Prime Minister Narendra Modi: “I had in-depth discussions with President Macron in Mumbai. Today’s meeting is particularly significant as we have elevated the India-France relationship to the level of a Special Global Strategic Partnership. “Our partnership serves the cause of stability and progress at the global level. We discussed cooperation in the fields of industry, defence, clean energy, space and emerging technologies. “Our two countries will also develop strong networks between start-ups and SMEs, facilitate student and researcher exchanges, and establish new joint innovation centres.”

Last week Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won a landslide election that she hopes will allow her to move her nation’s policies hard right. On Wednesday she will be reappointed as prime minister by the parliament and form her second Cabinet. It’s a formality, but Takaichi will look to use the symbolism of the day to further boost her Liberal Democratic Party as it looks to capitalize on a two-thirds supermajority in the lower house, the more powerful of Japan’s two parliamentary chambers. Her goals include an increase in military power, more government spending and strengthened conservative social policies. The...

The person who opened fire Monday during a youth hockey game at a Rhode Island ice rink was specifically targeting family members, killing an ex-wife and son as many fans dived for cover while a handful rushed the shooter to stop the attack, authorities said. Pawtucket Chief of Police Tina Goncalves said the shooter’s ex-wife Rhonda Dorgan and adult son Aidan Dorgan were killed and three others were injured: Rhonda Dorgan’s parents, Linda and Gerald Dorgan, and a family friend Thomas Geruso, all of whom remained in critical condition Tuesday afternoon, Goncalves said Police identified the shooter as 56-year-old Robert...

Rescue crews on skis and snowcats battled blizzard conditions in an effort to reach six backcountry skiers trapped after an avalanche high in the rugged Northern California mountains that left 10 other skiers missing as the danger of more slides remained high. The search and rescue crews were dispatched to Frog Lake in the Castle Peak area, northwest of Lake Tahoe, after someone called 911 at about 11:30 a.m. to report an avalanche with people buried as a powerful winter storm moved through the state. Hours later, Ashley Quadros, a spokesperson with the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office, said six skiers...

Peru’s Congress voted Tuesday to remove interim President José Jerí from office as he faces corruption allegations, triggering a fresh wave of political instability just weeks before the nation’s April presidential and congressional elections. Jerí is under a preliminary investigation into corruption and influence peddling, stemming from a series of undisclosed meetings with two Chinese executives. With 75 votes in favor, 24 against and three abstentions, Peru’s legislature voted to remove Jerí from the position he had assumed on Oct. 10 when predecessor Dina Boluarte was dismissed as a crime wave gripped the country. Jerí’s removal from office is the...