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Wave of setbacks: Russia regroups as Ukraine braces for more bombing

And what about morale on both sides? How will Vladimir Putin react? As the West pledges more and more weapons to Ukraine, the Kremlin is threatening a new bombing campaign against the capital.

A world apart: Macron and Le Pen split over Ukraine, Europe

It is cost of living, not foreign policy, that's top of voters' minds. But the price hikes are not happening in a vacuum. What lessons can be drawn from the global scramble unfolding for goods and raw materials and the overdependence on Russian oil and gas? Is France better off bargaining on its own or as part of a broader EU on energy, healthcare and immigration?

French election: Is it really Macron (and NATO) vs Le Pen (and Russia)?

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Not so easy this time: Can Le Pen upset Macron in French run-off vote?

We ask about the momentum in the homestretch, a sizeable protest vote from the extremes and about the third man: veteran left-wing firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who fell just shy of leapfrogging Le Pen and who emerges from Sunday's first round as the uncontested leader of a more defiant left. Where will his votes go on April 24?