The Guardian would like to hear from people in India on their thoughts on the 2024 general election, in particular young people who are voting for the first time

The world’s largest election has begun, with nearly a billion people eligible to vote in India’s marathon poll taking place over the next few weeks.

The elections have been described by analysts as the most predictable polls India has held in decades, with prime minister Narendra Modi and his BJP widely expected to win a third term in power. Amid a crackdown on the opposition, analysts and opponents have warned this could be the most one-sided election in India’s history

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We’d like to hear from people who have been purchasing luxury goods and experiences in recent years, and how they feel about their spending habits

We’re interested to hear about people’s spending habits in the area of upmarket or luxury goods, services and experiences, and whether they are generally happy with their spending on non-essentials.

We’d like to know whether you have spent money on expensive non-essential items such as designer clothing, high end housewares, luxury holidays, expensive beauty or wellness treatments, or exclusive dining, for instance, in the past year, and if so, whether you have struggled to afford this.

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The far right are on the march in Germany and the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany has become the most popular party in several states. Immigration and a sense of being economically left behind have been driving factors in the rise in popularity but the Green party and the federal government’s climate policies have also borne the brunt of public anger. The Guardian travelled to Görlitz, on the German border with Poland, to find out to what extent Germany’s green policies are fuelling the far right

• How climate policies are becoming focus for far-right attacks in Germany

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Firefighters in the Ukrainian southern port city of Odesa battled a blaze in a private law academy after a Russian attack. The missile strike killed at least four people and injured 32 others after residential buildings and 'civil infrastructure' were hit. The law academy was in a Gothic-style building on the seafront and was known as the Harry Potter castle. Drone footage released by the Ukrainian armed forces show the building in flames.

On the frontline, Ukrainian officials say Russia is assembling forces for a huge summer offensive, despite its troops making only incremental gains in recent months. The Nato chief, Jens Stoltenberg, says countries have failed to deliver military aid to Ukraine in time, benefiting Russia on the frontline

• Ukraine war briefing: Russia making gains from slow western aid, says Nato chief

• Debris from North Korean missile found in Kharkiv, say UN sanctions monitors

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Dozens of protesters have taken over a building at Columbia University in New York, barricading the entrances and unfurling a Palestine flag out of a window, as the UN human rights chief said he was “troubled” by how law enforcement has dealt with the recent wave of campus demonstrations. In the latest escalation of uprest on US campuses, video footage showed protesters on Columbia’s Manhattan campus locking arms in front of Hamilton Hall early on Tuesday and carrying furniture and metal barricades to the building. Protesters ignored the Monday ultimatum to abandon their encampment or risk suspension

• Pro-Palestinian protesters take over Columbia University building

• Columbia begins suspending pro-Palestine protesters after ultimatum ignored

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We want to hear from people aged 18 to 35 – what is housing like in your area and do you live in your parental home?

We would like to learn more about the housing situation for young people (aged 18-35) in mainland Europe.

What is your situation and who is in your household? Do you live with your family, your partner, housemates, or alone? How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with this arrangement? How does this affect you in your daily life?

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We would like to hear from professional musicians about how they make a living from their work and the obstacles they face

Musicians playing smaller venues are facing low fees, high costs, and frequent losses. We would like to hear from professional musicians of all levels about how they make a living from their work and the obstacles they face.

Have you experienced issues with the costs of playing live or recording? Have you found a way to get around it? Tell us all about it below.

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Biden acknowledges US bombs provided to Israel used to kill Gaza civilians

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Mr Trump spent the weekend blasting those involved in his criminal trial in a rally at the Jersey Shore

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Dover MP hit out at ‘broken promises of Rishi Sunak’s tired and chaotic government’ as she defected to Labour moments before PMQs

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Stormy Daniels was dancing her way through a ‘Make America Horny Again’ tour when news emerged that she had received hush money payments from Donald Trump. As those payments sit at the centre of Trump’s trial, Io Dodds explains how Daniels landed in the middle of a political firestorm

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Prince Harry and King Charles miss each other during the duke’s brief visit to London as Prince of Wales officially given command of his brother’s former regiment

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A long-due conversation between a man and his mother sends the two of them on a quest for acceptance and love.

Report into access to finance recommends that FCA oblige banks to share account closures on a quarterly basis

Negative attention to governor’s memoir ‘No Going Back’ could imperil prospects as Trump’s VP pick

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It was the moment Donald Trump was dreading. The former president could only sit and watch as the adult film actor Stormy Daniels told her version of events from an alleged sexual encounter they had in 2006. Prosecutors say that Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen shuttled a $130,000 hush-money payment to Daniels less than two weeks before the 2016 presidential election, to keep her from talking to anyone about her alleged encounter with Trump.

So how bad was Daniels’ testimony for the presumptive GOP candidate? Jonathan Freedland and the political commentator Molly Jong-Fast discuss an extraordinary day in a Manhattan courtroom

Archive: Fox News 5 and CBS News

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Peter Ricketts said it was ‘a pity the government could not have taken a stand on this’

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Japanese carmaker’s conservative strategy has been criticised amid rapid shift to electric vehicles

The chief executives of Centrica and E.On told MPs the new measures would help support poorer consumers.

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Real Madrid 2-1 Bayern Munich (4-3 on agg.) Joselu came off the bench to score twice in the final minutes and send Madrid through to another Champions League final

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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Fadugba and Lars Sivertsen as Dortmund knock PSG out in the Champions League semi-final

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On the podcast today; despite a disappointing domestic season Dortmund keep showing up in the Champions League – they deserved their win over two legs against PSG. Can they go all the way and what does this mean for Kylian Mbappé’s legacy?

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