April 25, 2022

*) Incumbent Macron wins French election, defeating rival Le Pen President Emmanuel Macron has comfortably defeated far-right rival Marine Le Pen in French presidential election, according to exit polls. His supporters erupted with joy as the results appeared on a giant screen at the Champ de Mars park by the Eiffel tower. Leaders in Berlin, Brussels, London and beyond welcomed his defeat of the nationalist, eurosceptic Le Pen. *) US announces new military aid, diplomatic support for Ukraine The United States has announced new military assistance for Ukraine and a renewed diplomatic push in the war-ravaged nation. The announcement came after the US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin completed his secretive trip to Kiev. He told Ukraine’s president and his advisers that the US would provide more than 300 million dollars in foreign military financing. *) Tribal clashes in Sudan's restive Darfur kill nearly 170 Clashes between rival groups in Sudan's Darfur have killed at least 168 people, an aid group said, in the latest bout of deadly violence to hit the restive region. The fighting erupted in the Krink region of West Darfur. The violence broke out when armed tribesmen attacked villages of the non-Arab Massalit minority in retaliation for the killing of two tribesmen. *) Erdogan: Turks and Armenians should build a future together Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sent a letter to the head of the Armenian Patriarchate in Istanbul in which he stressed that Turks and Armenians should build their future together. His message addressed the Turkish-Armenian community gathered at the Istanbul Armenian Patriarchate to honour the Ottoman Armenians who died in the "harsh conditions" of World War I. Erdogan reiterated that the final years of the Ottoman Empire, which coincided with World War I, were a "very painful period" for millions of Ottoman citizens. And, finally... *) Box Office: 'The Bad Guys' topples 'Fantastic Beasts 3' with $24 million debut Universal's kid-friendly caper "The Bad G