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Armenian opposition party files petition to annul June election results

FILE PHOTO: A voter holds a ballot at a polling station during a parliamentary election in Yerevan, Armenia, June 7, 2026. Vahram Baghdasaryan/Photolure via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A voter holds a ballot at a polling station during a parliamentary election in Yerevan, Armenia, June 7, 2026. Vahram Baghdasaryan/Photolure via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo

Candidates for UN's top job urge its renewal and bolstering human rights

FILE PHOTO: Rafael Mariano Grossi, candidate for the position of the next Secretary-General, speaks during a dialogue with delegations while candidates for the position of new United Nations Secretary General are interviewed at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., April 21, 2026. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Rafael Mariano Grossi, candidate for the position of the next Secretary-General, speaks during a dialogue with delegations while candidates for the position of new United Nations Secretary General are interviewed at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., April 21, 2026. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

Colombia set for presidential runoff after leftist Cepeda acknowledges first round loss

Colombian presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda of the Historic Pact party waves as he arrives to a campaign event ahead of the runoff election, in Cali, Colombia, June 6, 2026. REUTERS/Jair Coll
Colombian presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda of the Historic Pact party waves as he arrives to a campaign event ahead of the runoff election, in Cali, Colombia, June 6, 2026. REUTERS/Jair Coll

Armenia PM wins vote but pro-Russian opposition polls strongly

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan holds a press conference following at his Civil Contract party's headquarters in Yerevan early on June 8. His party won 49.8 per cent of votes.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan holds a press conference following at his Civil Contract party's headquarters in Yerevan early on June 8. His party won 49.8 per cent of votes.

Armenians vote with peace efforts and Russia in focus

Armenian Prime Minister and leader of the Civil Contract party Nikol Pashinyan casts a ballot at a polling station during a parliamentary election in Yerevan, Armenia, June 7, 2026. Stringer/Photolure via REUTERS
Armenian Prime Minister and leader of the Civil Contract party Nikol Pashinyan casts a ballot at a polling station during a parliamentary election in Yerevan, Armenia, June 7, 2026. Stringer/Photolure via REUTERS

Leftist Sanchez gains traction ahead of Peru runoff vote, Ipsos poll shows

Peruvian presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez holds hands with former presidential candidates Ricardo Belmont and Alfonso Lopez Chau during the press conference \"Political Leaders for Governability and the Restoration of Democracy\", ahead of the June 7 runoff election, in Lima, Peru, June 4, 2026. REUTERS/Alessandro Cinque
Peruvian presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez holds hands with former presidential candidates Ricardo Belmont and Alfonso Lopez Chau during the press conference \"Political Leaders for Governability and the Restoration of Democracy\", ahead of the June 7 runoff election, in Lima, Peru, June 4, 2026. REUTERS/Alessandro Cinque

In France's poor, diverse suburbs, Melenchon's hard left charts a path to the presidency

People walk past a mural which reads \"coexist\", made from religious symbols representing the religions of Islam, Judaism and Christianity, near to the market in the Paris suburb of Sarcelles, France, April 14, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson
People walk past a mural which reads \"coexist\", made from religious symbols representing the religions of Islam, Judaism and Christianity, near to the market in the Paris suburb of Sarcelles, France, April 14, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson

Right-wing lawyer De La Espriella, leftist senator Cepeda set for heated Colombia runoff

Supporters of Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo De La Espriella of the political movement Defenders of the Homeland react as De La Espriella addresses them after the results of the first round of the presidential election, in Barranquilla, Colombia May 31, 2026. REUTERS/Sergio Acero
Supporters of Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo De La Espriella of the political movement Defenders of the Homeland react as De La Espriella addresses them after the results of the first round of the presidential election, in Barranquilla, Colombia May 31, 2026. REUTERS/Sergio Acero

Colombia right-wing lawyer De La Espriella, leftist senator Cepeda set for adversarial runoff

People react to the results of the first round of the presidential election, in Bogota, Colombia May 31, 2026. REUTERS/Enea Lebrun
People react to the results of the first round of the presidential election, in Bogota, Colombia May 31, 2026. REUTERS/Enea Lebrun

Ethiopian election expected to give leader Abiy's party a landslide win

National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) officials process a voter before casting her ballot at a polling station during the parliamentary and regional elections in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 1, 2026. The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)/Handout via REUTERS
National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) officials process a voter before casting her ballot at a polling station during the parliamentary and regional elections in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 1, 2026. The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)/Handout via REUTERS

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