Brazil police arrest at least 11 in Rio favela crackdown
Police in Rio de Janeiro arrested at least 11 people in an operation against drug trafficking in the city’s northern favelas, according to AP.
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Argentina’s Supreme Court upholds Cristina Kirchner corruption conviction
2025-06-10 event: Argentina’s Supreme Court makes Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s six-year prison sentence and lifetime political ban final.
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Thousands protest Orbán in Budapest as election pressure builds in Hungary
Around 15,000 people gathered in Budapest to back what organizers called a resistance movement against Viktor Orbán’s government.
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Greek parliament expels three far-right lawmakers over Golden Dawn ties
Three lawmakers from the Spartans party have been expelled from Greece’s parliament after a court said they misled voters and acted as proxies for a jailed former Golden Dawn figure.
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Austria mourns 11 dead after school shooting in Graz
2025-06-10 event: A 21-year-old former pupil opened fire at a secondary school in Graz, killing 11 people including himself and leaving several others injured.
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Iran says it executed nine Islamic State militants linked to 2018 clash
Tehran said it hanged nine Islamic State members on June 10, 2025, after their death sentences were upheld by the country’s top court.
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Philippine Senate returns Sara Duterte impeachment articles to the House
Senators voted 18-5 to remand the impeachment articles against Vice President Sara Duterte, deepening uncertainty over when or whether the trial will proceed.
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Los Angeles imposes downtown curfew as immigration protests spread
Mayor Karen Bass ordered a nightly downtown curfew as LAPD made mass arrests amid protests over Trump's immigration crackdown.
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California Sues Trump Administration Over Federalized National Guard Deployment in Los Angeles
California filed suit after President Donald Trump federalized the state's National Guard during Los Angeles protests, arguing the move bypassed Governor Gavin Newsom and unlawfully escalated tensions.
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Glendale ends ICE detainee-housing contract amid California protests
City officials said the 2007 deal had become too divisive, even as the move could make it harder for detainees’ families and lawyers to visit.
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US sanctions El Chapo’s fugitive sons and offers rewards for their capture
2025-06-09 event: the Treasury Department sanctions Iván Archivaldo Guzman Salazar and Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar and offers rewards of up to $10 million each.
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Prague court hands Colombian national eight-year sentence over bus arson case linked to Russia
A Prague court approved a plea deal that sends Andrés Alfonso de la Hoz de la Cruz to prison for an arson attack on public buses and a planned second attack, in a case Czech officials say fits Russia’s broader hybrid tactics.
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Miguel Uribe Turbay Shot at Bogotá Campaign Event, Police Detain Teen Suspect
Event date 2025-06-07: Colombian senator and presidential pre-candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot during a campaign event in Bogotá and left in serious condition, with police detaining a 14-year-old suspect at the scene.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia Returned to U.S. to Face Smuggling Charges After Wrongful Deportation Battle
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was brought back to the United States from El Salvador and appeared in federal court in Tennessee, where prosecutors accused him of taking part in a long-running migrant transport conspiracy.
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Zia Yusuf resigns as Reform UK chairman after internal row over burka comments
Zia Yusuf says he no longer believes trying to get a Reform government elected is a good use of his time and has stepped down as chairman.
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Burundi Votes Under Economic Strain as Ruling Party Seeks to Tighten Control
Burundians headed to the polls for legislative and local elections amid inflation, fuel shortages and persistent accusations of political intimidation.
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Vietnam scraps its two-child limit as fertility falls
Vietnam has ended a long-running family-size rule as the country responds to a birth-rate decline that has become a policy concern.
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Nineteen Prisoners Escape Nabire Jail After Machete Attack on Guards, Indonesian Authorities Say
Indonesian officials said 19 prisoners, including 11 identified as members of an armed separatist group, escaped from Nabire prison after assaulting guards during visiting hours.
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Dutch Coalition Collapses After Wilders Pulls PVV Out in Asylum Dispute
Geert Wilders withdrew his Party for Freedom from the Dutch governing coalition after partners refused to reopen the coalition deal to adopt his tougher asylum demands.
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Mongolia’s prime minister resigns after weeks of protests and a confidence vote
Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene has resigned after a confidence vote followed weeks of protests over corruption and political anger.
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Dick Schoof resigns as Dutch prime minister after coalition rupture
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof has stepped down after Geert Wilders quit the coalition, ending the government’s current configuration.
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German court hands Syrian man life term over war crimes in Busra al-Sham
A Stuttgart court sentenced a Syrian man to life in prison on 2025-06-03 for war crimes and crimes against humanity tied to a Hezbollah-backed militia’s conduct in Syria’s civil war.
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Hungary police block Budapest Pride permit after new ban
Police say a proposed LGBTQ+ march in Budapest could violate Hungary’s new restrictions on public Pride events, deepening a clash over the country’s anti-LGBTQ+ law.
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More than 200 inmates escape Karachi jail after earthquake panic shatters prison order
Officials said 216 prisoners fled Malir Jail after tremors triggered panic, violence and a rush on the main gate.
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