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Supreme Court blocks controversial Texas immigration law

The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked a controversial immigration law from taking effect in Texas until further notice. Senate Bill 4 would give police the power to detain people suspected of crossing the U.S. southern border without documentation. The new ruling was made moments after a previous block on the law expired. William Denselow reports from Austin, Texas.

19 March, 2024

Business / Economics

Narendra Modi’s economy isn’t booming for India’s unemployed youth. So, why is his party favoured to win another election?

By Ian Hall, Griffith University India will soon hold the biggest election ever conducted, starting on April 19 and running through early June. Almost 950 million registered voters will be able to cast ballots to elect the 543 members of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of parliament. The result is not a foregone conclusion, but most analysts expect Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to win another […]

18 March, 2024

World

Putin Claims Election Victory

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he'll prioritise military operations in Ukraine after claiming another six-year term in elections. Official results gave him more than 87% of the vote. Western countries say the election was not free or fair and insist voting in Ukrainian territory was illegal. Director of the Russia Programme at Chatham House James Nixey says the result was not in doubt.

18 March, 2024

World

North Korea Fires At Least Two Ballistic Missiles As Democracy Summit Gets Underway

North Korea has fired at least two ballistic missiles into the sea as diplomats gather in Seoul for a summit on Monday. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is among the officials attending the Summit for Democracy. Chris Gilbert reports.

18 March, 2024

World

Ukraine war: ten years after Putin annexed Crimea, Russia’s grip on the peninsula looks shaky

By Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham It is ten years since Russia illegally annexed Crimea on March 18 2014. Subsequent efforts to firmly integrate the peninsula into the Russian Federation, however, have been far from the success story that the Kremlin often likes to portray. In fact, comparing the increasingly shaky grip that Moscow has on the peninsula today with the situation before the annexation would suggest […]

18 March, 2024

Videos

Six more years: Putin claims landslide election victory in Russia

Vladimir Putin has won a fifth term as president in a landslide election victory that had an all but certain outcome. Russia's number one faced no credible opposition candidates, amid a ruthless crackdown on dissent and critical voices. Russian election officials said Putin - who will now serve another six-year term on top of his nearly quarter-century rule - won more than 87% of the vote. Putin claimed Russia's democratic […]

18 March, 2024

World

China end 9 year decline in marriages in 2023

China ended a nine-year streak of declining marriage registration last year, with the number of newlywed couples rising to 7.68 million. China's birth rate has also plunged, raising concerns that the country's population of 1.4 billion could be ageing faster than anticipated. Laura Westbrook has more.

18 March, 2024

World

US finalizes new ceasefire resolution at the UN

A new ceasefire resolution might be voted on at the Security Council. The United States has finalised the draft which calls for international efforts to broker an immediate ceasefire as part of a hostage release deal. Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations in New York.

18 March, 2024

World

Biden and Trump take aim at each other in weekend speeches

US President Joseph Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump took aim at each other in speeches delivered over the weekend, as the two men prepare for a widely expected rematch for the White House. Mr. Biden questioned his rival's mental acuity while Mr Trump talked about a "bloodbath" if he lost the election. Our Washington correspondent Jagruti Dave has more

18 March, 2024