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India Elections 2024: Early polling records 24.5% turnout as world’s largest election kicks off
Nearly a billion voters will decide if Narendra Modi gets a third term as prime minister
8-min read - NewsThe Independent
Watch live: Flights across Middle East region tracked after Israel launch missile strike on Iran
Watch live on Friday (19 April) as flights across the Middle East region are tracked after Israel launched a missile strike on Iran. Israel launched a retaliatory attack against Iran overnight, with explosions heard near a major military airbase. Tehran were forced to activate their air defence system above the city of Isfahan, which is also home to sites associated with Iran’s nuclear programme.
1-min read - NewsAustralian Associated Press
Australia sounds alarm over war in the Middle East
Australia is "extremely concerned" after Israel hit back at Iran on Friday stoking fears the security situation in the Middle East could escalate.
1-min read - SportThe Independent
Why Emiliano Martinez was not sent off despite second yellow card in penalty shootout
The Aston Villa goalkeeper thought he was being sent off during the shootout - but a rule change, introduced four years ago, saved him
3-min read - EntertainmentAssociated Press
Maurizio Cattalan, Zoe Soldana collaborate in iconoclastic Vatican exhibition inside women’s prison
A pair of nude feet — dirty, wounded and vulnerable — are painted on the façade of the Venice women’s prison chapel, the work of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and part of the Vatican’s pavilion at the Venice Biennale contemporary art show in an innovative collaboration between inmates and artists. Tolentino de Mendonca, prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education, said the Vatican did not want to shy away from artists or works that might be considered iconoclastic, or critical of inst
4-min read - NewsThe Independent
UK government urges de-escalation as Israel launches attack on Iran
UK is ‘very firmly engaged in counselling moderation,’ says government minister
2-min read - NewsThe Independent
National register for care workers needed to protect adults from abuse, warns top official
Care workers accused of abuse are able to escape investigation due to a national loophole, warns senior social worker
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