Andy beshear, acknowledged the incident on x warning people to avoid the scene. We ll bring you more details as they come. More than 100,000 people joined protests across france on saturday, over president macron s appointment of rightwing politician, michel barnier, as the new prime minister. It follows mr macron s rejection of a candidate presented by the leftwing bloc that won the most seats in a recent election. Mr barnier is the european union s former brexit negotiator and says he is open to forming a government with mps across the political spectrum, including on the left. But leftwing parties, trade unions, and many voters are furious that mr macron blocked their own candidate. There were 130 protests across the country. Paris drew the largest crowds, but there were major demonstrations in marseille, nantes, nice and strasbourg. Protesters said president macron has made a mockery of those who successfully mobilised against the french farright in snap parliamentary elections.
The issue of how to avoid checkpoints here became a huge sticking point. There was also tension between the governments over the question of how the conflict, known as the troubles, should be investigated. But Sir Keir Starmer s Election Victory was broadly welcomed in dublin as a chance for a new start. There have already been signs of improving co operation. The uk and ireland are multi billion Pound Trading partners and their relationship matters in any negotiations between london and brussels. Simon harris has been meeting other international leaders and this week he was in ukraine. Back home, hell be focusing on irelands ties with its nearest neighbour. Both Prime Ministers are hoping for a sure footed summit with tactical teamwork. Chris page, bbc news. Let me take you to the live scene in dublin where leaders have just gone scene in dublin where leaders havejust gone in scene in dublin where leaders have just gone in and you can see the two flags here, this is one of the officia
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new hampshire. happening now, breaking news. donald trump just unleashed a tirade against the judge who threatened to throw him out of a courtroom today. stand by for the latest on e. jean carroll s defamation damages trial against trump and why the former president was nearly given the boot. also tonight, trump is escalating his attacks on gop presidential rival nikki haley referring to her birth name and indian hair nage an online ramp. trump returning to his racially charged playbook with the critical new hampshire primary now just six days away. and there s more breaking news. president biden has wrapped up an urgent meeting with top lawmakers. did they find any common ground on the divisive issues of ukraine and border security? i ll ask a key player who was in the room, the house minority leader hakeem jeffries. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn brea
governor ron desantis is wrapping up events in the granite states. nikki haley will hold a rally there tonight. donald trump is also expected to head to new hampshire after spending the day in court in new york. let s bring in former arkansas governor asa hutchinson. he finished sixth in the iowa republican caucuses. governor, i want to start with the fact that the democratic national committee put out a snarky statement about you suspending your campaign, saying this news comes as a shock to those of us who thought he already dropped out. a number of democrats said you were telling the truth about donald trump and standing up for democracy. i understand that president biden s chief of staff called you to apologize. well, that s correct. of course, i didn t pay much attention to what the dnc said, but it s actually gratifying to see a bipartisan rebuffing of this snarky tweet, as you say, or comment. to me, it just doesn t reflect the best of america whenever you have ridic