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The election in India
Narendra Modi will be sworn in as Prime Minister on Sunday

Narendra Modi, the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), will be sworn in as India's prime minister on Sunday for a third term, international media reports.

After the elections in India earlier this week, it was clear that Modi's party BJP together with the coalition NDA will get a majority in the country, and today the other leaders of the NDA decided to unanimously support Modi as prime ministerial candidate, writes the BBC.

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The war in Yemen
Details: UN staff abducted by Huthir rebels

At least 15 Yemenis who work for, among other things, the UN have been abducted by the Huthi movement in Yemen, sources told Reuters. The information has not yet been commented on either by the UN or the Huthi movement.

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels control large parts of war-torn Yemen, including the capital Sanaa.

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Political situation in South Africa
Putin is accused of financing Zuma's party

Former South African President Jacob Zuma's Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party is funded by Russia. This is what opposition leader John Steenhuisen, who leads South Africa's second largest party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), told the Financial Times.

- I am sure that money has flowed into their accounts from Russia, says Steenhuisen.

A spokesperson for MK denies the allegations, but maintains that Zuma and Putin have a good relationship.

- They are friends. But that is not the same as the Russian government supporting MK, he says.

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The election in Great Britain
Sunak poodles after leaving D-Day early

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologized for leaving the D-Day commemoration in Normandy, France early, British media reports.

"On reflection, it was a mistake not to stay longer in France - and I apologise," writes Sunak on X.

The prime minister had to endure harsh criticism after leaving France early for a television interview at home, writes Sky News.

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The war in Sudan
Information about around 40 dead after attack near Khartoum

Around 40 people have been killed in a "violent artillery attack" in Omdurman near the Sudanese capital Khartoum. This is stated by the pro-democracy activist group Karari Resistance Committee, AFP reports.

The group blames the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for the attack.

On Thursday, the activist group stated that an attack on a village in Sudan, also carried out by RSF, resulted in "up to 100" deaths - an attack that was condemned by, among others, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.