Cepeda announces Colombia’s left will challenge results of 27% of ballot boxesColombia’s leftist presidential candidate, Senator Ivan Cepeda, says that party lawyers will challenge the results of 27% of the ballot boxes. in a speech that followed the presidential election, Cepeda said that the lawyers of his political party, the Historic pact, were “in the process of challenging 33,000” of 122,200 ballot boxes.
https://colombiareports.com/cepeda-announces-colombias-left-will-challenge-results-of-27-of-ballot-boxes/Bolivian authorities say no active blockades after state of emergency decreeIn Santa Cruz, officials and protest leaders signed an agreement to lift a critical blockade in the town of San Julian. A federation of groups representing rural and Indigenous residents announced a pause in protests in La Paz, while maintaining they had not abandoned their demands. Five weeks of road blockades have stranded trucks and choked supplies of food, fuel and medicines to many areas.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/21/bolivian-authorities-say-no-active-blockades-after-state-of-emergency-decreehttps://archive.ph/0u1FfEvo Morales Denounces Service Cuts in CochabambaEvo Morales condemned reported disruptions to electricity, telecommunications and banking services in Bolivia’s Cochabamba Tropics and questioned the response of institutions responsible for protecting citizens’ rights.
https://www.telesurenglish.net/evo-morales-service-cuts-in-cochabamba/Venezuela: Rice Growers Stage Protest, Demand Policies to Protect National ProductionThe “tractorazo” saw local campesinos block one of the state’s major highways with tractors, trucks, and other heavy machinery carrying Venezuelan flags and signs with some of the main demands. Local sources estimated turnout at over 300. “We are here on behalf of the producing states in Venezuela with a struggle that is just and urgent,” local spokesman José de la Cueva stated. “We urge the Venezuelan government to review its public policies so that national production is not destroyed.”
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-rice-growers-stage-protest-demand-policies-to-protect-national-production/Unions welcome Starmer's departure and warn Labour of need for radical shift in policiesUnite general secretary Sharon Graham called Sir Keir’s move “right and honourable,” adding: “There is no time to waste, everyday people are literally on their knees. “Labour has one last shot to learn from the errors of the last two years. A failure to act, will result in a doomsday scenario for Labour. “In the short term we need policies that make workers’ lives easier.” National Education Union (NEU) general secretary Daniel Kebede insisted the “stakes could not be higher” and insisted the next prime minister must fix the funding crisis in schools.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/unions-welcome-starmers-departure-and-warn-labour-need-radical-shift-policiesFormer DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of all 18 child sex abuse charges The jury delivered its unanimous verdict on the charges of child sexual abuse relating to two women following a four-week trial at Newry Crown Court. After 10 hours of deliberations over a three-day period, the jury of seven men and five women returned a guilty verdict at 2.15pm.
https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/22/former-dup-leader-jeffrey-donaldson-found-guilty-of-raping-child/https://archive.ph/Zshq5 Pressure mounts on Sánchez after former minister is convicted of corruption Spain’s Supreme Court found the former minister guilty of rigging public contracts for face masks and other medical supplies in exchange for kickbacks at the height of the Covid pandemic. He was convicted of bribery, embezzlement, influence peddling, and membership of a criminal organization, while his former adviser, Koldo García, recieved a 19-year sentence for his role in the scheme.
https://www.politico.eu/article/spain-prime-minister-pedro-sanchez-pressure-former-minister-convicted-corruption/https://archive.ph/C1UE4How paragliding soldiers carrying bombs rain destruction on Myanmar’s villagesIn 2025, the Myanmar military added another aerial asset: the gyrocopter, a small rotor-propelled aircraft capable of flying faster, higher and over longer distances than paramotors. Acled recorded 69 incidents involving gyrocopters in 2025 and a further 74 in the first four months of 2026. The data suggests the attacks have resulted in hundreds of casualties and deaths, though analysts say the true toll is probably higher.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/22/myanmar-paragliders-junta-bombs-light-aircraft-civiliansIndia in talks to sell supersonic BrahMos missile to UAEBrahMos, jointly developed by India and Russia, is among the world's fastest cruise missiles and can be launched from land, sea and air platforms. At the same time, Akashteer is a fully automated air defence system developed by India's state-run Bharat Electronics Ltd and the Indian Army. The UAE is considering buying defence equipment from India and other sources after the Gulf nation was heavily attacked by Iran during the war, and as it enhances its ability to respond to emerging threats. It also needs to protect the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial conduit for its energy exports.
https://www.newarab.com/news/india-talks-sell-supersonic-brahmos-missile-uaeUS suspends sanctions on Iranian oil until August 21 after 'productive' talks with TehranThe US on Monday announced a temporary easing of sanctions on Iran, allowing the Islamic Republic to produce, sell and transport crude oil and related petroleum products through August 21. The 60-day waiver follows negotiations held in Switzerland over the weekend between US and Iranian officials, which US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described as “productive talks”.
https://www.firstpost.com/world/us-suspends-sanctions-on-iranian-oil-until-august-21-after-productive-talks-with-tehran-14025094.htmlhttps://archive.ph/iXRfw Israel deployed troops to Somaliland after recognition, source says Now, however, a senior Somali official says Israel deployed a group of 50 soldiers to Somaliland soon after the recognition and the resumption of the war with Iran in late February. “According to our intelligence reports, the Israeli military selected Israeli soldiers of African heritage, especially Ethiopians, so as not to draw attention to themselves and to blend in more easily with the local community,” the senior Somali official said.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-deployed-troops-somaliland-after-recognition-official Egypt attacks Sudanese mining sites in Red Sea State, records casualities These attacks resulted in the death and injury of dozens of workers at the site, while survivors were forced to flee on foot for approximately 120 kilometers to reach the nearest water source at the al-Ansari market, one of the oldest mining markets in the country. The dead and wounded were transported to the market, while a number of those who fled remained stranded on the road at the time of this report.According to one survivor, the operation began Monday evening and continued to Tuesday morning.
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