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Germany Rocked by Another Violent Attack on Political Candidate

A far-right political candidate has been attacked in Germany in the lead-up to Sunday's European Union election. It's the latest in a spate of violent incidents targeting German candidates from across the political spectrum. Reporting for us is Trent Murray.

6 June, 2024

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Pro-Palestinian protestors arrested at Stanford after occupying president’s office

More than a dozen pro-Palestinian protestors have been arrested at Stanford University after barricading themselves inside an administration building. The student demonstrators are demanding that the university divest from companies that they say support the Israeli military. Reporting for us is Ira Spitzer .

6 June, 2024

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Liftoff for Boeing-NASA’s historic partnership mission to space

Boeing's Starliner mission successfully launched on a test mission Wednesday morning, that will allow two astronauts to journey to the International Space Station. It's part of a decade-long project alongside NASA to get people back and forth to space alongside commercial partners. Caroline Malone reports.

6 June, 2024

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Netanyahu says Israel ‘prepared for very intense operation’ on Lebanon border

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel was "prepared for a very intense operation" along the border with Lebanon, where Israeli troops have exchanged near-daily fire with Hezbollah fighters. Exchanges between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, a Hamas ally, have intensified over the past week, with repeated Israeli strikes deeper into Lebanese territory. "We are prepared for a very intense operation in the north. One way […]

5 June, 2024

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Modi makes history, BJP alliance scrapes past majority

Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party along with its allies have made history securing a slim majority in India's elections. The Hindu nationalist party lost its outright majority for the first time in a decade as voters defied predictions of another landslide. India's opposition alliance caused a major upset to the incumbent BJP especially in the party's crucial stronghold regions. Priyata Brajabasi has more.

5 June, 2024

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Modi’s narrow win suggests Indian voters saw through religious rhetoric, opting instead to curtail his political power

Supporters of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party dance at a party office in Guwahati, India, during counting of India’s national election on June 4, 2024. AP Photo/Anupam Nath By Sumit Ganguly, Indiana University India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, had hoped for a landslide victory in the country’s six-week general election – the largest display of democracy, by far, in a year of voting around the […]

5 June, 2024

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Philippines rejects South China Sea gun-pointing allegations

The Philippines has denied that their troops stationed on a warship grounded in part of the disputed South China Sea pointed their guns at Chinese coast guards during a resupply mission. It's the latest incident between the two countries, which have seen more frequent and combative encounters in recent months. As Laura Westbrook reports.

5 June, 2024

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D-Day events to overshadow UK election after fiery TV debate

Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour opposition leader Keir Starmer switched focus Wednesday from UK election campaigning to commemorations for D-Day, after clashing in the campaign's first TV debate. Both leaders vying to be prime minister after next month's poll will be in Portsmouth, on England's south coast, marking the 80th anniversary of Allied landing in northern France in World War II. Campaigning for the July […]

5 June, 2024

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China congratulates India PM Modi on election win

China on Wednesday congratulated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi following his election win, adding it was "ready to work" with its neighbour. A "healthy and stable China-India relationship is in the common interest of both sides and is also conducive to peace and development in the region and the world," foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a regular press conference. "The Chinese side would like to congratulate" […]

5 June, 2024