European elections kick off

Voting is underway in European elections with far-right parties
expected to make some major gains.

More than 370 million people across 27 European countries are eligible
to take part in elections that will wrap up on Sunday.

William Denselow reports from Brussels

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Post-poll survey in India says Modi's performance hit by unemployment, inflation concerns

A post-poll survey has found that a jobs crisis, high inflation and income disparity are all factors that possibly led to Prime Minister Narendra Modi failing to win a majority for the first time in a decade.

Modi is set to return to power but with the support of regional allies.

Priyata Brajabasi has more

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FOUR KILLED AND DOZENS INJURED IN CZECH TRAIN CRASH

Four people have died and dozens others injured after a train crash in the Czech Republic. 

From Berlin, Trent Murray reports. 

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Japan birth rate falls to lowest on record

New data shows that the speed of depopulation in Japan in increasing. 

The country’s fertility rate and number of new births fell to a record low in 2023. 

Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo. 

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D-DAY ANNIVERSARY MARKED IN NORMANDY

Britain's King Charles, US President Biden, and other world leaders and veterans are marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy.

The largest land, sea and air operation ever, on 6th June 1944, was a crucial moment in the defeat of Nazi Germany.

Commemorations and memorial services are also taking place in the UK.

Richard Brock from Lancaster - who is now 100 - took part in the Normandy landings.

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Modi secures support of allies, power sharing talks not over yet

Coalition politics are back in play in India after a decade of dominance by Prime Minister Modi's party.

Modi has been chosen by his allies to lead their coalition but they are yet to formally tell the Indian President they have enough numbers to form the next government.

In the last two terms, Modi's party on its own, breached the 272 mark needed to form the government. This time, it won only 240 seats.

Neha Poonia has more.

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US and 'Five Eyes' allies warn China courting Western military trainers

INTRO: The US, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have warned that China was circumventing measures aimed at stopping its recruitment of current and former Western military pilots to train the Chinese military.

The Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance said Western recruits who train the People's Liberation Army would increase the risk of future conflict.

Laura Westbrook reports.

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Putin: Moscow to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty is under threat

Russia's leader Vladimir Putin reaffirmed his country's readiness to use nuclear arms if it sees a threat to its sovereignty. He also warned that Western arms deliveries to Ukraine were "a very dangerous step", and said Moscow reserves the right for "asymmetrical" retaliation elsewhere in the world. The threats came in response to recent decisions of the US and several EU countries allowing Ukraine to use Western-supplied weapons to strike targets inside Russia.
Our correspondent Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.

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Georgia appeals court puts Trump election subversion case on hold

A Georgia appeals court has put the state's election subversion case against Donald Trump on hold indefinitely while it considers a request to disqualify the lead prosecutor over a conflict of interest.

The decision is the latest indication that it's highly unlikely the former president's trial will begin before November's presidential election.

Ira Spitzer reports.

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Republicans block bill to protect access to contraception

A bill that would create a federal right to access contraception in the US has fallen flat. Nearly all the Republicans in the US Senate voted against advancing the legislation, saying it was unnecessary and that the bill was meant to "scare the American people." Toni Waterman has more.

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Congestion pricing plans scrapped in New York City

New York City's congestion charge will not go into effect in the coming weeks, as planned.

The controversial plan would have charged vehicles to drive into Manhattan - something that transport and environmental advocates had been pushing for decades.

Sally Patterson has more.

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Biden in France for D-Day commemoration

US president Joe Biden has arrived in France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.

The trip is intended to underscore the US's commitment to its European allies and contrast President Biden's global leadership with the more isolationist vision of his election rival Donald Trump.

Kate Fisher reports from Washington

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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.

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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.

Ira Spitzer reports.

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UN Secretary General calls for a ban on fossil fuel advertising

The UN Secretary General says governments must ban fossil fuel advertising.
Antonio Guterres addressed a gathering at the American Museum of
Natural History in New York on Wednesday.
His address comes as scientists released new data suggesting that May
marks 12 months straight of record temperatures.
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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.

Trent Murray reports. 

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New York lawmakers hope to restrict social media algorithms aimed at kids

New York lawmakers are hoping to regulate what children are exposed to on social media.

The law would require parental consent for a child's feed to be influenced by an algorithm.

Mitch McCann reports:

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Pakistani critics say the results of recent Indian elections has surprised many

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Critics and politicians in Pakistan say the Indian election results are unexpected for many, and Islamabad is closely monitoring the evolving political situation in New Delhi.

Since 2019, Pakistan and India have downgraded all diplomatic ties over the Kashmir dispute, which both countries rule in parts but claim in full.

Hira Mustafa has more.

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Ukraine's energy situation "difficult this week" according to Ukrenergo

Ukraine's state grid operator Ukrenergo said the country's energy system has gotten worse since the beginning of June and will be facing greater difficulties this week. Ukraine's energy infrastructure has been severely damaged by Russian attacks this year, crippling more than half of the country's generating capacity. 

Megumi Lim reports from Kyiv  

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France, Germany and Poland a "permanent" Russian disinformation targets

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The European Commission has warned that some of the EU's largest countries are permanently being targeted by Russian disinformation. The warning comes as Europeans are set to head to the polls in European elections.

Alex Cadier reports from Brussels

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