Our daily voyage around the world

🇨🇳🇭🇰 China and Hong Kong tightened security for the Tiananmen Square protests’ 35th anniversary. Hong Kong police arrested four people and disrupted others who tried to commemorate yesterday’s anniversary, which marked 35 years since ~180,000 Chinese troops and police violently broke up months-long student-led protests in Tiananmen Square, killing hundreds or thousands (data is sparse). In China, which has long suppressed any public mention of the military crackdown, Beijing’s Tiananmen Square featured checkpoints and police vehicles yesterday, with no reported disturbances.

🇮🇳 India PM Narendra Modi declared victory for his alliance in a closer-than-expected general election. Preliminary results show Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is on track to lose its parliamentary majority for the first time in a decade, despite exit polls that suggested a stronger showing. If confirmed, the results would mean the BJP remains India’s largest party, but must rely on allied parties to re-elect PM Modi and enact its legislative agenda.

🖼️ A Spanish thrifter hit the jackpot after buying a “fake” Degas painting online. In 2021, the unnamed buyer from Barcelona entered a bidding war on an auction website for the painting, which was initially listed for ~$1. After winning the auction with a $1,000 bid, the thrifter later consulted with a Degas expert and discovered the painting is actually authentic – and worth an estimated $8 million-$13 million.