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India's Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a new Indian parliament in a ceremony steeped in religious symbolism -- but boycotted by opposition parties

Modi Inaugurates Grand New Indian Parliament

The unveiling was preceded by a multi-faith prayer ceremony and Modi later entered the chamber accompanied by a posse of chanting Hindu seers in saffron robes before installing a ceremonial sceptre.
A rapturous audience gathered in Istanbul after it became clear Erdogan had won a third mandate as president

Agony, Ecstasy As Erdogan Wins Historic Turkey Runoff

The dreams of Turkey's opposition gave way to crushing disappointment on Sunday as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan narrowly won a historic runoff election to extend his two-decade rule to 2028. Opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu entered the country's first ever runoff as the clear underdog after Erdogan came within a whisker of winning outright in the first round on May 14.

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