The hindu nationalist and incumbant Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, is strongly favoured to win a third term. It is the Worlds Largest democracy, in which nearly one billion people are eligible to cast ballots. Our south asia correspondent, samira hussain, is in new delhi, where the announcement has just been made. How long will it take to get a result . ,. , , how long will it take to get a result . ,. , ,. , result . This is the worlds most oulous result . This is the worlds most populous country result . This is the worlds most populous country and result . This is the worlds most populous country and there result . This is the worlds most populous country and there are| populous country and there are hundred 98 million eligible voters in this 2024 election so actually, it doesnt happen over one day, it happens over several weeks. They have decided it is going to happen in seven phases for the election and in seven phases for the election and in total it will be about six weeks bef
Forward on a political process that will lead to the establishment of a president ial Transitional Council that will lead to elections. And we think that it lead to elections. And we think Thatitis Lead to elections. And we think that it is urgent, that it is urgent that he moves forward in that direction and starts the process of bringing normalcy back to the people of haiti. Meanwhile, the violence in haiti is worsening. The un high commissioner for human rights, volker turk, is calling for International Action and says the situation is beyond untenable. Since the beginning of the year, 1,193 people have been killed and 692 others wounded by the gang violence. The uns humanitarian coordinator in haiti told the bbc that gang members are killing and raping indiscriminately, and that bodies can be seen on the streets of the capital. The un says that gangs have stepped up their campaign of violence since the Prime Minister travelled to kenya a week ago. For more on the situation, i spoke
I mean, these figures for trade are actually even worse than economists had anticipated in terms of exports. Its the weakest data since back in february 2020, when china, of course, was right in the thick of the pandemic. Why is this data so bad . Well, its mainly to do with chinas customers abroad. Theyre really struggling with high inflation, high Interest Rates. So theyre spending less money on chinese goods. And if youre a policymaker in beijing, well, its difficult to say what you should do about that. You cantjust force other countries to start buying more of your goods. But theres also more to contend with. If you look at the spending within china, thats also looking not very encouraging at the moment. Tomorrow, were expecting some more figures to be coming out, which will probably show Deflation Prices actually going down in china. Thats a bit more difficult to explain. But there are some people who think that chinas Zero Covid Policy went on for so long that customers just are
Economy and help families with permanent tax breaks. Labour will argue that any reductions will still leave people worse off because of the freezing of Tax Thresholds. Ben king reports. The background to todays budget has been gloomy, with the economy in recession. But it looks like the chancellor will still find room to cut taxes. The conservatives are trailing labour in the polls, and looking Forjeremy Hunt to give them some cheer in places like this, winchester, a seat the Lib Dems Hope to win. So what do people here think about tax cuts . I think it would be a good idea because it gives people more money to spend on what they want to buy. Realistically, people arent going to save that much money from a tax cut, whereas more money in Public Services means Better Health care services. Itsjust much more important. I would prefer not to have a tax cut, but to see more money invested in the community. If the Public Services were properly organised, theres more than enough money to do it
Aide is at a florida courthouse, potentially to go before a grand jury, investigating trumps handling of classified documents. Overseas, pope francis in the hospital and scheduled to undergo surgery. What we know about his condition. Back at home, another Mass Shooting, this time outside a High School Graduation in virginia. And we are Just Moments Away from yet another republican officially entering the 2024 president ial race. It comes just hours before former Vice President mike pence does something that hasnt been done in more than 80 years. And we begin with Breaking News on the investigations into former President Donald Trump this morning. A key trump aide who runs a protrump super pac entered the federal courthouse in miami to potentially testify before a grand jury Hearing Evidence in the investigation into trumps handling of Classified Information. This comes as two people briefed on the matter tell the New York Times former white house Chief Of Staff mark meadows testified b