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the northern island of hokkaido after a sightseeing boat went missing on saturday. as russia s war on ukraine enters its third month, us secretary of state antony blinken is expected in kyiv the first top us offical to visit since the invasion. the row over lockdown party breaches in downing street continues. a conservative minster says removing boris johnson from office would lead to instability. i understand how people feel really hurt and angry about this and i think the prime minister acknowledged that properly and gave a full and unreserved apology. british boxer tyson fury retains his wbc heavyweight title after beating dillian whyte at wembley stadium. hello and welcome to bbc news. good afternoon from clichy in the northwestern suburbs of the french capital, paris. we have seen a steady stream of voters and figures suggest it is pretty much on a par with which people expected and still a long way to go. this area is home to the huge cosmetic company l oreal an ....
it s election day in france and polling stations here have been open for several hours now. it s election day in france and polling stations there have been open for several hours now. in the second and final round of voting, incumbent president emmanuel macron, is being challenged by the far right leader, marine le pen. turnout at midday was almost two percentage points lower than at the same stage in the last presidential election in 2017. but it was marginally higher than in the first round two weeks ago. a short while ago, centrist emmanuel macron, left the home he and his wife have been staying at in le touquet and cast his vote. he s hoping to become the country s first sitting president to win a second term in 20 years. meanwhile, his rival, far right candidate, marine le pen, is hoping to win herfirst. she was out earlier in henin beaumont where she voted. today s election will be like a deja vu for the electorate because the pair went head to head in the sec ....
it s crunch time in france as emmanuel macron and marine le pen go head to head in the battle to become the nation s next president. polling stations will begin closing in exactly one hour from now in rural areas. those in major cities will stay open for an additional hour. first indications are that turn out is slightly lower than in the 2017 presidential election. a few hours ago, turnout was put atjust over 63%, down two points on 2017. if emmanuel macron wins, he ll be the first french president to be re elected to the elysee in two decades. for marine le pen, this is her third attempt at winning the presidency and if she fails, it could potentially be her last. our europe correspondent nick beake has the latest on the presidential run off from paris. emmanuel macron cast his ballot this morning, hoping to become the first french president to be re elected in 20 years. but many voters believe he has failed to deliver on big promises during his first term. marine le ....
after a sightseeing boat went missing on saturday. it s crunch time in france as emmanuel macron and marine le pen go head to head in the battle to become the nation s next president. polling stations will begin closing in exactly two hours from now in rural areas those in major cities will stay open for an additional hour. first indications are that turn out is slightly lower than in the 2017 presidential election. at midday, turnout was just over 26% a 15 year low. if emmanuel macron wins, he ll be the first french president to be re elected to the elysee in two decades. for marine le pen, this is her third attempt at winning the presidency and if she fails it could potentially be her last. our europe correspondent nick beake has the latest on the presidential run off from paris. emmanuel macron cast his ballot this morning, hoping to become the first french president to be re elected in 20 years. but many voters believe he has failed to deliver on big promises ....
his role in january six. reaction from the panel. later, only the lid s when it backfires. gop governors are driving up costs for their constituents. all of that and much more coming right up. a great sunday morning to you. i m katie fang. potentially major news in the war on ukraine today. president volodymyr zelenskyy saying that he is going to meet with united states ecuadorian state anthony blinken, and defense secretary lloyd austin and kyiv today. the white house, national security council, and state department have declined to comment. and the pentagon will not confirm zelenskyy s claims. but this would be the very first visit to ukraine by senior members of the biden administration since the war began. it comes as the u.s. has ramped up military aid and training for ukrainian officers. but perhaps not to the level that zelenskyy would like. at a news conference in kyiv on saturday, zelenskyy said the visits from ukraine s partners in the west are important to he ....