The World in Brief from The Economist

Supreme Court delivers partial win for Trump; political positioning in France, and more

The far-right National Rally party, led by Marine Le Pen, won the first round of France’s parliamentary election. Also, Joe Biden, America’s president, continued to resist calls for him to give way to another candidate after a terrible performance in Thursday’s presidential debate.

Polls showed the far-right National Rally party in the lead after voting finished in the first round of France’s parliamentary election.

National Rally leads French exit polls; Democrats rush to defend Biden, and more

Some senior Democrats, including Barack Obama, have doubled down on their support for Joe Biden.

Russia said that its refineries would be allowed to export petrol until the end of July, extending a pause on export restrictions that the Kremlin first imposed in March

Russia said that its refineries would be allowed to export petrol until the end of July.

Mr Biden’s aides said he would still debate Mr Trump in a second planned debate in September.

Inflation in America eased according to the Federal Reserve’s preferred metric