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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is sworn for a third term after worse-than-expected election results left him reliant on coalition partners to govern. Modi's Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled outright for the past decade but failed to repeat its previous two landslide wins this time around, defying analysts' expectations and exit polls. IMAGES
Key Indian opposition figure Arvind Kejriwal addressed a crowd of supporters after being released on bail from a prison in New Delhi. Kejriwal, the capital's chief minister, was detained in March over a long-running corruption probe and is one among several leaders of a political alliance opposing Prime Minister Narendra Modi under criminal investigation. IMAGES
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is welcomed by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as he arrives at COP28 in Dubai. IMAGES
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets with French President Emmanuel Macron during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi. The head of the Australian government commented on Friday's opening match at the Rugby World Cup. SOUNDBITE
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is welcomed by his French counterpart Elisabeth Borne at Matignon on the first day of his official visit to France, where he will be the guest of honour at the country's Bastille Day military parade. Despite differences over the war in Ukraine and tensions over human rights in India, Western democracies are courting Modi and the world's most populous country as a counterweight to China in Asia. IMAGES