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French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal votes in the European elections at a school in Vanves, near Paris. The head of the ruling party's list for the June 9 polls Valerie Hayer has largely failed to score with the public in the campaign for the election where the French far-right appear set to score a victory in a major setback for the ruling Renaissance party of President Emmanuel Macron. IMAGES
Marie Toussaint, head of the Green list for the European elections, votes in Bordeaux. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hails the United States' decision to allow Kyiv to use American-supplied weapons to strike in Russia, with some restrictions. The move is "some step forward" toward the defence of people in border villages, Zelensky tells reporters at a Ukrainian-Northern Europe security summit in Stockholm. SOUNDBITE
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and former French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe are greeted by Renault CEO Luca de Meo as they arrive at the Renault Group site in Sandouville to tour of the industrial line of the auto maker's plant in Normandy. IMAGES
Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson says the "northern flank of NATO is more complete" as he holds a press conference with his Norwegian and Finnish counterparts in Troms, Norway. Swedish troops are taking part in a vast NATO military exercise to simulate repelling an invasion of neighbouring Norway. SOUNDBITE
An all-European crew including Turkey's first astronaut arrives at the International Space Station on a voyage chartered by Axiom Space. The team is welcomed with hugs by the seven crew members already aboard the ISS. IMAGES