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Our top stories. In a six to three decision split along ideological lines,

America's Supreme Court found that presidents are entitled to quote

at least presumptive immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts but

not for unofficial ones. The justices were deciding on a claim filed by

Donald Trump who was indicted for conspiring to overturn the presidential election

in 2020.

Whether Mr. Trump's actions on and before January the 6th

qualified as unofficial or not,

the justices left to a lower court to decide, which may delay the trial until after November.

In a dissenting opinion, a liberal justice said that the decision makes a mockery of the principle that no man is above the law.

France's centrist and left-wing parties withdrew several candidates in districts where the other grouping was better placed to beat the

national rally in the parliamentary runoff vote later this week. On Sunday

Marin Le Pen's party won the first round of France's parliamentary election,

with 33% of the vote.

The left-wing new Popular Front obtained 28% of the votes. President Emmanuel Macron's Centrist Bloc, received 21%.

Consumer prices in Germany rose by 2.5% year on year in June, down from 2.8% in May. The reading fell to the lowest level since November.

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