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Here is a brief look at Press TV newsroom's headlines from 1800 GMT, May 26, 2019 to 0800 GMT, May 27, 2019.

European elections

Partial results from the European Parliament elections suggest that far-right parties have scored considerable gains. In France, Marine Le Pen's National Rally party edged ahead of the centrist alliance of President Emmanuel Macron. In Italy, exit polls showed Interior Minister Matteo Salvini's anti-migrant League party winning the most votes. Far right parties in Belgium and Austria also made gains in the election. More than 400 million people were eligible to cast ballots in 28 E-U member states. They elected 751 members of the European Parliament for the next five years. The vote was held as populists and anti-immigrant parties have gained support in the EU in the wake of a migrant crisis that unfolded in 2015.

Ansarullah's reaction to Saudis

A senior member of Yemen’s Ansarullah says the recent retaliatory drone strikes against Saudi Arabia came as the regime rejected Sana’a’s peace initiatives. Mohammed Ali al-Houthi also dismissed Saudi accusations that the attacks had been conducted on the orders of Iran. He said Yemeni forces had unilaterally withdrawn from three Red Sea ports following a UN-brokered agreement last year. He added that the Saudi-led coalition failed to reciprocate and instead misinterpreted the efforts as weakness. The Yemeni army has stepped up its drone attacks against Saudi Arabia and has vowed to carry hundreds more if the invading countries do not stop killing civilians. On Sunday, the army targeted a Saudi warplanes’ hangar with drones in the kingdom’s Jizan province.

Sudan developments

The head of Sudan’s ruling military council has visited the UAE a day after holding talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan met with Abu Dhabi’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Earlier, Burhan’s deputy also visited Saudi Arabia. Sudanese protesters, calling for a transition to democracy, have warned against any intervention by the three regional countries. Sudan is governed by the army after it toppled president Omar al-Bashir last month. The military rulers have so far defied the protesters' demand to hand over power to a civilian government.

Britain Labor Party on Brexit

The leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party says British public should be asked again over Brexit, either through general elections or a second referendum. Jeremy Corbyn said conservatives are disintegrating and parliament is facing a deadlock. His remarks came after Theresa May resigned as prime minister on Friday over failing to get the parliament to approve her Brexit deal. May’s resignation has opened a race for her replacement among conservatives, with former foreign minister Boris Johnson billed as frontrunner. Britain remains scheduled to leave the European Union, with or without a withdrawal agreement, on October 31st.

Myanmar-style justice

Seven Myanmarese soldiers, who were jailed for killing several Rohingya Muslims in 2017, have been released after less than a year. They had been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Their punishment was reportedly reduced by the military. They also served less jail time than two Reuters reporters who uncovered the killings. The murder of the Rohingya Muslims occurred during a 2017 military crackdown in the western state of Rakhine. The seven soldiers were the only security personnel the military said it punished over the operation in Rakhine, which forced more than 730,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh. The United Nations said the crackdown was executed with genocidal intent.

US policy on Iran

US President Donald Trump has expressed hope for a deal with Iran, saying he doesn’t want a regime change in the Islamic Republic. This was Trump’s second remark in Japan about the possibility of US-Iran talks. Tehran has repeatedly rejected the offer. Earlier, the U-S president said that he and the Japanese premier discussed Iran as nobody wants to see terrible things happen. While addressing a joint press conference, the US president also took a jibe at his predecessor for what he called a horrible Iran deal. He claimed that his massive economic sanctions have forced Iran to pull back from terror activities. Tensions between Tehran and Washington have risen recently after Trump’s belligerent rhetoric and his troop buildup in the Persian Gulf. Recently, he threatened Iran with war. Iranian officials have repeatedly said that Tehran is not seeking a war and that it will only stand ready to defend in case of an attack.

Yemeni children's plight

The United Nations' agency for children has confirmed that 7 kids were killed in Friday’s attack in the Yemeni province of Ta'izz. UNICEF said the victims were aged between four and fourteen. Saudi-led warplanes targeted a fuel station in Mawiyah District on Friday killing at least nine civilians. UNICEF says at least 27 children have been killed and injured in a recent escalation of violence near Sana’a and in Ta'izz over the past ten days. The UN body warned that the toll could be higher. Saudi Arabia, along with some of its allies, launched a war on Yemen in March 2015. The war has so far left more than 15,500 Yemenis dead. The conflict has also pushed millions to the verge of starvation.

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