Peru’s Keiko Fujimori wins presidential election, in latest victory for Latin American rightFujimori won the 7 June presidential runoff by the slimmest of margins, outpolling Sanchez by fewer than 50,000 votes out of the more than 18 million ballots cast, the final results showed.Peru’s National Electoral Jury is scheduled to officially announce a winner on 3 July after weeks spent reviewing contested ballots.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/30/keiko-fujimori-wins-peru-presidential-election-polls-runoffMilei-linked Fundación Faro told to name donors behind US$4.8mn windfall Fundación Faro presented itself as a platform of ideas. But the libertarian think tank’s opaque finances, links to key Milei insiders and 400-fold surge in donations have left the organisation facing uncomfortable questions from regulators and judges.
https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/milei-linked-fundacion-faro-told-to-name-donors-behind-us48mn-windfall.phtmlhttps://archive.ph/boa9xLula leads Senator Bolsonaro in Brazil presidential run-off, poll showsBrazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva would win a potential second-round run-off vote in the October presidential elections against opposition Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, an AtlasIntel/Bloomberg poll showed on Wednesday.
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/lula-leads-senator-bolsonaro-brazil-presidential-run-off-poll-shows-2026-07-01/Colombia’s left candidate calls for ‘civil disobedience’ over rivals’ ties to the US He said that Mr de la Espriella should clarify whether he is a US “agent” because, as a criminal defence lawyer, he had defended a former paramilitary leader who was an informant for the US Drug Enforcement Administration. Mr Cepeda also said that the president-elect should desist from any efforts to extradite to the US outgoing President Gustavo Petro, who federal prosecutors in Brooklyn have said they are investigating for potential ties to drug traffickers.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/colombias-left-candidate-calls-civil-disobedience-over-rivals-ties-usSudan's army closes in on RSF stronghold in West DarfurMilitary sources told The New Arab that RSF units had withdrawn from positions in West Kordofan and moved west towards Darfur following sustained advances by the Sudanese army and the Joint Force of armed movements allied with it on the western front. According to the sources, the army destroyed the RSF's forward defensive positions northeast of El Geneina on Tuesday and Wednesday, advancing to within less than 70 kilometres of the city after securing control of the strategic Jebel Moon area.
https://www.newarab.com/news/sudans-army-closes-rsf-stronghold-west-darfurAlgeria heads to legislative polls amid record-low turnout fearThe outgoing parliament, elected in 2021, recorded a turnout of just 23 percent, the lowest in any legislative election since independence in 1962. That vote followed the Hirak protests that began in 2019 and led to the resignation of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, ushering in Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s presidency. Since then, observers say, a tightening political and civic space has further eroded confidence in formal politics.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/1/algeria-heads-to-legislative-polls-amid-record-low-turnout-fearhttps://archive.ph/8Y5qeANC’s Continental Compact to overhaul Africa’s migration crisis“The compact asks African states, acting together through the African Union and supported by the United Nations, to move from a fragmented and reactive posture to a coherent framework of binding commitments, closing the gaps in our legal architecture through universal accession to the refugee, migrant worker, and statelessness conventions and the coming into force of the 2018 African Union free movement protocol. Building the operational machinery the continent has long lacked – from an African refugee responsibility allocation mechanism to a continental migration data platform and an orderly prisoner repatriation protocol – while establishing a continental responsibility-sharing framework and fund so that receiving states no longer carry the burden alone.”
https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/1141221-2/ Israeli bill to restrict call to prayer passes preliminary parliament reading The bill passed by 50 votes to 36 and must now be referred to a Knesset committee before returning for its first reading. It would then need to pass second and third readings before becoming law. The legislation was introduced by Zvika Fogel, a lawmaker from National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir's party. Under the proposal, mosques would be prohibited from installing or operating loudspeaker systems without a permit.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-bill-restrict-adhan-passes-preliminary-parliament-readingBusinessman on trial in Malta over prominent journalist’s murderYorgen Fenech, 44, is charged with orchestrating the assassination of Ms Caruana Galizia, who was killed when a bomb placed in her car exploded as she drove away from her home in 2017. Ms Caruana Galizia was one of the most recognised media figures in the country, with her reports on leading government and business figures making her a target of repeated attacks.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/businessman-trial-malta-over-prominent-journalists-murderLeft-wing news site the Canary de-banked by Lloyds The Canary has alleged that Lloyds is "currently withholding a substantial amount of our money" and "has not explained why it has taken this action". "Despite multiple communications from us, the bank has not been forthcoming with its reasoning," a statement on the outlet's website read.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/26240703.left-wing-news-site-canary-de-banked-lloyds/https://archive.ph/uDskKFirefighters battle blazes scorching southern France after record heatwaveThe World Meteorological Organization last week warned that the record temperatures that baked Western Europe for over a week in late June would worsen the risk of wildfires, given the outlook for sustained high temperatures, very low humidity and dry vegetation.
https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260702-firefighters-battle-blazes-scorching-southern-france-after-record-heatwavehttps://archive.ph/tOya0Bukidnon farmers continue campaign for land rightsFarmers made this appeal to the administration of state-run Central Mindanao University (CMU) in Musuan, Barangay Dologon, Maramag, Bukidnon, after they had a confrontation with the school personnel following the latter’s reported fencing on the disputed land’s pathway on June 24.
https://www.bulatlat.com/2026/07/02/bukidnon-farmers-continue-campaign-for-land-rights/