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Marine Le Pen, the figurehead of the French far right, votes in her fiefdom of Henin-Beaumont, in northern France, for the legislative elections. IMAGES
The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff says Washington has seen no signs that other regional foes of Israel were looking to join the attack by Hamas. "I have not seen any indications of additional players that are going to get involved to the detriment of Israel," said General Charles Brown at a NATO meeting in Brussels. SOUNDBITE
Top US officer General Mark Milley says a US government default would harm the country's military, hitting readiness and morale. "There would be a very significant negative impact on the readiness, morale and capabilities of United States military if we defaulted," as well as "reputational damage internationally," the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff tells journalists at the Pentagon. SOUNDBITE
The progress of the Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russian troops is "steady", says US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley. The progress of this counteroffensive is "steady and it's deliberate," Milley tells reporters after a meeting of Ukraine's allies at the US base in Ramstein, Germany, to coordinate military aid to Kyiv. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden maintains "complete confidence" in the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after a book reported that the top US general secretly contacted China amid worries that Donald Trump was out of control, the White House says. "The president has complete confidence in his leadership, his patriotism and his fidelity to our constitution," Press Secretary Jen Psaki tells reporters during a press briefing in Washington, DC. SOUNDBITE
Iranians gather in the holy Iranian city of Mashhad to pay their respect to late top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani, after he was killed in a US strike in Baghdad. IMAGES
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