India has started the process of counting more than 640 million votes after holding the world’s largest democratic exercise. The results are expected to bring Prime Minister Narendra Modi a third term in office. The 6-week election was a significant event to determine Modi’s popularity. Exit polls indicate a comfortable win for Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies over the opposition alliance led by the Congress party and Rahul Gandhi.
The jury selection for Hunter Biden’s federal firearms case has been completed, and opening statements are scheduled for Tuesday. Biden is facing charges of lying on federal gun purchase forms by denying he was a drug addict. He has pleaded not guilty and claims he is being unfairly targeted by the Justice Department.
China has announced that its spacecraft carrying rocks and soil samples from the far side of the moon has successfully left the lunar surface and is on its way back to Earth. The Chang’e-6 probe, which landed on the moon last month, is expected to return to Earth around June 25.
President Joe Biden is preparing to sign an executive order that would halt asylum entries at the U.S.-Mexico border once the daily number of encounters reaches 2,500 between ports of entry. The border may reopen once the number drops to 1,500. Biden is expected to announce this decision on Tuesday at an event where border mayors have been invited.
French schoolchildren welcomed U.S. World War II veterans in Normandy, thanking them for their service as the veterans arrived to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Among the veterans was 101-year-old Jake Larson, known as “Papa Jake” on social media.
Dr. Anthony Fauci faced partisan attacks in a fiery House hearing over COVID origins and controversies. Fauci refuted allegations of a cover-up and defended his actions during the pandemic response.
The Washington Post is grappling with a restructuring plan that led to the departure of the executive editor. The newspaper’s new publisher is trying to attract more readers and implement changes to improve the organization.
President Biden has called for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, but Israeli leaders believe that further military operations are necessary to destroy Hamas.
Mexico’s first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, faces market jitters and a divided country following her election victory. She vows to represent all Mexicans regardless of their political affiliations.
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