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  • NewsFrance 24

    Hindu nationalist Modi the favourite as India votes in six-week election

    India began voting Friday in a six-week election with an all but assured victory for Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as a weakened opposition is pushed to the sidelines. A total of 968 million people are eligible to take part in the world's biggest vote -- a staggering logistical exercise that critics say follows a concerted effort to delegitimise rivals.A long and winding queue was patiently assembled outside a polling station in the Hindu holy city of Haridwar, on the banks of

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  • NewsAFP

    Hindu nationalist Modi the favourite as India votes

    India began voting Friday in a six-week election with an all but assured victory for Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as a weakened opposition is pushed to the sidelines."I urge all those voting... to exercise their franchise in record numbers," he wrote in a social media post on X as the election began. 

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  • NewsAFP

    Migrant rescuers seek vindication after lengthy Italy case

    After seven years of investigations, crew members from migrant rescue ships accused by Italy of helping human traffickers in the Mediterranean hope to finally clear their names Friday.They were accused of coordinating their search-and-rescue actions with human traffickers off Libya, returning dinghies and boats to them to be reused, and of rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean whose lives were not in danger.

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  • NewsThe Independent

    India Elections 2024: Millions to cast their vote as world’s largest polls kick off

    Nearly a billion voters will decide if Narendra Modi gets a third term as prime minister

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    Curious woman's attempt to smell dog's breath BACKFIRES

    In a moment of curiosity captured on April 7, in Yunnan, China, a woman playfully interacts with her dog. However, her decision to sniff her dog's breath leads to a comical reaction as she gags in disgust from its foul odor.

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  • NewsStoryful

    Tornado Sirens Ring Out Amid Multiple Warnings in Eastern Missouri

    Sirens blared in eastern Missouri on Thursday, April 18, as multiple tornado warnings were issued in the region.Footage filmed and posted by X user @WxNature shows conditions in Wentzville on Thursday evening.The National Weather Service (NWS) issued warnings for Oakville, Mehlville, Arnold and Saint Louis areas.Thunderstorms were also likely across parts of the state and expected to bring damaging winds and large hail, the NWS warned. Credit: @WxNature via Storyful

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  • NewsFrance 24

    Thousands evacuated, tsunami warning after Indonesia volcano erupts

    Indonesian authorities closed an airport and residents left homes near an erupting volcano Thursday due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami. Mount Ruang on the northern side of Sulawesi Island had at least five large eruptions Wednesday, causing the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation to issue its highest-level alert, indicating an active eruption.The crater emitted white-gray smoke continuously during the day

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