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President Emmanuel Macron called for snap legislative elections in France, setting the stage for a pivotal moment in the country's political landscape. As voters headed to the polls on June 30, 2024, the nation found itself at a crossroads, with the potential for significant changes in both domestic and foreign policy.

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Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, once the papal ambassador to the United States and now an outspoken critic of Pope Francis, has been excommunicated by the Vatican for schism. The Vatican announced that Viganò had refused to acknowledge and submit to the authority of Pope Francis and had rejected communion with the Catholic Church and its teachings.

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In a significant development, international legal authorities have issued war crimes arrest warrants for two of Russia's highest-ranking military officials, Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov. The charges against them stem from their alleged involvement in orchestrating attacks on civilian targets during the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

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The US has been blamed by the Russian government US for a Ukrainian missile strike on Sevastopol in occupied Crimea on Sunday, which officials say killed four people - including two children. Around 150 more were injured in the attack as missile debris fell on a beach nearby.

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