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Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments around the world.

Almost 50 million French voters head to the polls to elect a new president in the second round of elections between incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.

Ukraine will withdraw from negotiations with Russia if residents in Mariupol province are harmed and if referendums are held in the occupied territories, said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The Ukrainian president also announced that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and defense chief Lloyd Austin will travel Sunday to Kyiv to hold talks with him.

At least 21,600 Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian military.

Twitter announced it will ban advertisements that deny the scientific consensus on climate change.

At least 100 people were killed in an overnight explosion at an illegal oil refining depot in Nigeria's Rivers state.

Hundreds gathered in Sweden’s capital to protest the burning of the Muslim holy book in that country.

EU institutions agreed to set out new standards for the accountability of online platforms such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter to check for illegal and harmful content.

Israel will close the Erez (Beit Hanoun) crossing to Palestinian workers in the Gaza Strip as of Sunday, according to the military.

Finland’s foreign minister said it is the right time for his country to join NATO.

Iraq launched a large-scale military operation against the Daesh/ISIS terror group in five provinces, according to the defense ministry.