Factbox-Peru’s June 7 Presidential Runoff

June 5 (Reuters) – Peruvians head to the polls on June 7 for a ⁠presidential ⁠runoff between leftist Roberto Sanchez and conservative Keiko ⁠Fujimori, after a fractured first round in April whose results took nearly a month to confirm. Peru, ​one of the world’s top copper producers and a major exporter of other critical minerals, …

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Hungary to Stop Issuing Worker Visas to People From Three Countries Starting Friday

BUDAPEST, June 5 (Reuters) – Hungary’s government ⁠will ⁠stop issuing worker ⁠visas to employees from the Philippines, Georgia ​and Armenia from Friday, a government spokeswoman said, calling ‌the move a first ‌step towards regulating the inflow of guest ⁠workers. • Prime ⁠Minister Peter Magyar’s Tisza party, which ended right-wing leader ​Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule in …

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EU Must Be Ready and Able to Expand, Merz Says at Summit With Balkan Leaders

By Ivana Sekularac and Andreas Rinke TIVAT, Montenegro, June 5 (Reuters) – ⁠The ⁠European Union must show it ⁠is willing and able to take in new members, German Chancellor Friedrich ​Merz said on Friday as the bloc’s leaders gathered with Western Balkan counterparts hoping to join in ‌the coming years. Enlargement has risen up ‌the …

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Israel-Hezbollah fighting casts cloud over prospects for U.S.-Iran peace deal

1m ago House blocks Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s war powers resolution on Lebanon The House rejected a war powers resolution on Thursday to constrain President Trump in Lebanon after Democratic leaders came out against it. The resolution, introduced by Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, directs the president to remove U.S. armed forces “from Lebanon” within …

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Bhutan to Give Cash Incentives to Families for More Babies

KATHMANDU, June 5 (Reuters) – The tiny ⁠Himalayan ⁠kingdom of Bhutan is worried ⁠about its declining population and has announced cash incentives to ​families to produce more children. Nestled between China and India in the eastern Himalayas, Bhutan, ‌a country of fewer than 800,000 ‌people, is offering families monthly incentives of 10,000 ngultrums (about $105) …

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US Questions Its Bosnia Involvement as Peace Envoy Selection Stalls

SARAJEVO, June 5 (Reuters) – The United States warned on Friday ⁠that ⁠it would reconsider its role ⁠in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) after the international body overseeing the Balkan country’s ​peace process had failed to support its candidate for a new peace envoy. The Peace Implementation Council (PIC), an informal ‌body overseeing the implementation of …

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Italy Introduces Parental Consent for Sex Education in Schools

ROME, June 5 (Reuters) – Sex ⁠education ⁠in Italian schools will require ⁠parental consent under a reform promoted by Prime ​Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing government, which also excludes it from nurseries and primary ‌schools. The bill, sponsored by Education ‌Minister Giuseppe Valditara, won final approval in the Senate on ⁠Thursday, drawing ⁠criticism from opposition parties …

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German Investigators Launch Probe Into Boeing 787 Incident in Frankfurt

BERLIN, June 5 (Reuters) – The ⁠German ⁠Federal Bureau of ⁠Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) has begun ​an investigation into the Boeing 787 jetliner whose ‌nose gear collapsed on ‌Thursday at a gate at ⁠Frankfurt ⁠airport, according to a BFU spokesperson. • An interim ​report is expected in about eight weeks, and the final report in …

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