Emmanuel Macron, Boko Haram, Angela Merkel: Your Monday Briefing
But a U.S. State Department spokesman said the Russian interpretation of the deal "makes no sense." _____ • In Germany, the conservative party of Chancellor
Angela Merkel won in regional elections in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, bolstering her prospects in national elections in September.
Here’s what you need to know: • Emmanuel Macron will be the next president of France, after soundly defeating his far-right opponent, Marine Le Pen.
[The New York Times] • Israel released videos that it said showed Marwan Barghouti, who
is leading imprisoned Palestinians in a hunger strike, sneaking snacks in his cell.
[The New York Times] • The governments of Austria, Germany
and the Netherlands said they would seek to prevent Turkish expatriates from casting ballots in an expected Turkish referendum on whether to reintroduce the death penalty.
[The New York Times] • Ismail Haniya, a longtime leader of Hamas in Gaza, was officially named the senior leader of the militant group.
Mr. Macron, a centrist who supports the E.U., handily beat Marine Le Pen, the National Front’s far-right leader.
