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Macron’s won the election — but has woken up to riots and a splintered country. As more elections loom in June, will this next era bring Gilets Jaunes or relative tranquilité? Agnes Poirier reports from Paris

South Africans believed that the introduction of democracy in 1994 would transform their lives for the better through equality of opportunities. This hasn’t happened.

Presidents and prime ministers from Europe, the Americas and across the world have expressed relief at Emmanuel Macron’s victory over Marine Le Pen

I feel for today’s graduates. They are coming of age at a time of massive instability, a set of tectonic changes that are no doubt contributing to the mental health crisis facing many young adults.

PM Narendra Modi’s investment push on his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir – since the scrapping of its special status and bifurcation in August 2019 – was the biggest report on front pages across prominent English dailies on Monday. However, the editorials had a word of caution.

Editorial: The Russian invasion – and resistance to it – are prompting reassessment in Beijing and Washington as well as in Taipei

Letters: There is no requirement in electoral law that prohibits the publication of such information, writes Gerald Crawley; plus letters from Kevin Naghten, Geoffrey Lang and Tim Higginson

The Indian PM announces investments as he attends the first public event since 2019 stripping of Kashmir’s autonomy.

Loopholes in the anti-defection law need to be plugged in order to curb defection of legislators from one party to another, he said