Rahul Gandhi has accused the Chief Election Commissioner of shielding “vote chors” and obstructing investigations into voter deletions, presenting alleged proof of manipulation in Karnataka’s Aland constituency. The BJP has dismissed these claims as lies, while the Election Commission has refuted them, stating that deletions cannot be done online.

British police arrested on Thursday three people suspected of assisting a foreign intelligence service, saying the investigation related to Russia, the latest allegation of spying activities on behalf of Moscow in Britain.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was working to “get back” the Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, which the United States gave up control of shortly before the Taliban takeover of the country in 2021.