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June 8 (Reuters) – Peru’s conservative presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori kept a slight lead on Monday over her leftist rival in a runoff election, with 90% of the votes counted, an official tally showed. Fujimori, the daughter of hardline former President Alberto Fujimori, secured 50.55% of the votes, while leftist congressman Roberto Sanchez, who has …
MUZAFFARABAD, June 8 (Reuters) – Clashes in Pakistan-administered Kashmir ahead of a protest called for Tuesday killed 11 people and injured more than 70 as police and paramilitary forces sought to scatter a group of protesters from a banned alliance of civil society groups. Police said the protesters of the Joint Awami Action Committee, which …
PRISTINA, June 8 (Reuters) – Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti called for cooperation from other parties to end 18 months of political deadlock after his Vetevendosje party won a parliamentary election on Sunday but failed to secure enough votes to govern alone. The tiny Balkan state wants to join the European Union, and Brussels says …
LONDON, June 8 (Reuters) – Big tech firms operating in Britain must introduce safety measures on children’s phones to prevent them from circulating nude images or they will face legislation forcing them to do so, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday. Under the new plans, firms like Apple and Google should build or activate …
DUBAI, June 8 (Reuters) – Overnight exchanges of fire between Iran and Israel will only worsen an already “chaotic diplomatic process” with the United States, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, adding that Tehran was exchanging messages with Washington in an atmosphere of “extreme suspicion”. Baghaei said Israel’s actions in Lebanon, whether …
NEW YORK (AP) — The most infectiously joyous of awards shows, the Tonys often feel like a summer camp reunion — make that a theater camp reunion — except with tuxedoes and gowns replacing the shorts and tees. There were reunions within the reunion, too. For example, the original cast of “The Book of Mormon,” …
By Rae Wee, Karin Strohecker and Marc Jones SINGAPORE/LONDON, June 8 (Reuters) – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is losing the trust of investors and his growth agenda risks being undone by a plunging currency. The special forces commander-turned-politician has run a chaotic administration since taking office in 2024, promising free meals for millions of school …
KABUL, June 8 (Reuters) – The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has expressed concern over the arrest and detention of women in a western province for allegedly failing to comply with “dress requirements” and urged Taliban authorities to treat all people equally. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) did not specify how many …
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan early Monday claimed victory in the country’s general election, as preliminary results showed his governing Civil Contract party came first with 49.81% of the vote. According to Armenia’s Central Election Commission, four parties polled above the 4% electoral threshold and will enter parliament following Sunday’s election, …
Law enforcement responded to reports of six people stabbed at Penn Station on Sunday evening. At least one wound was serious, the FDNY said. The attack happened at around 7 p.m, authorities said. Amtrak Police launched a manhunt and a suspect was quickly taken into custody, Amtrak said in a statement. Police sources say a …