump troop controversy - Then-president Trump cancelled his visit to the site in 2018, officially due to poor weather that made helicopter travel risky.
Yahoo Finance
Wall Street praises Spotify price hikes — and notes other audio streamers should follow suit
Spotify will raise prices on US users across all three of its paid tiers. Other audio streamers could soon follow.
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‘Failure of the negotiations’: Israel’s hostage rescue leads to one of the bloodiest days in the war
In Israel, the news of four hostages rescued from Gaza was met with cheering crowds and tearful scenes of reuniting families but came at the expense of Palestinians.
USA TODAY
Teton Pass shut down in Wyoming after 'catastrophic' landslide caused it to collapse
A muslide caused part of the Teton Pass to collapse early Friday morning. Officials are unsure when it will reopen.
The New York Times
Biden Loves to Tell Tall Tales. We Cut Them Down to Size.
WASHINGTON — In President Joe Biden’s telling, he was a teenage civil rights activist, a former trucker, the first in his family to go college and the nephew of a cannibalism victim. All of these claims stretch the truth or are downright false. But Biden persists in telling personal tales with rhetorical flourishes and factual liberty when he works a room or regales an audience. They are a way to connect with voters, emphasize his “middle-class Joe” persona and charm his audience. Despite Biden’
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Biden warns against ‘semi-isolationism’ and stresses importance of alliances at WWI cemetery in France
President Joe Biden warned against a streak of “semi-isolationism” in the US as he stressed the importance of alliances during a symbolic visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery on Sunday, honoring the thousands of Americans who died in World War I at a site former President Donald Trump skipped during a 2018 visit to Paris.

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