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Russia resumed its assault on the last Ukrainian defenders holed up in a giant steel works in Mariupol, days after Moscow declared victory in the southern city and said its forces did not need to take the plant.
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The French vote on Sunday in an election that will decide whether pro-European Union, centrist President Emmanuel Macron keeps his job or is unseated by far-right eurosceptic Marine Le Pen in what would amount to a political earthquake.
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It was unclear if they were still alive, Japan's coast guard said.
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Prime Minister Janez Jansa hopes to shake off criticism of his record on democracy and media freedoms to win a fourth term.