Morning brief: Phase 1 of Indian general election begins; two killed in suicide attack in Karachi, and more
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WION is tracking all the live updates on phase one of the Lok Sabha elections in India. Voting for the 102 constituencies in the first phase started on Friday (Apr 19) morning and willgo on till6 pm IST. Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged eligible voters to exercise their franchise in record numbers. "I particularly call upon the young and first-time voters to vote in large numbers," Prime Minister Modi said in a post on X.
A car withfive foreign nationals inside was targetedin a suicide attack in Pakistan's Karachi on Friday. The police said that no injuries to the foreign nationals were reported and the passengers were relocated to a safe place. The suicide bomber and one other militant were killed in retaliatory fire.
In other news from around the world, a jury of 12 memberswas sworn infor the historic criminal trial in former United States president DonaldTrump'shush money case in New York Cityon Thursday.
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TheIndian general election began in 102 constituencies on Friday (Apr 19). The final results will be announced on June 4.The voting started at 7:00 am (IST) and will end at 6:00 pm (IST).
A car with five foreign nationals inside was targetedin a suicide attack in Karachi’s Landhi area on Friday (April 19).No injuries to the foreign nationals were reported and the passengers were relocated to a safe place, according to police.
A complete jury of 12 members, along withan alternate, wassworn in for the historic criminal trial in former US President DonaldTrump'shush money case in New York City on Thursday (Apr18).The jurywas finalisedafter nearly 200 potential jurorswere questionedby the two sides regarding how fair and impartial they could be towards the former president, who has criminal charges against him.
A day after Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel will 'make its own decisions' when responding to Iran's weekend airstrikes, an explosion was reportedly heard near the Iranian city of Isfahan, state media reported.
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