Cambodia’s scam crackdown freed over 200,000 trafficked workers but left thousands stranded in Phnom Penh with no shelter and no legal path home.
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De la Espriella wins Colombia’s presidential runoff in narrowest race on record
Abelardo de la Espriella’s narrow runoff win on June 21 ends four years of Gustavo Petro’s leftist government and reshapes US-Colombia ties.
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Cabinet ministers push Starmer to name his departure date
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has told Keir Starmer to set a departure timetable, as two cabinet resignations and Andy Burnham’s Makerfield landslide push the Labour leadership crisis to a new threshold.
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Gatchalian elected Philippines Senate president in record fifth leadership change
Sherwin Gatchalian secured 13 votes on June 17 to become the Philippines’ new Senate president, ending a 15-day leadership dispute that produced the chamber’s fifth change of president in a single Congress.
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Burnham wins purpose-built Makerfield seat to challenge Starmer
Andy Burnham won the Makerfield by-election on June 18 with 54.81%, entering Parliament to launch a Labour leadership challenge against Keir Starmer.
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Russia strikes Kyiv cultural sites, setting Pechersk Lavra roof ablaze
A mass Russian attack on Kyiv on June 14 struck the 11th-century Pechersk Lavra monastery and destroyed the national film studio’s 100,000-costume archive.
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Colombia’s ELN declares ceasefire for Sunday’s presidential runoff
Colombia’s ELN declared a four-day ceasefire around Sunday’s presidential runoff, with voter coercion claims casting a shadow over the polarized contest between De la Espriella and Cepeda.
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Swiss voters reject ten-million population cap
Switzerland voted 54.8% against capping its population at ten million on June 14, preserving free movement agreements with the EU and averting a damaging bilateral rupture.
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G7 leaders gather in Évian as Iran deal reshapes the summit’s agenda
The 52nd G7 summit opened in Évian-les-Bains, France, on Monday with world leaders gathering just hours after the US-Iran ceasefire deal was declared complete.
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Swiss voters decide on a population cap that would trigger an EU rupture
Switzerland voted on 14 June 2026 on a constitutional amendment to cap its population at 10 million — a measure that could end free movement with the EU.