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The election in India
The election is heating up – but is it too hot to vote?

Voter turnout in the first phase of Indian elections was four percentage points lower this year than in the last election in 2019, the Times of India reports. It worries both parties and the electoral authority, which is now planning to take measures to increase voter turnout.

However, it is not certain that the reduction is something that the authority can rely on: According to the newspaper, it may be due to the fact that it has simply been very hot since the election began, and that voters chose to stay in the shade rather than queue at the ballot boxes.

Political scientist Suhas Palshikar tells India Today that despite the loss, the country's voter turnout is still "robust" and is above 65 percent in many places.

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Arrested reporters in Russia
Russian court rejects Gershkovich's appeal

A court in Moscow has rejected journalist Evan Gershkovich's appeal, AP reports. He will thus continue to be imprisoned at least until June 30 this year.

Wall Street Journal journalist Gershkovich was arrested in Russia at the end of March last year, accused of espionage. Gershkovich has denied the accusations, which both his employer and a number of Western world leaders say are baseless.

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Elon Musk's X/Twitter
Elon Musk's X bets on video - launches TV app

Platform X is investing more and more in moving material. Today, the company announces that it will launch a casting app for watching video on larger screens, and that the update will come "soon", writes Bloomberg.

In a customer letter, the company writes that it "plans to make money from it", for example via advertising, the news agency further writes.

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The flight to Europe
Five migrants have died in the English Channel

Five migrants have died after trying to cross the English Channel from France to Britain, the AP news agency reports, citing a statement from French authorities.

According to the statement, several ships and rescue boats contributed to the rescue operation. Over 100 people are said to have been on the overcrowded boat.

A woman, three men and a seven-year-old girl are said to have lost their lives, according to the French emergency services.