Keiko Fujimori won Peru’s June 7 presidential runoff with 51.73% against leftist Roberto Sánchez, ending a decade of serial instability with a hard-right mandate focused on crime and security.
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Kurti wins Kosovo’s third snap election in 18 months
Vetevendosje claimed about 50% of the vote in Kosovo’s third snap election in 18 months, leaving Kurti with a mandate but no easy path to a coalition majority.
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Albanians protest Kushner-backed resort threatening Adriatic wetland
Albanian prosecutors froze accounts tied to Jared Kushner’s $4.7 billion Vlora resort as thousands rallied in Tirana for a sixth straight night over a protected wetland.
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De la Espriella leads Colombia’s first round, forcing June 21 runoff
Criminal defense lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella led Colombia’s presidential first round with 43.74%, forcing a June 21 runoff against Iván Cepeda despite polls that had favoured the left.
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Peru’s Fujimori and Sánchez face off in high-stakes runoff vote on 7 June 2026
Peru holds a presidential runoff on 7 June between conservative Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sánchez Palomino, with the outcome set to determine the country’s economic model after years of chronic political instability.
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Bolivia’s capital under siege as Paz faces worst political crisis in 40 years
Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz faces road blockades paralyzing La Paz, draining over $50 million from the economy daily and blocking emergency vehicles from hospitals, six months after his historic election.
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Peru’s Fujimori and Sánchez head to June 7 runoff after fractured first round
Peru confirmed a Fujimori-Sánchez presidential runoff for June 7, with over 70% of April’s first-round voters having backed neither candidate.
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Drone strikes Barakah nuclear plant perimeter in first Gulf reactor attack
A drone breached UAE air defenses on May 17 to strike Barakah nuclear plant’s outer perimeter, causing no radiation leak but prompting IAEA alarm.
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Ukraine hits Moscow with largest drone strike in over a year
Ukraine launched roughly 500 drones overnight on May 17, killing four people including three in the Moscow region and striking debris near Sheremetyevo Airport.
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Latvia’s coalition collapses after Russian-redirected drone incursion
Latvia’s PM Evika Siliņa and Defence Minister Andris Sprūds both resigned after Russian-redirected drones crashed in Latgale, exposing security failures that brought down the governing coalition.