Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen advance to the second round of the French presidential elections with both candidates increasing their voting share from 5 years ago. Some polls are predicting a Macron victory within the margin of error, but a member of Le Pen’s Rassamblement National tells CNBC his party is confident it can pick up votes from unsuccessful candidates. We are live in Paris for the latest. In China, consumer prices surge at their fastest pace in 3 months amid continuing disruptions to supply chains and high energy costs. And in Ukraine, President Volodomyr Zelenskyy has welcomed EU and UK leaders in Kiev over the weekend, while his country braces for a massive new Russian assault in the east.

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