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Modi Seeks to Calm Allies by Shackling Gen Z Protests

Leaders of India’s governing coalition are trying to frame the demonstrations as a power grab by traditional political parties rather than a grass-roots youth movement.

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Security personnel detained protesters in New Delhi this month demanding the resignation of the election commission chief.
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What Could Swing Israel’s Election? Thousands Living in the U.S.

Thousands of Israelis living in the United States are expected to fly to Israel to vote in the country’s national election this month.

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Workers preparing ballots and polling station equipment last week at the Central Elections Committee’s Logistics Center in Shoham, Israel.
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Japan’s Leader Says She Loses Hours to Makeup and Chores. Opinions Abound.

Sanae Takaichi said she has a busier schedule than her male predecessors, a nod to the disproportionate share of household tasks in Japan that fall to women.

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Japan's prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, said her all-male team of aides has had trouble adapting to her schedule.
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