World Elections
The ruling coalition was also on track for a possible two-thirds super majority in both houses of Congress, which would allow the coalition to pass constitutional reforms without opposition support.
Claudia Sheinbaum addresses supporters in Mexico City June 3, 2024. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha - World
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday there was no place for threats of violence or instability after last week's election cost his African National Congress (ANC) party its majority for the first time.
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Britain's Conservatives will clearly define sex as biological in the Equality Act if they win an election on July 4 to end an "ambiguity" that is putting women and girls' safety at risk, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans a raft of business-friendly measures if he wins a third term this week, including pushing through regulations making it easier to hire and fire workers, according to two government officials familiar with the matter.
Employees inside a manufacturing unit in Gujarat, March 28, 2024. REUTERS/Amit Dave - Breakingviews
Exit polls in India suggest Narendra Modi's alliance will secure a third term as prime minister with a big majority. High on his to-do list will be improving incomes so that most of the country's 1.4 billion citizens are no longer poor enough to qualify for the government's free food scheme.
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India saw nearly 25,000 cases of suspected heat stroke and 56 people lost their lives after several heat wave days across the country from March-May, local media reported, citing government data.
Markets
In dozens of northern Israeli towns and villages, evacuated under fire from Lebanon's Hezbollah group in parallel with the Gaza war, officials hope daily rocket warning sirens will give way to school bells when the academic year starts on Sept 1.
A mobile artillery unit fires on the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Gil Eliyahu - World
Netanyahu is under pressure to keep his coalition government intact. Two far-right partners have threatened to bolt in protest at any deal they deem to spare Hamas. Centrist partner Benny Gantz wants the deal considered.
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Forced displacement has pushed over a million people away from the Gazan city of Rafah, the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said on Monday.
Talking Points
The CST-200 Starliner's first crewed voyage to the ISS remains a milestone for Boeing as it scrambles to gain a greater share of lucrative NASA business now dominated by Elon Musk's SpaceX.
May 31, 2024. REUTERS/Joe Skipper - Science
China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe looks set to begin its historic journey back to Earth from the moon's far side after collecting samples that scientists expect will help answer key questions about the early evolution of the solar system.
- Business
The statute of limitations has likely passed, Justice Department officials told victims' families.
