dpa NEWS SCHEDULE for MONDAY, JULY 8, 1200 GMT

FRANCE-ELECTIONS

The new left-wing alliance New Popular Front in France has won the snap parliamentary elections based on the provisional official results. Moving

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ISRAEL-CONFLICT-PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

Egypt will host Israeli and US delegations for talks on "outstanding points" in a potential ceasefire-for-hostages deal between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. Moving

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HUNGARY-DIPLOMACY-CHINA

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made another unannounced trip, this time to China, and held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who said the international community is obliged to ensure the resumption of talks between Russia and Ukraine. Moved

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UKRAINE-CONFLICT-RUSSIA

At least 20 people have been killed and more than 50 injured in waves of Russian missile attacks across Ukraine. Moving

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GERMANY-TRANSPORT-LUFTHANSA-EU

The European Commission is launching an investigation into whether German government state aid for Lufthansa during the Covid-19 pandemic breached EU rules. Moved