Peru reviews contested ballots as Fujimori takes razor-thin leadConservative Keiko Fujimori inched into the lead late on Wednesday night, boosted by overseas ballots that gave her 50.002% of the vote to leftist Roberto Sanchez's 49.998%, a difference of about 600 votes out of 18 million. More than 98% of the vote has been counted according to Peru's ONPE electoral authority, but most of those remaining are contested ballots. Only nine of the more than 90,000 polling stations remain to be counted while about 1,600 - representing around 400,000 votes - have been sent for review to Peru's National Elections Jury (JNE).
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/fujimori-edges-back-into-lead-perus-knife-edge-election-2026-06-11/Brazil reports drop in Amazon deforestation rates, pushing back on US tariff accusationsEnvironment Minister João Paulo Capobianco said that the figure is the lowest ever recorded for May, and that Brazil is on track to reach its lowest annual levels once the data is consolidated next semester. He said that the month typically sees higher deforestation, because it marks the start of the Amazon’s dry season. In the 10 months from August 2025 to May 2026, deforestation in the Amazon already fell by 37.5%, compared with the same previous period.
https://apnews.com/article/brazil-amazon-rainforest-deforestation-us-tariffs-trump-9b6e95ab885a05a371f746ab7ae2c7b7Evo Morales Challenges Bolivian President as Protests Enter Sixth WeekOn Wednesday, former Bolivian President Evo Morales challenged right-wing President Rodrigo Paz to travel to the Tropics of Cochabamba amid protests that thousands of workers, miners, and farmers have been carrying out for six weeks to demand his resignation.
https://www.telesurenglish.net/evo-morales-challenges-bolivian-president-as-protests-enter-sixth-week/Israel to set up permanent Jenin military base amid displacement from refugee campsThe Israeli army claimed that the new permanent base was "intended to replace the presence of forces in residents' homes (in the Jenin refugee camp), and to regulate troop deployment in the area from a long-term perspective, as part of creating the operational conditions for a safe withdrawal from the refugee camp."
https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-set-jenin-military-base-amid-refugee-displacement US attack kills three Indian sailors in Gulf of Oman The Palau-flagged MT Settebello vessel came under attack late on Tuesday after the US accused it of not complying “with directions from American forces”. The tanker had 24 Indian crew members on board, of whom 21 were rescued. The US has targeted several vessels off the coast of Oman this week. Crews were evacuated from two other ships after they were hit by projectiles.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-attack-kills-three-indian-sailors-gulf-omanDrone strikes on central Sudanese city kill up to 23: NGOsources reported on Thursday that overnight attacks had killed several people across the key hub in the southern Kordofan region. The reports concerned the latest in a series of attacks using unmanned aircraft, illustrating that drone warfare has become an increasingly prominent feature in the conflict, which erupted in April 2023 between the military government and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/11/drone-strikes-on-central-sudanese-city-kill-up-to-23-ngohttps://archive.ph/Io9nDTortured, humiliated and killed: the women who disappear into Myanmar’s prisonsServing her sentence in Mandalay central prison and Myingyan prison, Thazin says she experienced psychological, physical and sexual abuse at the hands of prison staff, including invasive strip-searches and beatings. In her first year in prison, other female political prisoners in her ward were allegedly secretly filmed in the showers by male prison staff, with a lawyer telling Thazin that the footage was being used to blackmail family members.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/11/tortured-humiliated-and-killed-the-women-who-disappear-into-myanmars-prisonsLeft alliance slams Bangladesh budget as debt-driven and favouring wealthyThe leaders pointed to the projected budget deficit of nearly Tk 250,000 crore, arguing that the financing gap would be covered largely through domestic and foreign borrowing, raising concerns about the country's growing debt burden. They also criticized the budget for lacking a clear strategy to generate employment at a time when job creation remains one of Bangladesh's most pressing economic challenges.
https://en.banglaoutlook.org/news/236070https://archive.ph/Pz1uoPakistan budget, hit by Iran war and IMF, to squeeze middle classUnder pressure to meet austerity conditions from the International Monetary Fund, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb will submit a delayed 17.1-trillion-rupee ($61-billion) spending plan for the fiscal year starting next month, according to widespread domestic media reports. The burden of higher fuel and power costs and taxes will fall largely on formally registered businesses and salaried workers in the South Asian nation, as politically powerful sectors such as agriculture, retail and real estate remain difficult to tax, experts say.
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-budget-hit-by-iran-war-imf-squeeze-middle-class-2026-06-11/ Belfast 'hit list' of migrants' homes circulated ahead of second night of riots Riots raged in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, for a second night, with masked men in balaclavas targeting ethnic minorities after a "hit list" of homes housing foreign nationals was circulated. The disorder was triggered by a knife attack on Monday allegedly carried out by a Sudanese asylum seeker, who has been charged with attempted murder.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/hit-list-migrant-homes-circulated-ahead-second-night-riots-belfastOne-day nationwide strike in Portugal opposes right-wing labour reformThe strike’s impact extended to air transport, with more than 500 flight cancellations. TAP, the country’s main airline, suspended around 300 flights and operated only 79 under minimum service obligations. In industry and the private sector, participation was equally significant, with sites such as Autoeuropa, Bimbo, Bosch, Cerealto, and Exide reporting participation rates exceeding 90 percent.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/11/jmpi-j11.htmlUnions call for emergency social tariff as household energy bills soar due to Iran warThe TUC said this would cut up to £559 from annual bills and should be paid for by an increase in the windfall tax on banks. Fuel poverty campaigners welcomed the “serious and welcome contribution” but raised concerns that the proposals would take too long to take effect before the energy price cap rises next month. TUC general secretary Paul Nowak said: “Working people must not bear the brunt of Trump’s illegal war.
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