French presidential debate: ‘Both candidates are aiming for a knockout’ #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

The two remaining candidates in France’s presidential election, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, face off in a potentially decisive TV debate on Wednesday. Historian Christian Delporte explains what is at stake in the campaign’s last major event.

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IS group claims responsibility for attack on US convoy in Kabul #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

A suicide car bomber struck a U.S. military convoy in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, killing at least eight Afghan civilians and wounding three U.S. service members in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.

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France's Macron and Le Pen to face off in crucial pre-election debate #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

France’s presidential rivals, centrist Emmanuel Macron and the far-right’s Marine Le Pen, go head-to-head on Wednesday in a televised debate in which sparks are sure to fly as they fight their corner in a last encounter before Sunday’s runoff vote.

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Venezuela protesters block streets after president calls for new constitution #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

People blocked streets in Caracas with broken concrete, twisted metal and flaming piles of trash Tuesday to protest the socialist president's bid to rewrite the constitution amid a rapidly escalating political crisis.

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