With no sign of progress in mediators' arduous efforts to broker a ceasefire in the Gaza war, Israeli tanks and warplanes blasted central and southern areas of the enclave overnight, killing at least 23 Palestinians, local medics said.
Smoke rises during an Israeli military operation in Rafah, southern Gaza, June 3, 2024. REUTERS/Muath Al Hams
India's Narendra Modi was formally elected on Friday by lawmakers of his National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to be prime minister for a historic third consecutive term, as the world's most populous nation returns to government by coalition.
Narendra Modi gestures at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi, June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi - ANALYSIS
The message from voters in Ayodhya and across swathes of Uttar Pradesh is that the BJP's pro-Hindu agenda was not enough. Other campaign tacks of record economic growth and free-food programmes were overshadowed by unemployment and the cost of living.
Markets
Cut off from the West, Russia is pitching its $2 trillion economy to giants like China and Saudi Arabia and longer-term prospects like Zimbabwe and Afghanistan at its premier investment forum in St Petersburg, which was founded by the tsars as a window to Europe.
Putin shakes hands with Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa in Saint Petersburg, June 6, 2024. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov/Pool - World
U.S. President Joe Biden will meet Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Paris on Friday with a package of $225 million in weapons on the sidelines of D-Day anniversary events.
In recent months, the San Diego-Mexico border has become one of the busiest crossings for migrants seeking safe haven and opportunities in the United States.
D-Day Anniversary
U.S. President Joe Biden made an impassioned call for the defence of freedom and democracy at the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy on Thursday, urging Western powers to stay the course with Ukraine and not surrender to Russian tyranny.
U.S President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron attend a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, June 6, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz - World
Near the cliff that U.S. Army Rangers scaled 80 years ago on D-Day, U.S. President Joe Biden planned on Friday to compare the threats posed by Nazi Germany to those facing the world today by dictators and authoritarianism.
Talking Points
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