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A gun attack disrupts the French presidential election, after a gunman opened fire on police officers on the Champs Elysees. The presidential election candidates were debating live on TV as the shooting took place. Correspondent Thomas Fessy reports live from the scene.

The issue of immigration has been increasingly dominating campaigning, thanks in part to the hard line promoted by the National Front candidate, Marine Le Pen. As the 蜜芽传媒's Theo Leggett reports, immigration is woven into France's economic and social fabric.

The US says it will investigate whether the level of imports of Chinese and other foreign-made steel is a threat to national security. Chad Bown, from the Peterson Institute for International Economics, used to be a trade advisor to President Obama and discusses whether steel imports really are a national security risk.

Rahul Tandon joins the programme from India to discuss the day's biggest stories.

Rob Young is joined by Andrew Peaple, the Deputy Asia Finance Editor for the Wall Street Journal based in Hong Kong and Mindy Lubber, the President of Ceres, an environmental investment organisation based in Boston.

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