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Unmasking the identity of 'Vessel' TUKO From September: China introduces tougher penalties in new visa entry rules Kahawa Tungu Angelique Kerber Siblings: Get to Know Jessica Kerber - Kahawatungu Kahawa Tungu Caroline Wozniacki Siblings: All About Patrik Wozniacki - Kahawatungu Kahawa Tungu Jelena Janković Siblings: All About Marko and Stefan - Kahawatungu People Daily Safaricom responds after woman loses Ksh95,000 in M-PESA agent fraud People Daily Olekina wants governors held personally liable for financial mismanagement People Daily Ndindi Nyoro welcomes new leaders as People’s Party expands France 24 US sanctions 'unlikely to get Tehran to bow down' despite effect on population France 24 Guinea searches for survivors after landfill landslides kill 30 France 24 Middle East live: Iran warns of a harsh response to anticipated US sanctions BBC News UK missiles offer may help Ukraine - but is not what Zelensky needs most Al Jazeera Four arrested over fatal shooting of South African boxer Zolani Tete Al Jazeera Saudi Arabia’s MBS visits Macron in France: What to expect Al Jazeera ‘Barrel bomb mufti’ sentenced to life in Syria Citizen Digital Gachagua’s Report on 55-Day Wamunyoro Consultations Conclave TUKO Pain as TikToker is found dead after alleged encounter with man from Tinder TUKO We demand: Moi University lecturers threaten strike days after 1st years joined TUKO A daughter's heart: Daughter shares actor’s heartbreaking final WhatsApp chat Business Daily Court backs omission of bankers, politicians from CBK top jobs K24 Digital Nairobi imposes new charges on content creation: How much filmmakers, influencers and creators will pay Citizen Digital Lawyer Angela Mulwa re-arrested, to be charged with Dr Victoria Mutiso's murder People Daily NCIC set to launch second edition of 2027 peaceful election roadmap People Daily National Treasury CS John Mbadi invites Kenyans to submit views on 2027/28 budget People Daily Kenya to borrow Ksh1.15T to finance 2026/27 budget deficit Daily Maverick Small talk acts like social glue â hereâs how to get better at it TUKO "I'm deeply saddened": Long-serving MCA dies while undergoing treatment DW News Could Ukraine's Mykhailo Fedorov challenge Zelenskyy? 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France's left fractures further as MEP launches presidential bid

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France's left fractures further as MEP launches presidential bid
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French centre-left politician Raphael Glucksmann announced his candidacy for France's presidential election next year, joining a crowded field of far-right figures, centrists and fellow left-wingers. Hard-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon is planning to stand while Greens leader Marine Tondelier is campaigning while pregnant, socialist Party (PS) leader Olivier Faure and even possibly ex-president Francois Hollande are also mulling runs.

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