News brief: Big stories of the day

News brief: Big stories of the day

In Chhattisgarh, 7 of 11 Lok Sabha seats up for polls

Live Lok Sabha polls: 72 Lok Sabha seats in 9 states go to polls in phase 4

Congress candidate from Mumbai North, Urmila Matondkar cast her vote at a polling booth in Bandra while veteran actress Shubha Khote exercised her franchise at a polling booth in Juhu, Mumbai.

Spain PM Pedro Sanchez wins snap polls marked by far-right gains

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialists won snap elections Sunday without the necessary majority to govern solo in a fragmented political landscape marked by the far-right's entry into parliament.

Post Easter attacks, Sri Lanka President Sirisena bans face covering

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday announced a ban on face covering, a week after Islamist militants carried out coordinated suicide bombings that killed 253 people.

US military spending up for first time in seven years: SIPRI

US military spending has risen for the first time in seven years, reflecting Trump administration policy, according to a new report released Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

I was face to face with California synagogue shooter: Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein

A 19-year-old man who authorities said gave himself up to police shortly after carrying out a deadly shooting in a Southern California synagogue filled with Sabbath worshippers is also under investigation for a mosque arson.