BEIJING (AP) – An explosion at a fireworks plant in a central Chinese province killed at least 21 people and injured 61 others, state media reported Tuesday.
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market rallied to more records after an easing of oil prices let Wall Street turn its focus back to the big profits that companies keep producing. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.7%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 1%.
NEW DELHI (AP) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Hindu nationalist party on Monday wrested control of the state of West Bengal, an opposition stronghold, in a key election. The Election Commission of India released partial results showing the Bharatiya Janata Party won at least 124 seats in the 294-member West Bengal assembly.
LONDON (AP) – British voters will cast ballots Thursday in elections that could hasten the end of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s troubled term and confirm that an increasingly fractured United Kingdom has entered an era of messy multiparty politics.
NEW DELHI (AP) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Hindu nationalist party on Monday wrested control of the state of West Bengal, an opposition stronghold, in a key election.
Elections in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan on Tuesday reinforced a picture that’s becoming increasingly clear – while President Donald Trump still dominates the Republican Party, Democrats seem to have the momentum ahead of November’s midterm elections.
MUMBAI, India (AP) – Mumbai Indians rode blistering 80s from fit-again Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton to hand Lucknow Super Giants their sixth consecutive defeat in the Indian Premier League on Monday.
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Afghanistan accused Pakistan Monday of carrying out cross-border attacks into its territory, hitting civilian areas and leaving at least three people dead and 14 others wounded, as tension between the two neighbors remained high despite recent peace talks.