Le pens national rally is projected to have between 1m and 143 mps a likely third place behind president Emmanuel Macron s centrist alliance, together. Its predicted to win between 160 and 162 seats. If confirmed in the full count, france will have a hung parliament. Our first report is from our europe editor, katya adler, who was at national rally s headquarters. In a Shock Result for all and a huge relief for many here, the left, far left coalition has unexpectedly become the biggest party in the french parliament, beating the far right. Translation the vote is final. The defeat of the president and his coalition has been clearly confirmed. Equally stunned by tonights results, marine Le Pens national Rally Party so sure victory would be theirs, except it wasnt. At an absolute loss for words, it seems. This has been a huge slap in the face for marine Le Pens party. All the polls had predicted they at least would become the largest party in the french parliament. They said they were po
Live from cnn center, this is Cnn Newsroom with Robyn Curnow. Thanks for joining me this hour. So, we know that afghan women are defiant, despite growing signs that the taliban government is sidelining them. A group of activists protested outside what used to be the Womens Ministry on sunday of the the taliban closed that ministry, and replaced it with their ministry which is called the ministry for promotion of Virtue And Prevention of vice. The protests came after concerns were raised about girls being allowed to attend secondary school. Translator you cannot suppress The Voice of afghan women by keeping girls at home and restricting them, as well as by not allowing them to go to school. You cannot suppress The Voice of afghanistans women. Well, the taliban have claimed they will not rule as they did during the 90s but they have done little else to calm fears that women will be denied basic freedoms or be shut out of jobs and schools. On sunday, Afghanistans Ministry of education ord
From home for good. Let me know if you think Working Practices have changed for ever and if so, whether thats a good thing or not on twitter, its Annita Mcveigh or bbcyourquestions. Also coming up this hour. Out of this world four amateur astronauts, including a billionaire will spend the next three days circling the earth in the latest milestone for space tourism. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. The uk, the us and australia have launched a new Security Partnership with plans to develop a fleet of Nuclear Powered submarines. The pact, to be known as aukus, will also cover artificial intelligence, cyber and quantum technologies. The uk Prime Minister, borisjohnson, says the project will be crucial for the protection of their shared interests in the indo pacific Region But China has accused them of having a Cold War mentality. Our Defence Correspondent Jonathan Beale reports. Britains decision to send its Aircraft Carrier hms Queen Elizabeth and other
In the uk, all 16 and17 year olds have been offered their first coronavirus vaccine, as a campaign is launched to encourage teenagers to getjabbed warning of the effects of Long Covid. Are you a young person suffering with Long Covid . Tell me what its been like for you by tweeting me, using the hashtag bbcyourquestions. In an emotional interview, a widow tells the bbc how her husband took his own life after relapsing into a Gambling Addiction i looked out of the window and. Two policemen got out the car and the way they walked in, i knew what they were going to say. The tokyo paralympics starts tomorrow. Well be speaking to a Sports Psychologist whos been helping athletes prepare ahead of The Games. And the british boxing olympic Silver Medallist Ben Whittaker achieves his dream becoming mayor of wolverhampton for a day. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. A member of the Afghan Security Forces has been killed in an exchange of fire with unidentified gun
Ghani relinquished just hours ago. He fled his country after the taliban advanced into kabul. He posted a statement on facebook saying he thought it was best to, quote, get out. President biden and Vice President harris are monitoring developments by the hour, both were briefed by the national Security Team this morning. Biden remains at Camp David tonight. But hundreds have gathered outside the White House, hoping to convince the u. S. Government not to abandon the afghan allies who played a critical role in the fight against the taliban. We have also learned the pentagon is sending an additional 1,000 troops to help with the deteriorating situation on the ground there and to help evacuate u. S. Personnel and allies. It means a total of 6,000 u. S. Troops are in or on their way to kabul. Nbc news has confirmed there has not been any contact between u. S. Troops and the taliban, nor has there been confrontation between u. S. Troops and the taliban. Over the koerx of the next two hours,