First stage of world’s largest election under way in India
By Ashok Sharma and Krutika Pathi | Associated Press NEW DELHI — Millions of Indians began voting on Friday in a six-week election that’s a referendum on Narendra Modi, the …
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For its next trick, Ottawa must unload the $34B Trans Mountain pipeline. It won’t be easy
In her budget speech to the House of Commons on Tuesday, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland took a moment to celebrate the finishing touch on expansion of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline. …
Liberals pledge $9B in new money for Indigenous communities in 2024 budget
The Trudeau government is promising $9 billion in new cash for Indigenous communities over the next five years, a smaller spend than some past budgets but one the government says builds …
Speed of Trump jury selection surprises after predictions of drawn-out slugfest
Seven jurors were empanelled by the second day of Donald Trump’s trial Tuesday, leaving only five slots plus several backups unfilled. It was faster than most had predicted for the …
Assemblymember Evan Low tried to halt Congressional District 16 recount – The Mercury News
Assemblymember Evan Low tried to halt the recount in the Congressional District 16 race, with his lawyers sending a notice to the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters asking them …
Solomon Islands election: China security ties in focus as tiny Pacific nation heads to the polls
“It is an important election. People are calling for change” said Benjamin Afuga, an administrator of the Yumi Toktok Forum, one of the largest public Facebook groups in the Solomon …
South Korea’s China ambassador faces abuse probe as President Yoon gets no respite after election rout
“The necessary investigation concerning Ambassador Chung is under way per relevant procedures,” a ministry official told This Week in Asia. He declined to give further details including whether an audit …
India election: with Modi’s BJP ‘hell-bent’ on a massive win, secularism hangs by a thread
“We got a hint of what’s at stake in this election in Mr Modi’s final speech in the last session of parliament,” said Arati Jerath, a Delhi-based political commentator and …
The Biden administration wants to tackle the ‘gun show loophole.’ Here’s how
A rule requiring gun dealers to obtain federal licences and conduct background checks regardless of where they sell guns has been finalized and will soon go into effect, the U.S. …
Faced with a possible second Trump presidency, French PM says Europe needs security independence
As the world braces for an election that could return Donald Trump to the White House, the prime minister of France says he doesn’t want his country’s security, or the security of …