"It gives the impression that Macron in 2017 has been elected on a promise to renew (politics) and that Macron in 2022 wants to be elected on the promise of (having) experience," he said in an interview with French newspaper L´Opinion. Polls show most French, whether they intend to vote for him or not, consider he is up to the job, he stressed.

* More than 30 children were reunited with their families in Ukraine this weekend after a long operation to bring them back home from Russia or Russian-occupied Crimea, where they had been taken from areas occupied by Russian forces during the war.

Even though he formally announced he is running for a second term at the beginning of the month, Macron has not held any rallies yet. The two-round presidential election will take place on April 10 and 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

* Pope Francis appeared to ask Russians to seek the truth about their country's invasion of Ukraine in his Easter message to the world on Sunday and appealed for dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians following recent violence.

April 8 (Reuters) - Russia is considering raising its base price for calculating the wheat export tax to 17,000 roubles ($212.23) per tonne from 15,000 roubles per tonne, the Vedomosti daily reported, citing two unnamed sources in exporting companies.

Even though he formally announced he is running for a second term at the beginning of the month, Macron has not held any rallies yet. The two-round presidential election will take place on April 10 and 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

* Russia threatened to bypass a U.N.-brokered grain deal unless obstacles to its agricultural exports were removed, while talks in Turkey agreed removing barriers was needed to extend the agreement beyond next month.

Kyiv estimates nearly 19,500 children have been taken to Russia or Russian-occupied Crimea since Moscow invaded, in what it condemns as illegal deportations. Moscow says they have been transported away for their own safety.

* Ukraine's First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova is due to visit India on Monday and will seek humanitarian aid and equipment to repair energy infrastructure damaged during Russia's invasion, a newspaper reported on Saturday.

Even though he formally announced he is running for a second term at the beginning of the month, Macron has not held any rallies yet. The two-round presidential election will take place on April 10 and 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Watson still faces civil lawsuits and he was questioned at his lawyer's office for four hours last week before his meeting with Cleveland. And he also might face disciplinary action from the NFL under the personal conduct policy. 

LONDON, April 9 (Reuters) - A 50-year-old man and his 11-year-old daughter were killed after Russian forces struck a residential building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia early on Sunday, authorities said.

military documents posted on Online Social Emotional Learning 4th Grade Teacher media that offer a partial, month-old snapshot of the war in Ukraine, three U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, while the Justice Department said separately it was probing the leak.

Allied nations, such as South Korea, have also reportedly been the subject of spying by the Pentagon, raising questions as to the diplomatic impact the leak could have at a time of deteriorating global ties.

Even though he formally announced he is running for a second term at the beginning of the month, Macron has not held any rallies yet. The two-round presidential election will take place on April 10 and 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

They are dated ranging from February 23 to March 1, and provide what appears to be details on the progress of weapons and equipment going into Ukraine with more precise timelines and amounts than the U.S.

Even though he formally announced he is running for a second term at the beginning of the month, Macron has not held any rallies yet. The two-round presidential election will take place on April 10 and 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

That comes despite the US spending $200 billion on advanced military hardware and spying equipment for Ukraine, website math with the cash credited for helping the country successfully hold-off Russian advances far longer than anyone thought necessary.

San Francisco-based photographer Michael Shainblum, 31 was inspired to visit New Zealand after watching Lord of the Rings as a child, with the trilogy filmed on both the North and South islands. Pictured, Milford Sound

Last year, Hardin called the claims against Watson 'meritless' and alleged they were made following a failed attempt to blackmail his client for $30,000.  He previously accused the plaintiffs of being motivated by financial gain, saying that massage therapist Ashley Solis originally sought a $100,000 settlement from his client. 

France holds the rotating presidency of the European Union Council, which gives Macron a key role in coordinating the bloc of 27´s response. Next week, he is expected to be seen alongside U.S. President Joe Biden, at NATO's summit in Brussels.