in france in the first round of parliamentary elections. the election, called to widespread surprise by president emmanuel macron, has thrown french politics into disarray. support for the anti immigration and eurosceptic national rally party has surged despite president macron s pledges to stop its rise. the far right national rally is widely expected to come in first place. in the 577 member national assembly, pa rliament s lower house. but it remains unclear if the party will secure an outright majority. the shape of the new parliament will become clear after the second round of voting onjuly 7. i am joined by prof jonah levy, vice chair of the department of political science, specialising in french and west european politics at the university of california, berkeley. thank you forjoining us. first of all, remind us, why did president emmanuel macron call this snap election? this snap election? president emmanuel this snap election? president emmanuel macron this snap
the united nations has described the war in ukraine, as a horror story of violations against civilians , and says there s growing evidence war crimes may have been committed. on saturday, it will again be attempted to establish humanitarian corridors out of the besieged southern port city of mariupol, which russian forces have been trying to fully capture for several weeks. our correspondent, catherine byaru hanga, is in southern ukraine. a warning her report contains some images viewers may find upsetting. haunting, apocalyptic scenes in mariupol. rapid explosions russia has bombarded this city into near submission. once home to about 500,000 people, thousands are believed to have been killed. emergency workers from russia are filmed here, retrieving the dead. moscow has repeatedly denied that its troops are responsible for the mass killings of civilians in ukraine, but mariupol s mayor says some of the worst war crimes have been committed there. translation: they | killed
Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 4am in islamabad. Pakistans Prime Minister nawaz sharif has cut short a visit to london, after an Oil Tanker Explosion killed at least 150 people in punjab province. More than 100 others are in a Critical Condition in hospital. The incident also cast a shadow over the muslim festival of eid al fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of ramadan. Secunder kermani reports. Hundreds of local villagers flocked to the scene of the overturned tanker this morning, despite being warned not to. In this impoverished area, they collected fuel in buckets, jerry cans, and even empty water bottles. But moments later, grief and Anguish Thousands of litres of petrol went up in flames, engulfing those nearby. Early reports suggest the blaze began when someone lit a cigarette. Translation the oil tanker capsized, people shouted, oil, oil the local Traffic Police asked people to leave, warning it may explode, then suddenly there was fire. Translation i had
Worst ever life. We know he is going to go. We dont even get a say on what will happen. So called Islamic State under siege in syria. American led forces surround is fighters in raqqa. Good morning. Theres no need for men to wear a tie in the House Of Commons from now on says the speaker of the house so this morning ill be seeing if formal dress codes at work are on their way out. In sport three days before wimbledon, the british number one Johanna Konta, recovers from a heavy fall At Eastbourne, to beat the world number one, Angelique Kerber. And well hear the Tale Of Menai The Tropical Sea Turtle found washed up on a north wales beach earlier this year, thousands of miles from home. Well hear how shes edging closer to a return to the wild. And sarah has the weather. Good morning. A cloudy day with drizzle in the north and west. Sunshine and showers towards the south east. Sunshine and showers towards the southeast. Details in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. There are