TRT World’s Daily News Brief for Thursday, May 23:

*)BJP alliance wins majority – unofficial results

India’s Narendra Modi will remain in power after unofficial results show him winning by a landslide in India’s election.

His BJP party contested this year’s polls by leading an alliance with 41 other parties.

The alliance is also on track to win a large majority of seats in parliament.

*)Syrian regime kills 23 civilians in Idlib

The Syrian regime has killed at least 23 civilians in its latest attack on Idlib.

The regime's offensive on the last rebel-held area of the country began at the end of last month.

Hundreds of people have so far been killed and close to 200,000 displaced.

*)Theresa May faces mounting pressure to resign

British Prime Minister Theresa May is under severe pressure to step down.The calls come as the Conservative government attempts for a fourth time to get a Brexit deal passed by parliament.

May’s exit deal with the EU has been rejected by British MPs.

*)Polls open across EU

Voting begins in Europe for 751 parliamentary seats.

Over 400 million Europeans from 28 member states are eligible to vote.

Far-right parties are expected to make big gains.

And finally,

*)Prada goes fur-less

International fashion house Prada has gone fur-free.

The decision takes effect after the Spring/Summer 2020 women's collection.

Prada joins Versace, Gucci and Burberry who’ve already stopped using fur since 2017.