News from India-based sources, ranked by recency.
Ali Falih Kadhim Al-Zaidi emerged as a consensus candidate for Prime Minister after weeks of internal debate among the Coordination Framework's member parties
‘Mindaugas Sinkevicius is ready to assume full responsibility for the formation of the new Government,’ Lithuania’s Social Democrat Party said
Mamata Banerjee has challenged her Bhabanipur assembly election defeat in the Calcutta High Court. She lost the seat, previously her stronghold, by 15,105 votes to BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari. This challenge follows her earlier narrow loss in Nandigram during the 2021 Assembly elections.
The announcement comes during a visit by the U.S. special presidential envoy to Iraq, Tom Barrack, to Baghdad
Mr. Pellegrini, 48, who favors a strong role for the State, heads the left-wing Hlas (Voice) party that finished third in the vote and joined a governing coalition with Mr. Fico and the ultranationalist Slovak National Party
Elon Musk has strongly opposed the United Kingdom's plan to ban social media for children under sixteen. He labelled the move as government surveillance and censorship. French President Emmanuel Macron had earlier praised the UK's decision. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is proceeding with the ban to protect young people from online risks and give them back their childhoods.
