Narendra Modi's BJP-led alliance is heading for a majority as early results emerge, but with numbers well short of the landslide predicted in exit polls.
Supporters of BJP celebrate in Bengaluru, India, June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Subhankar Dash
Health workers killed in the war have included more than 50 highly qualified specialists who were seeking to create a healthcare system for a Palestinian state. With each specialist killed, Gaza lost a network of knowledge that will take years to rebuild.
Handout photo from 2008 of Gazan obstetrician-gynaecologist, Dr Sireen Al-Attar (R), and her friend and fellow medical student Dr Sana Najjar. Dr Sana Najjar/Handout via REUTERS
Markets
Meme stocks
"Roaring Kitty" Keith Gill, the stock influencer behind the 2021 meme stock frenzy, may be sitting on a paper profit of tens of millions of dollars on his position in GameStop options, but reaping those gains might not be easy.
A screen displays GameStop stock trading information on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 3, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to sign a sweeping new border measure on Tuesday that would allow authorities to quickly deport or send back to Mexico migrants caught crossing the southwest border if illegal entries surpass a certain level, according to two sources with knowledge of the move.
U.S. Border Patrol agents detain migrants who attempted to cross the U.S.-Mexico border undetected, in an area outside Sunland Park desert, New Mexico, U.S., June 23 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo
Talking Points
As the local climate has heated up over decades, rivers and lakes have also shrunk.
Defending champion Iga Swiatek declared that she was in the zone as her quest for a fourth French Open title hit top gear after a 6-0 6-2 victory over former runner-up Marketa Vondrousova sent her through to the semi-finals on Tuesday.
Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 2, 2024 Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates after winning her fourth round match against Russia's Anastasia Potapova REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo