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Jordan Bardella, president of the French National Rally party, is in favor of providing Ukraine with ammunition and equipment for self-defense, but opposes sending equipment that could provoke a wider war or deploying French troops in Ukraine.

The body of an 18-year-old boy was found in a Ternopil pond after he disappeared on June 18, with no signs of violent death.

The European Union plans to issue a warning to France for violating rules on deficit and debt, which could result in fines and complicate election campaigns two weeks before parliamentary elections.

Hungary and Slovakia have announced their potential support for Mark Rutte as the next NATO Secretary General.

France's far-right National Rally party has quietly removed from its website some of its controversial defense policy proposals, including those advocating deepening diplomatic relations with Russia, withdrawal from NATO's Joint Military Command and termination of cooperation projects with Germany, in a bid to bolster its credibility ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections, media reports say.

Italy may provide Ukraine with the Samp-T air defense system and long-range Storm Shadow missiles as part of the next military aid package.

Armenia plans to purchase French CAESAR self-propelled artillery systems, strengthening its defense relations with France.

France plans to train 26 Ukrainian pilots over two years using Alphajets with simulated F-16 dashboards.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has promised to give Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban the right to withdraw from NATO activities aimed at supporting Ukraine if he becomes secretary general of the military alliance, in an attempt to win Budapest's support after it vetoed his appointment for months.

Five people were stabbed, two of them seriously, in a knife attack in the French city of Metz, with no arrests made and terrorism ruled out as a motive for the attack.

In 2023, the nine nuclear powers spent a total of $91 billion on their nuclear arsenals, with the United States accounting for more than half of this amount - $51. 5 billion.

Iraq and Jordan withdrew their signatures from the joint communiqué of the Global Peace Summit, bringing the document aimed at achieving peace in Ukraine to 78 countries.

Thousands of people protested across France against the far-right National Rally party on the eve of the parliamentary elections, police detained 7 people in Paris.

World leaders are gathering in Switzerland for the Peace Summit, and European officials have spoken out about the impact of the event.

G7 leaders gather for their annual summit in Italy, seeking to double down on support for Ukraine with a $50 billion loan package using frozen Russian assets, confront China's economic ambitions, and discuss issues such as artificial intelligence, while also facing domestic challenges.

Billions of insects, mostly flies, migrate through the Pyrenees mountain pass between France and Spain every year, playing an important role as pollinators, pest controllers, and nutrient transporters.

At the upcoming G7 summit in Italy, Ukraine and the United States plan to sign a bilateral security agreement, according to US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.

The EU notes a rapidly emerging consensus on preferred names for top EU leadership positions: naming Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as president of the European Commission, António Costa as president of the European Council, Roberta Metsola as head of the European Parliament and Kaja Kallas as head of EU diplomacy.

Belgium seeks to reach a compromise on the 14th package of EU sanctions against Russia within 24 hours of the G7 summit, but faces challenges from Hungary, Germany and France on specific measures.

On June 12, everyone can join an event dedicated to the queen of flowers and celebrate Red Rose Day, which originated in the United States but has become popular all over the world.

During the renovation work, a fire broke out on the roof of the Palace of Versailles, forcing the evacuation of visitors, but the collection was not damaged.

The Ukrainian U23 team reached the final of the Maris Revelo tournament in France after defeating Japan with a score of 2:1. both goals were scored by Vladislav Veleten.

Alexander Tovkai and Maxim Agarushev from Ukraine won silver medals in the men's relay at the world Modern Pentathlon Championships in Zhengzhou, China.

Blogger Phidias Panagiotou unexpectedly won one of Cyprus ' six seats in the European Parliament. The blogger himself admits that he knows nothing about politics and has never voted in an election in his life.

Emmanuel Macron dissolved the French parliament and announced early elections after his party suffered a humiliating defeat from the far-right in the European Parliament elections.

The G7 is expected to issue a strict warning to small Chinese banks to stop helping Russia evade Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine.

French President Macron dissolved the country's parliament and announced the holding of parliamentary elections on June 30 and July 7 after unsatisfactory results of pro-European parties in the European elections, citing a threat from far-right nationalist parties.

The presidents of the United States and France promised to support efforts to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine in accordance with international law.

France offered to form a" coalition of instructors " to send to Ukraine, but the initiative was opposed by the United States, Germany, Italy and Spain due to concerns about the risks of escalation and further involvement of the West in the war.

Biden and Macron hope that the G7 countries will agree to a фонд 50 billion fund to support Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression.