Ethiopia’s Prosperity Party captured 457 of 547 parliamentary seats on 1 June, giving Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed a new five-year term despite security disruptions in Tigray and Amhara.
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Belfast burns after knife attack fans anti-immigration riots
Masked rioters torched buses and homes across Belfast after a Sudanese asylum seeker was charged with blinding Stephen Ogilvie in a knife attack, echoing a pattern of far-right online mobilisation.
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Bundibugyo Ebola reaches Uganda as DRC case count exceeds 550
The DRC’s Bundibugyo Ebola strain has spread to Uganda with 550 confirmed cases and 101 deaths, as modellers warn the outbreak could reach 20,000 cases in three months without urgent action.
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Philippines earthquake kills at least 35 near General Santos as tsunami waves strike coast
A magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck off southern Mindanao on 7 June 2026, killing at least 35 people, collapsing buildings in General Santos City and sending 1.4-metre tsunami waves into coastal villages.
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Fujimori wins Peru’s presidency with 51.7% in closely watched runoff
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.