India election 2024 live news: Modi seeks re-election in Lok Sabha vote
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First of seven phases of mammoth general elections for 543 seats of India’s lower house of parliament kicks off.
US president says other countries in the Middle East could be tasked with rebuilding parts of the war-ravaged enclave.
Israeli forces open fire on a family at Nur Shams camp, killing a Palestinian woman and critically injuring her husband.
The five men were released last month in southern Gaza as part of ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel.
Israeli drone attack targets the Shaara area in eastern Bekaa region.
Development marks one of army’s most significant advances since war broke out between army chief al-Burhan and RSF.
US president’s call for mass displacement in Gaza risks renewing the fighting in the devastated enclave, analysts say.
Move comes amid Donald Trump’s push to thin out the federal government and after order freezing US foreign assistance.
Displaced Palestinians languish in makeshift tent encampments as harsh winds and rain hit the Gaza Strip.
On Wednesday, the US deported 104 Indians on the longest such military flight used so far, before Modi’s visit.
US penalties target Iran’s ‘oil network’ as Donald Trump pledges to bring back ‘maximum pressure’ against Tehran.
The Trump administration’s offer would allow employees to be paid until December if they commit to quitting their jobs.
South Korea’s assessment comes as Ukraine’s stout defence takes a growing toll for every square kilometre Russia seizes.
Trump’s top aides say displacement would be temporary after the United Nations warns of ethnic cleansing.