NEW DELHI — Prime Minister of India until now Narendra Modi seemed unstoppable. Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had come to dominate the world’s largest democracy since coming to power a decade ago. Hindu nationalist politics are becoming increasingly common India en route. Even what critics accused him of fuel religious tensionseroding human […]

NEW DELHI (AP) — Since coming to power a decade ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is known for his big, bold and often quick decisions that he was able to implement with ease thanks to the brutal majority he enjoyed in the Indian lower house. In 2016 he has snatched more than 80% of the

NEW DELHI (AP) — Since coming to power a decade ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is known for his big, bold and often quick decisions that he was able to implement with ease thanks to the brutal majority he enjoyed in the Indian lower house. In 2016 he has snatched more than 80% of the

Israeli strikes on central Gaza killed at least 62 people, including women and children, according to medical sources in the Palestinian territory. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said they were investigating. Earlier, the IDF said it began targeted operations on Tuesday al-Bureij in central Gaza and areas in eastern Deir al-Balah. The IDF carried out

Twenty-two Chinese nationals have pleaded guilty to committing cyber-related crimes in Zambia. They are among the 77 suspects who were arrested in April in connection with what authorities described as a “sophisticated internet fraud syndicate.” The attack on a Chinese-run company in the capital Lusaka followed an alarming rise in cases of internet fraud in

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged that his government will support the defense industry and called for closer cooperation between manufacturers in Europe as he opened a trade fair on Wednesday. “Today we see more clearly than ever how important it is to have a European and German defense industry that can continuously produce all major

South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) has proposed forming a national unity government after losing its parliamentary majority in last week’s elections. It says it has contacted all parties but negotiations are still ongoing. “The results indicate that South Africans want all parties to work together,” ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri told reporters. The ANC received

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A special committee tasked with investigating Russian and Belarusian influence in Poland began its work Wednesday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced. At a news conference in Warsaw, Tusk and other officials described the commission as an impartial group of experts whose aim is to protect national security. The work begins at

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Top officials of South Africa’s African National Congress have held initial talks with representatives of five other parties about a coalition or other deal to form a government, but no decision has yet been made and talks are continuing are in an early stage. The ANC said this on Wednesday. South Africa

NEW DELHI (AP) — China, Ukraine and other countries sent their congratulations Wednesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government began preparations for his swearing-in for a record third term after the world’s largest democratic election. Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party planned to meet allies later Wednesday to discuss government formation. Official results the Election