President Macron shocks France by announcing fresh elections

Early results from the European Parliament elections reveal a strong showing for anti-immigration and nationalist parties. This has come at the expense of the governing parties in Germany, Spain and most significantly in France where the National Rally party is predicted to win about 30% of the vote.
In response, the French President Emmanuel Macron, whose Renaissance party were predicted to fall below 15%, called a snap general election.

Iran has also been preparing for elections. The country has brought forward the presidential vote following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.

As we mark one month of fighting in the Sudanese town of Al Fashir, the news has emerged that one of the last remaining hospitals there has been attacked and is now out of operation.