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What a third term for Modi means for the world
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won a third term in power yesterday, leading a country with the world’s biggest population and fastest-growing economy.
4 June 2024, 18:00 PM
‘Exit polls were not reflective of the reality on the ground’
Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed said leaders of the opposition knew that exit polls showing a wide-margin of victory for Modi’s alliance were not reflective of the reality on the ground.
4 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Modi’s key allies stand by him despite weaker showing
Two key regional allies in Narendra Modi’s coalition have endorsed him as India’s next prime minister, their spokespeople said yesterday, after trends showed Modi’s party was falling short of a majority in a general election.
4 June 2024, 18:00 PM
ANC weighs up partners from free-marketeers to Marxists
The African National Congress was holding high-stakes internal talks yesterday about which parties it should approach to form South Africa’s next government, with diametrically opposed Marxists and free-marketeers on the menu of options.
4 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Mexican mayor killed day after Sheinbaum presidential win: regional govt
The mayor of a town in western Mexico was killed on Monday, the regional government said, barely 24 hours after Claudia Sheinbaum was elected the Latin American country's first woman president
4 June 2024, 05:51 AM
Exit poll predicts massive slump in Rahul’s vote share
In a bitter-sweet prediction for India’s Congress party, an exit poll carried out by the VMR-Manorama News has suggested a massive erosion in Rahul Gandhi’s vote share in the recently-concluded election in Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.
3 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Mexico elects Sheinbaum as first woman president
Claudia Sheinbaum won a landslide victory to become Mexico’s first female president, inheriting the project of her mentor and outgoing leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador whose popularity among the poor helped drive her triumph.
3 June 2024, 18:00 PM
More than half of Gaza structures damaged
Some 55 percent of all structures in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed, damaged or possibly damaged since the Israeli offensive began in the Palestinian territory eight months ago, according to preliminary satellite analysis by the UN.
3 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Airline passengers, profits to hit record highs in 2024
Airlines are expecting to fly nearly five billion passengers in 2024, a new record beating the pre-Covid pandemic high, trade industry association IATA said on Monday
3 June 2024, 06:01 AM
Claudia Sheinbaum makes history as Mexico's first woman president
Claudia Sheinbaum was elected Mexico's first woman president by a landslide Sunday, making history in a country plagued by rampant criminal and gender-based violence
3 June 2024, 04:19 AM
Rupert Murdoch marries again at age 93
Murdoch and Elena Zhukova, 67, were wedded Saturday at the media mogul's California vineyard and estate, called Moraga.
3 June 2024, 04:02 AM
In shakeup, Washington Post executive editor steps down
Assuming the job in 2021, Buzbee was the first female editor of the Post in 150 years.
3 June 2024, 03:54 AM
Feeling flush: Japan's high-tech toilets go global
As Japan plays host to a record influx of tourists, one of the country's more private attractions -- the high-tech toilet -- is becoming a must-have in luxury bathrooms worldwide
3 June 2024, 03:32 AM
BJP retains power in Indian state bordering China
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won the regional vote in Arunachal Pradesh, a state bordering China, while a local party swept to power in Sikkim, a Himalayan state, officials and politicians said yesterday.
2 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Military ready to stop Taiwan independence
Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun warned yesterday that his military is ready to “forcefully” stop Taiwan independence but called for greater exchanges with the United States.
2 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Won’t ditch Ramaphosa to form coalition
South Africa’s once dominant African National Congress (ANC) acknowledged that it had been humbled by an election that ended its 30-year majority but vowed not to replace President Cyril Ramaphosa as a condition to forming a new governing coalition.
2 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Palestinian mothers search for milk
Amira al-Taweel scoured pharmacies in northern Gaza for milk to feed her child, but could not find a single bottle to satisfy his hunger.
2 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Hezbollah attacks Israeli bases as clashes intensify
Hezbollah said yesterday its fighters had bombarded two army bases in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights within hours, after deadly Israeli strikes on south Lebanon.
2 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran’s Ahmadinejad to run in polls
Iran’s hardline former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered to run for president in the country’s June 28 election, organized after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month, Iran’s state television reported yesterday.
2 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Iranian ex-president Ahmadinejad registers new bid for post
Ahmadinejad, 67, held the post for two straight terms from 2005 to 2013, a period marked by a standoff with the West especially over Iran's nuclear programme and his incendiary remarks on Israel.
2 June 2024, 10:49 AM