in france in the first round of parliamentary elections. the election, called to widespread surprise by president emmanuel macron, has thrown french politics into disarray. support for the anti immigration and eurosceptic national rally party has surged despite president macron s pledges to stop its rise. the far right national rally is widely expected to come in first place. in the 577 member national assembly, pa rliament s lower house. but it remains unclear if the party will secure an outright majority. the shape of the new parliament will become clear after the second round of voting onjuly 7. i am joined by prof jonah levy, vice chair of the department of political science, specialising in french and west european politics at the university of california, berkeley. thank you forjoining us. first of all, remind us, why did president emmanuel macron call this snap election? this snap election? president emmanuel this snap election? president emmanuel macron this snap
It is 9 00am in singapore, 1 00am in london and 3 00am in the morning in istanbul, where Authorities Say they are close to identifying the man who killed 39 people in an attack on a new year party at a nightclub. Security officials have released this footage, which they say shows the suspect filming himself on a mobile phone in the centre of istanbul. He is shown Walking Around what is thought to be taksim square. Turkish police have launched raids in istanbul, and arrested 12 people, looking for this suspect. Meanwhile, funerals of some of the victims have been held, as our Turkey Correspondent mark lowen reports. It is slowly sinking in. Grief binding together a nation pulled apart by terror. They mourned 23 year old yunus gormek, killed in the attack on the reina nightclub. A student working there for new years eve, who was simply in the wrong place. At his funeral, his colleague. She took refuge from the gunman in the bathroom. I was in the toilet. The electricity went out. And i w
Born a crime to a black mother and white father in apartheid south africa, he has navigated his way through the explosive issue of race and identity. With critics claiming that Donald Trumps victory has encouraged intolerant rhetoric, does he fear that the space for liberal satire such as his is shrinking . Trevor noah, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, zeinab. You were born in 1984, six years before Nelson Mandela was released. Your father is a white swiss man, your mother was black, a union punishable by five years in prison. How did it feel to be born a crime . Well, the truth is for me it didnt feel any different to being born i guess any differently, because i was really lucky in that i was insulated as a child, so i grew up under apartheid but i was spared from a lot of the ills of apartheid. My parents were in a world where they were the ones who faced the ills, thats what i talk about in the book, i dont make it seem like it was my struggle, its a struggle i didnt even know i was
It is 9 00am in singapore, 1 00am in london and 3 00am in the morning in istanbul, where Authorities Say they are close to identifying the man who killed 39 people in an attack on a new year party at a nightclub. Security officials have released this footage, which they say shows the suspect filming himself on a mobile phone in the centre of istanbul. He is shown Walking Around what is thought to be taksim square. Turkish police have launched raids in istanbul, and arrested 12 people, looking for this suspect. Meanwhile, funerals of some of the victims have been held, as our Turkey Correspondent mark lowen reports. It is slowly sinking in. Grief binding together a nation pulled apart by terror. They mourned 23 year old yunus gormek, killed in the attack on the reina nightclub. A student working there for new years eve, who was simply in the wrong place. At his funeral, his colleague. She took refuge from the gunman in the bathroom. I was in the toilet. The electricity went out. And i w
Born a crime to a black mother and white father in apartheid south africa, he has navigated his way through the explosive issue of race and identity. With critics claiming that Donald Trumps victory has encouraged intolerant rhetoric, does he fear that the space for liberal satire such as his is shrinking . Trevor noah, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, zeinab. You were born in 1984, six years before Nelson Mandela was released. Your father is a white swiss man, your mother was black, a union punishable by five years in prison. How did it feel to be born a crime . Well, the truth is for me it didnt feel any different to being born i guess any differently, because i was really lucky in that i was insulated as a child, so i grew up under apartheid but i was spared from a lot of the ills of apartheid. My parents were in a world where they were the ones who faced the ills, thats what i talk about in the book, i dont make it seem like it was my struggle, its a struggle i didnt even know i was