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Peru: new president appoints Marxist as prime minister

A day after being sworn in as Peru’s president, Pedro Castillo has appointed a far-left lawmaker and member of his Marxist party, Guido Bellido, as prime minister, ending expectations of a moderate government.

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Israeli authorities inspect NSO Group offices after Pegasus revelations

Israeli authorities have inspected the offices of the surveillance outfit NSO Group in response to the Pegasus project investigation into abuses of the company’s spyware by several government clients.

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Call for Hungarian ministers to resign in wake of Pegasus revelations

Hungary’s opposition has called for ministerial resignations from Viktor Orbán’s far-right government over allegations it selected journalists, media owners and opposition political figures as potential targets for invasive Pegasus spyware.

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Guilty verdict in first Hong Kong trial held under national security law

The first person charged and tried under Hong Kong’s draconian national security law has been found guilty of terrorism and inciting secession, in a landmark ruling that sets a precedent for future cases brought under the law.

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U.S. Leaves Its Last Afghan Base, Effectively Ending Operations

KABUL, Afghanistan — American troops and their Western allies have departed Bagram, Afghanistan’s largest air base, officials said on Friday, turning over to the Afghan government the sprawling outpost from which the United States waged war for nearly two decades.

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Marking Party’s Centennial, Xi Warns That China Will Not Be Bullied

A century after the Communist Party’s founding, China’s leader said foreign powers would “crack their heads and spill blood” if they tried to stop its rise.

AL JAZEERA

North Korea’s Kim fumes about ‘grave lapses’ in pandemic defences

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un chastised top governing party officials for failures in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic that led to an unspecified “grave incident” and put the safety of the country and people at risk, state media reported on Wednesday.

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Tigray Rebels in Ethiopia Retake Regional Capital: Live Updates

MEKELLE, Ethiopia — Eight months after Ethiopia’s Army attacked the northern region of Tigray, the civil war has taken a major turn: Tigrayan fighters, now on the offensive, began consolidating control of the regional capital on Tuesday.

Los participantes del foro, que decidieron constituirse como Grupo de Reflexión Permanente sobre los Megaproyectos del Sureste de México, indicaron que el desarrollo en una región de México como la península de Yucatán debe contar con una planeación profunda y debe de estar basado en la naturaleza de los ecosistemas que ahí se desarrollan, respetando los socioecosistemas. El crecimiento de la infraestructura tanto terrestre como acuática debe planearse para reducir los impactos a los componentes de este frágil sistema ambiental.

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Iraq Condemns U.S. Airstrikes on Iranian-Backed Militias

The Iraqi government on Monday condemned U.S. airstrikes on Iranian-backed militias near the Iraqi-Syrian border, and one of the paramilitary groups targeted in the attacks vowed “open war” against American interests in Iraq.