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Reformist wins Iran election and says he will reach out to West

Reformist wins Iran election and says he will reach out to West 4

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s run-off presidential election, beating hardliner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country’s mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests squeezing the Islamic Republic.…

France heading to polls for key elections

France heading to polls for key elections 13

France is heading to the polls on Sunday in pivotal runoff elections which could hand a historic victory to Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally and its inward-looking, anti-immigrant vision. Sunday’s snap elections, which could also produce a hung parliament…