India Election; Netanyahu approves Rafah attack | Top Stories | March 16th 2024

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0:00 India Election: Vote to be held in seven stages
- India's general election will take place in seven phases over April and May, the country's Election Commission has said. With some 968 million eligible voters, India's election will be the largest the world has seen. Opinion polls predict a win for Narendra Modi who is eyeing a record third term in power.

0:19 Netanyahu approves Rafah attack plans as aid ship reaches Gaza
- Benjamin Netanyahu has approved plans for an attack on Rafah, the southernmost city in Gaza, where more than a million people displaced from elsewhere in the territory have sought shelter, officials in Israel have said. The decision was made as a ship towing a barge loaded with food arrived off Gaza.

0:30 DRC government reinstates capital punishment
- Human rights groups have criticised the Democratic Republic of Congo for reinstating the death penalty. The government says it wants to deter people from working with the M23, an armed group operating in the East.

0:46 Vaughan Gething becomes first black leader of a European country
- Vaughan Gething has been elected as the new Welsh Labour leader and first minister of Wales, becoming the first black leader of a European country. The 50-year-old, who has served as the Welsh health and economy minister, will succeed Mark Drakeford when he is formally appointed next week.