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By ALI ZERDIN Associated Press LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Early official results from Sunday’s parliamentary election in Slovenia show that an opposition liberal party convincingly won, in a major defeat for populist Prime Minister Janez Jansa, who was accused of pushing the small European Union country to the right while in office. After counting over

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has comfortably won reelection to a second term. His victory Sunday triggered waves of relief among allies that France won’t abruptly shift course in the midst of a war in Ukraine from European and NATO efforts to punish and contain Russia. Macron’s far-right

By ALI ZERDIN Associated Press LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Exit polls in Slovenia’s parliamentary election on Sunday suggest that an opposition liberal party has won by a landslide, dealing a major defeat to populist Prime Minister Janez Jansa, who was accused of pushing the small European Union country to the right. The polls conducted by

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French polling agencies are projecting that centrist President Emmanuel Macron will win France’s presidential runoff Sunday, beating far-right rival Marine Le Pen. The French presidential race overshadowed by the war in Ukraine and a surge in French support for extremist ideas. If the projections are borne out

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French polling agencies are projecting that centrist President Emmanuel Macron will win France’s presidential runoff Sunday, beating far-right rival Marine Le Pen in a tight race overshadowed by the war in Ukraine and a surge in French support for extremist ideas. If the projections are borne out

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — On an unusually crowded weekend at movie theaters that featured a pricey Viking epic and Nicolas Cage playing himself, DreamWorks Animation’s “The Bad Guys” bested the field. That signals a continued resurgence for family moviegoing after a downturn during the pandemic. “The Bad Guys” debuted

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The Lundberg Survey says the national average retail price of regular-grade gasoline dropped 3 cents in the past two weeks to $4.24 a gallon. According to the survey released Sunday, the total decline over six weeks now totals 19 cents a gallon, leaving the current price $1.27 above its year-ago point.

By ALI ZERDIN Associated Press LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Exit polls in Slovenia’s parliamentary vote suggest a strong lead for the opposition liberals over the ruling right-wing populists of Prime Minister Janez Jansa. The polls conducted by the Mediana polling agency and published by public broadcaster TV Slovenia and commercial Pop TV show the opposition

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — From bucolic villages to humming cities, French voters are choosing between two radically different sets of plans for the future of France. Centrist President Emmanuel Macron is offering continuity if he is reelected for a second term, while his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen is pledging seismic

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish authorities say the death toll from accidents in recent days at two coal mines in southern Poland has increased to nine after four miners were brought to the surface and pronounced dead on Sunday. The miners were among 10 who had been missing since an underground tremor and methane gas

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian oil official says as many as 100 people may have died in an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southeastern Nigeria. A manhunt was on Sunday for two suspects whom authorities said had run the facility. Goodluck Opiah, the Imo state commissioner for

By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities are pledging full transparency as they launch inquiries into the allegations that the phones of dozens of supporters of Catalan independence were hacked with controversial spyware only sold to government agencies. Minister Félix Bolaños has announced an internal probe by the intelligence agency, a special

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In the aftermath of their hard-won labor victory, Amazon workers in the New York City borough of Staten Island popped Champagne, cheered their victory and danced in celebration. But their jovial attitude will be tested by a company that seems likely to drag its feet

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi will become the final state with a law requiring equal pay for equal work by women and men. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed House Bill 770 on Wednesday. It becomes law July 1. A 1963 federal law requires equal pay for equal work. Mississippi

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Left party says it will hold a leadership vote in June amid a series of internal spats including over the handling of sexism allegations. Co-leader Susanne Hennig-Wellsow resigned Wednesday. She cited the sexism spat and unfulfilled hopes for the party’s renewal. The Left said in a statement Sunday that its executive

By SYLVIE CORBET and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Voters are choosing between two visions of France and two very different people in Sunday’s presidential runoff. Incumbent President Emmanuel Macron has gone from a young newbie in politics to a key world player in just five years. The outspoken 44-year-old centrist has notably

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish authorities say the death toll from accidents in recent days at two coal mines in southern Poland has increased to seven after two miners were brought to the surface and pronounced dead. The miner is among 10 who went missing after an underground tremor and methane gas discharge at the

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish authorities say the death toll from accidents in recent days at two coal mines in southern Poland has increased to six after a miner was brought to the surface and pronounced dead. The miner is among 10 who went missing after an underground tremor and methane gas discharge at the

PARIS (AP) — French voters in the presidential election are using an old-school voting system that has defied calls for more flexibility or modernization. They use paper ballots tucked in paper envelopes, which are then counted by hand, one by one. No absentee voting is allowed, and no early voting either. A tiny handful of