Author: News Desk

The Guardian says France faces a brutal two-week campaign over the country’s future, as the centrist incumbent, Emmanuel Macron, faces the far-right Marine Le Pen for the presidency.

Monday’s front pages.

BBC News says Chancellor Rishi Sunak has referred himself to the PM’s independent adviser on ministers’ interests.

Sky News says Police have begun an investigation after Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to slap a young fan’s phone to the ground after his side’s defeat to Everton.

France24 says France is poised for a rematch of the 2017 presidential election run-off with centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.

Euronews says Finland’s government says that its websites were targeted in a cyberattack during a speech to parliament by Ukraine’s Zelenskyy.

Arab News says Israeli soldiers on Sunday shot and killed two Palestinian women as troops responded to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s call for them to go on the “offensive.”

Aljazeera says the removal of Imran Khan as PM has set Pakistan on an uncertain political path, with his supporters taking to the streets in protest.

French President Macron is marginally ahead against the Far-right Le Pen in the first round of the French elections France is poised for a rematch of the 2017 presidential election run-off with centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen once again advancing to the final after first-round voting on Sunday. But the 2022 race has so far been anything but a replay of the contest Macron won five years ago. And the final result when all votes are counted on April 24 is all the more uncertain for it. Macron is marginally ahead Macron topped the first-round contest, winning 27.6…

El Salvador arrests over 9,000 ‘gang members’ in 15 days TRT World says authorities in El Salvador have arrested more than 9,000 suspected gang members in the past 15 days, President Nayib Bukele announced, amid a state of emergency pushed by the president after a spike in homicides. “More than 9,000 gang members (arrested) in just 15 days. We continue the war against gangs,” tweeted the president on Sunday, who has been criticised by local and international humanitarian organisations for alleged human rights violations. For its part, the National Civil Police (PNC) reported on Twitter that “507 terrorists” were captured…