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Three spicy weekend elections

8 June3 min read
Collage of three elections across South America and Kosovo

You've just had a busy weekend perhaps binge-watching the NBA finals, arguing about the Monaco Grand Prix, or pretending you understood the French Open final.

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  1. 01

    IRAN

    Fiery ceasefire.

    Israel has now claimed hits across western and central Iran after Iran launched its first direct ballistic attacks on Israel since April, in turn framed as a response to Israeli operations in Lebanon! President Trump had only just publicly called for Israel’s Netanyahu not to retaliate. (BBC)

  2. 02

    CUBA

    Sanctions bite.

    New secondary sanctions against foreign firms dealing with Cuba’s military conglomerate entered force on Friday, prompting various foreign hotel chains, shipping lines, and banks to pause operations rather than get frozen out of the US. (Politico)

  3. 03

    PHILIPPINES

    Deadly earthquake.

    A 7.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of the Philippines has left at least 19 dead and another 134 injured. (PhilStar)

  4. 04

    JAPAN

    Historic baby.

    Shoko Kawata, the 35-year-old mayor of Yawata (Kyoto), has announced she’ll become Japan’s first sitting mayor to take maternity leave. (CNN)

  5. 05

    SOUTH KOREA

    KOSPI carnage.

    Korea’s KOSPI stock index plunged as much as 8% earlier today (Monday), triggering an emergency halt to trading, while there were also tech-led drops across Japan (-4%), Hong Kong (-1.8%) and Shanghai (-1.5%). (Investing.com)

  6. 06

    MEXICO

    Hecho en casa.

    President Sheinbaum has unveiled the ‘Olinia’, Mexico’s first 100% domestically designed and built EV. Aimed at everyday local drivers, the $5k-10k city car (named “to move” in Nahuatl) is slated for production from 2027. (Bloomberg $)

  7. 07

    MAURITIUS

    An offer they can’t refuse.

    Mauritius insists it hasn’t heard anything, amid British media reports that President Trump could offer to buy the Chagos Islands and sidestep the UK’s (paused) plans to transfer sovereignty to Mauritius. (Guardian)

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