Founder of France’s National Front party Jean-Marie Le Pen, 88, announced that his daughter, Marine Le Pen, didn’t win the presidential election because of her stance on withdrawing from the Eurozone and the European Union, Reuters reports.
“The troops maintain heightened level of military readiness,” he said. According to him, North Korea might attempt ballistic missile tests or even nuclear tests in this period.
The protesters were chanting ‘no to Macron, no to Le Pen’, and were throwing rocks and bottles at police officers. Similar protests were held in other French cities as well.
“We confirm the draft resolution was presented,” press secretary of the permanent mission Fyodor Strzhizhovsky said, TASS reports. Voting on the document may take place at the beginning of this week, probably on May 8 or 9, according to diplomats.
“His big victory confirms that a very large majority of our fellow citizens wanted to gather around the values of the Republic and mark their attachment to the European Union,” Hollande said in a statement.”
“OSCE isn’t among the organizations, causing excitation in Russia. Just the contrary, MG today is the only platform, where Russia and the West have mutual understanding. And I don’t consider that Moscow may destroy that opportunity of connection.”
An unknown deadly disease has been discovered in Western Africa, which has claimed 12 lives so far. According to Lenta, WHO reported 28 adults of Liberia have contracted the disease from April 23 to May 4.
“We appreciate the continuous efforts of the OSCE chairing countries, Germany and now Austria, aimed at resolving the problems over the formulations that found place in OSCE’s decision on prolonging OSCE Yerevan Office’s mandate.”
Ukraine, Montenegro, Albania and Norway have aligned themselves with the Council of Europe Decision on extending restrictive measures against Russia, that’s according to a declaration by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini on behalf of the EU.
French actor Alain Delon said he will star in his last film in autumn, Interfax reported. “This will be my final film, where I will play a boxer who doesn’t want to fight in a scheduled fight,” the 81 year old actor said. Delon hasn’t appeared on screens since 2008.
