Peru counts runoff votes as Fujimori holds narrow lead over Sánchez
Crime concerns dominated the race as electoral authorities tallied ballots for the country's ninth leader in a decade.
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Jersey Polls Close as Voters Choose 49 States Assembly Seats
Polling ended across Jersey as voters selected 49 members of the island’s States Assembly in a full island-wide election.
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Armenia votes as Pashinyan's Western turn faces electoral test
The parliamentary election put relations with the EU and United States against opposition calls to preserve ties with Russia, alongside disputes over Karabakh and normalization with Azerbaijan.
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Kurti's party leads Kosovo election but falls short of prior majority
Early results gave Vetëvendosje about 43% after Kosovo's third parliamentary vote in less than 18 months, leaving the coalition and presidential deadlock unresolved.
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Reservist killed and five wounded in central Israel shooting attacks
Police killed the suspected gunman and detained an alleged accomplice after shootings around several communities near the occupied West Bank boundary.
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Iranian Students Protest Exam and University Admission Policies
Demonstrations spread across about 20 provinces as high-school students challenged final-exam procedures and the treatment of 11th-grade results in national admissions.
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Three men jailed over theft of Romanian Dacian treasures
A Dutch court imposed 47-month sentences for the Drents Museum raid; the golden helmet and two bracelets were recovered, but a third bracelet remains missing.
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Colombian court blocks presidential candidate from using national jersey in campaign
The ruling says Abelardo de la Espriella may not use the football shirt as a political symbol during a tight runoff race.
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Arizona high court leaves 2020 elector prosecution facing new grand jury
The state Supreme Court refused to overturn an order returning the case against Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani and others to a grand jury.
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Northern Ireland killer gets 31 years after fake gaming livestream alibi falls apart
A Northern Ireland man was jailed for 31 years after investigators found the gaming livestream he used as an alibi had been recorded before the killing of his pregnant partner.
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Police find eight bodies in plastic bags near Babahoyo, Ecuador
Officials said the victims had been missing since Sunday as gang violence and narco-trafficking pressure continued to grip the region.
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Quorum ends Philippine Senate leadership stalemate
Sherwin Gatchalian became president pro tempore and acting chamber leader during a disputed reorganization.
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US House votes 215-208 to halt military action against Iran
A small number of Republicans joined Democrats to approve a war-powers resolution after three months of conflict, delivering a rebuke to President Trump.
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Protests intensify in Tirana over Jared Kushner-linked resort plan on Albania's coast
Demonstrators say a planned luxury development threatens protected wetlands, while the government and developers argue the project is still moving through its formal steps.
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Southampton riot after Henry Nowak killing draws police scrutiny
Protesters clashed with police in Southampton on the event date after the killing of Henry Nowak, as officers faced missiles and ministers condemned the disorder.
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Police watchdog investigates officers' treatment of dying student
Body-camera footage showed 18-year-old Henry Nowak saying he had been stabbed and could not breathe while officers handcuffed him in Southampton.
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Iran maps funeral route for Ali Khamenei across three cities
Officials say ceremonies for Ali Khamenei are planned in Tehran, Qom and Mashhad before burial at the Imam Reza Shrine.
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Southampton killing case ends with life sentence as court condemns knife obsession
Vickrum Digwa was sentenced to life imprisonment after the murder of Henry Nowak, a case that has drawn scrutiny of police handling and renewed debate over knife crime.
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Malaysia Starts Enforcing Under-16 Social Media Ban With Age Checks and Heavy Fines
Malaysia began enforcing rules that bar children under 16 from social media accounts and require age-verification systems on major platforms.
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Two detained over fatal minivan fire that killed four workers in Italy
Investigators treated the blaze near Amendolara as homicide after video appeared to show the vehicle being locked from outside and set alight.
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South Carolina Jury Acquits Store Owner in Killing of Black Teen
Chikei Rick Chow was found not guilty of murder after jurors heard competing accounts of whether he shot Cyrus Carmack-Belton to protect his son.
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Security incidents interrupt voting at 143 polling stations in Ethiopia
More than 50 million registered voters were eligible to choose federal and local representatives, while insecurity affected parts of Oromia and Amhara and Tigray did not participate.
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Seven dead, including suspected gunman, in Muscatine shootings
Authorities reported deaths at multiple locations in the Iowa city, with the suspected shooter included in the overall toll.
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Petro Rejects Colombia Vote Count as Runoff Set Between Cepeda and De la Espriella
Outgoing President Gustavo Petro questioned the preliminary count after his preferred candidate trailed in Colombia’s first-round presidential vote.
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