Новости за 23.04.2017

European Commission President congratulated French independent presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron on the results of the first round of the elections.

Marine Le Pen is tailing Emmanuel Macron in French presidential election, Interior Ministry said.

It’s a nightmare: civilian deaths in Syria and Iraq in the ongoing war against Daesh are rising faster than local officials, and remote military intelligence gathering, can count, and the US-led coalition seems unwilling to do anything about it.

A US citizen engaged in relief efforts in Pyongyang has been detained attempting to leave North Korea, the third American to be arrested recently.

Independent French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron delivered a speech from his campaign office ahead of the announcement of the election's first preliminary results. The current frontrunner according to exit polls is also expected to address the meeting.

French far-right presidential candidate and National Front leader Marine Le Pen is leading in the election with 24.10 percent of votes, according to Interior Ministry's preliminary data as over 50 percent of votes have been counted.

Danielle Pesquelle from Fillon's team said that the team of French presidential candidate Francois Fillon called rumors of an alleged Russian interference in the French presidential election "nonsense".

The headquarters of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron started on Sunday celebrations of his anticipated victory in the first round of the country's presidential election.

Francois Fillon will vote against "the extreme right" represented by Marine Le Pen and for Emmanuel Macron in the second round of the French presidential elections.

French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve called on Sunday to vote for Emmanuel Macron rather than Marine Le Pen, the leader of far-right National front (FN) party, in the presidential run-off.

Watch live video from far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen's campaign office ahead of the announcement of the election's first preliminary results. She addressed the meeting.

French Foreign Minister urged on Sunday all French voters to rally behind centrist Emmanuel Macron in the second round of the presidential election.

Petro Poroshenko suggested the deployment of a UN peacekeeping mission in the country’s eastern region of Donbass during phone talk with Rex Tillerson.

French police used smoke pellets and is moving toward protesters who started to break the fences at the Place de la Bastille in the center of Paris, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the site. After that, police started dispersing protesters.

France's policy toward Russia has been one of the most disputed topics of the pre-election campaign in France. French presidential candidates actively discussed the issue and often got involved in mutual standoffs, with Francois Fillon and Marin Le Pen enjoying the reputation of Russia's supporters.

OSCE SMM Principal Deputy Chief Monitor confirmed on Sunday that the monitor killed by a vehicle blast was a US citizen.

Representatives of the Democratic Party seek to remove US President Donald Trump from power, saying the he has "mental health" problems, according to the Hill.

US actress turned activist Pamela Anderson said that the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, needs protection and France is the best place for him.

The campaign of Francois Fillon canceled all big events expected to be held after the first round of the election, one of the campaign activists told Sputnik on Sunday.

Protests have hit Paris on the election day as French citizens are choosing their next president.

French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is leading in the vote with 24.15 percent of votes, according to the Interior Ministry's first preliminary data. Independent candidate Emmunuel Macron gains 21.43 percent.

The Berlin battle has been reenacted in Russia ahead of the upcoming May 9 Victory parade across the country.

The OSCE launched on Sunday an investigation into the SMM's car explosion in Donbass, the organization's Secretary General Lamberto Zannier said.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has lashed out on Iran, accusing it of sponsoring terrorism and destabilizing numerous countries in the Middle East. He claimed that an unchecked Iran could follow the path of North Korea.

Centrist Emmanuel Macron looks to gain 26 percent votes in the first round of the French presidential elections on Sunday, while far-right Marine Le Pen may have 23 percent, according to the preliminary results of the Belgian media.