Peru holds a tightly contested presidential runoff between Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez, with polls showing the race narrowing in the final week. The winner would become the country’s 10th president in a decade.
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French prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into suspected torture and war crimes after activists accused Israeli authorities of abusing Gaza flotilla detainees. Israel denies the allegations, while several allied governments have condemned the treatment of their nationals.
Thousands of Albanians have protested a Kushner-linked coastal resort plan they say threatens protected wetlands, flamingos and other wildlife. Prime Minister Edi Rama has defended the project as a major investment that would bring jobs and infrastructure.
North Korea has disclosed a new facility for producing nuclear bomb fuel as Kim Jong Un called for an “exponential” expansion of the country’s nuclear forces. State media said Kim claimed weapons-grade nuclear material production has more than doubled in five years.
The USDA confirmed New World screwworm larvae in a 3-week-old calf in Zavala County, Texas, and established a quarantine zone around the site. Officials say the parasite has been spreading north through Mexico, where more than 26,000 cases have been identified.
Israeli strikes killed at least nine people in Lebanon, including two paramedics and a soldier, while Hezbollah fired rockets into northern Israel. The violence strained a U.S.-mediated partial ceasefire as Israeli and Lebanese negotiators met in Washington.
Kenya’s High Court has extended a block on a proposed U.S.-linked Ebola quarantine facility after protests in Nanyuki and growing criticism from Kenyan groups and U.S. health experts. President William Ruto defended the plan as part of Kenya’s emergency preparedness partnership with Washington.
Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least nine people across Ukraine, including four in Kyiv, as officials reported fires, blackouts and damaged apartment buildings. The assault followed warnings from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Moscow was preparing a major attack.