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Unrest grips the key eastern state after Modi’s Hindu nationalist BJP wins the state election for the first time.Published On 6 May 20266 May 2026At least four people have been killed in political unrest after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party won the state election in West Bengal, police and party officials say.Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept the polls in its first-ever victory in the key eastern state, home to about 100 million people, winning 206 of the 294 assembly seats, according to results announced on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listWest Bengal had been…

Washington — Sen. Jon Husted and former Sen. Sherrod Brown will face off in November, after Brown won his primary on Tuesday night, CBS News projects.Husted was unopposed in Tuesday’s primary.The projected victories in the Buckeye State tee up what could be among the most expensive Senate races this cycle, as Brown attempts a comeback two years after losing reelection. Now, Democrats see the state as one of a handful of opportunities to flip a seat, with a narrow path to take control of the Senate.Brown lost his reelection bid to GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno in 2024 after representing Ohio…

Shohei Ohtani has made plenty of opponents, both on the mound and at the plate, look completely foolish, but the swing-and-miss he got out of Jose Altuve on Tuesday night in Houston was downright stunning.After striking out and then grounding out in his first two at-bats against the Dodgers’ star, the second baseman stepped to the dish in the bottom of the fifth inning with base runners on the corners. Sitting on a 1-2 count, Ohtani threw a sweeper hoping to get Altuve to chase one away.And boy, did he chase. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani pitches during…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Coast Guard is asking the public for help identifying a sailboat that it says may have been moored next to the one owned by Brian and Lynette Hooker the night Lynette disappeared in the Bahamas.More than a month after 55-year-old Lynette’s April 4 disappearance, the Coast Guard is still investigating the case. Brian said that his wife fell overboard from their eight-foot dinghy while the couple motored back to their yacht, Soulmate, off the coast of Elbow Cay around dusk. Soulmate was moored in Aunt Pat’s Bay off the island.The…

The head of the International Energy Agency says the global energy crisis from the war in Iran will hit Canadians soon. Fatih Birol, who was taking part in a fireside chat with Energy Minister Tim Hodgson in Ottawa on Tuesday, said while other countries are already struggling, Canada hasn’t yet been as hard hit as its allies.“I think Canada is a bit insulated, if I may say, (of) what’s happening. In fact, big things are happening,” Birol said.“Maybe it’s not your daily issue here. But it will be your daily issue, soon. I can tell.”Hodgson pointed to agency modelling that he said suggests Canada’s allies are weeks away from having to “shut down operations” because of a lack of energy. The…

US stocks have opened higher as investors cheered signs that a peace agreement between the United States and Iran could be a possibility.

On Wednesday, The Edge Malaysia also reported that pay-TV operator Astro was not able to secure local rights to the tournament.Astro had been the Malaysian “home” of the tournament for the last 20 years, it said.The broadcaster said it had made a “fair and competitive bid” for the broadcasting rights, but it was not accepted by football’s governing body FIFA, The Edge Malaysia reported.Astro added that rising costs, piracy and a lack of commercial value due to match timings and a short runway ahead of the tournament had contributed to its bid being unsuccessful.The Edge Malaysia said that Astro is…

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Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday, extending a strong run fueled by optimism over a potential US-Iran peace agreement and continued enthusiasm around artificial intelligence-driven growth.Stock indices advanced after reports suggested Washington and Tehran were nearing a deal to end the conflict. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 448 points, or 0.91%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.74%. The Nasdaq Composite led the move, climbing 0.85%.According to Axios, citing sources, the US and Iran were close to an agreement that could include a moratorium on nuclear enrichment. An Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson also told CNBC that Iran was…

Higher gasoline prices and mounting geopolitical tensions are doing little to slow the American consumer — at least judging by the latest results and commentary from Uber Technologies and The Walt Disney Company.The two companies pointed to a remarkably resilient spending backdrop, with consumers continuing to shell out for rides, food delivery, vacations and theme park trips even as oil prices climb and broader concerns about the economy linger. Shares of Uber jumped more than 7%, as did shares of Disney. “We watched consumer patterns really closely. Are people taking shorter trips? Are people trading down in terms of the…