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Peru presidential election: Runoff vote count could take 'from two weeks to the end of the month'

As the vote count drags on, the candidates – leftist Roberto Sanchez and conservative Keiko Fujimori – are now separated by a razor-thin margin. It took more than 30 days for the first-round results to be announced.

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Media outside the headquarters of the Popular Force political party, as vote counting continues in the presidential runoff, in Lima, Peru, June 9, 2026.
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2026 World Cup: The murky ties between FIFA and the US

After the 2022 World Cup was awarded to Qatar, the US launched a legal offensive against several FIFA members before securing the co-hosting of the 2026 tournament. This is the story of the rise of American soft power in global football.

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino presents the World Cup trophy to US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on August 22, 2025.
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Trump says Iran shot down US military helicopter and vows to retaliate

President Donald Trump blamed Iran for downing a US army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday and said the United States must respond to the attack. The crew members were reportedly uninjured.

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US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Air Force One prior to departure from John F. Kennedy International Airport, in New York, on June 9, 2026.
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EU orders Meta to open Whatsapp to rival AI chatbots within five days

The European Commission said it has the power to impose a fine of up to 10% of the company's total turnover in the business year preceding the infringement if Meta 'either intentionally or negligently' contravenes the decision on interim measures.

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European Commissioner for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition Teresa Ribera, speaks during a media conference regarding a competition case at EU headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, June 9, 2026.
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Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich banned from entering France

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot banned Smotrich for promoting West Bank annexation and the re-colonization of Gaza. Smotrich is the second Israeli minister barred from France, after Itamar Ben Gvir on May 23.

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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 14, 2025.
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Trump's powerlessness in the Iranian trap

The US president's mantra was 'peace through strength.' But strength has proven unable to deliver peace. The resilience he is encountering in Iran offers him nothing but the prospect of an agreement that is the polar opposite of his initial war aims.

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An anti-American billboard depicting Donald Trump gagged by an image of the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, May 17, 2026.
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EU proposes entry ban on Russians who fought in Ukraine

The proposal is part of a new round of sanctions on Moscow over the war in Ukraine, which also includes maintaining a price cap on Russian oil and hitting cryptocurrency exchanges used to dodge sanctions.

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives a press statement on sanctions against Russia at the EU headquarters in Brussels on June 9, 2026.
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Eugène Rwamucyo, sentenced to 27 years for complicity in Rwandan genocide, returns before Paris criminal court

Facing a possible life sentence, the former physician, now 67, has completely changed his defense strategy. Rwamucyo's appeal trial is set to begin on June 9.

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Eugène Rwamucyo, then on trial for his alleged participation in the genocide of the Tutsi in 1994, at the Paris criminal court on October 1, 2024.
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Why Europe is unable to defend its industry against the 'second Chinese shock'

'How China is Devouring Europe' (4/4). In recent years, the EU has taken unprecedented measures to combat unfair competition from China. But member states have struggled to develop a more comprehensive strategy.

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French President Emmanuel Macron during a meeting with students at Sichuan University in Chengdu, China, on December 5, 2025.
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Somali referee dropped from World Cup after refused entry at US border

The US Customs and Border Protection said Omar Artan was denied entry due to 'vetting concerns.' Somalia is one of several countries on a travel ban list introduced by Trump's administration as part of a broader immigration crackdown. FIFA said it was powerless over the decision and confirmed Artan would play no part in the World Cup.

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Gabon's Denis Bouanga is shown the yellow card by Somalian referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan during the Africa Cup of Nations match between Gabon and Côte d'Ivoire at the Grand Stadium in Marrakech on December 31, 2025.
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Spain faces logistical headache ahead of August 12 total solar eclipse

In two months, part of the country will watch the Sun disappear behind the Moon. Authorities, having only recently grasped the full implications of the event, are now scrambling to catch up.

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An eclipse, with the Moon covering the surface of the Sun, as seen by the Artemis-2 crew in a photo provided by NASA on April 6, 2026.
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'The SpaceX stock market debut reads more like science fiction than a realistic business plan'

Elon Musk is basing the market valuation of his aerospace company, which is set to go public on the Nasdaq on Friday, on the promise of dominating technologies and markets that do not yet exist. In the space sector, however, the line between achievement and disaster is razor-thin, explains Le Monde columnist Stéphane Lauer.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on display in Hawthorne, California, March 26, 2026.
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Lebanon says Israeli strikes kill at least 14 as attacks persist despite Iranian threat

Iran has warned that it will resume attacks if Israel continues striking Lebanon, but Israeli leaders on Monday insisted they would not be deterred.

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A man stands amid debris following Israeli airstrikes that hit the previous day, near the archaeological site of the Roman hippodrome in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, June 8, 2026.
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