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Peruvian presidential candidate Sanchez could stand trial over financial disclosure case: Judge

Roberto Sanchez will face Keiko Fujimori in the second round of the presidential run-off on June 7.

Smart glasses off, please: China cracks down on high-tech cheating ahead of gaokao

Candidates in several provinces face eyewear inspections as authorities look to keep smart glasses out of examination venues.

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

June 4 - Peru's leftist presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez has gained ground against conservative Keiko Fujimori ahead of Sunday's presidential runoff, though both candidates remained in a statistical tie, an Ipsos poll showed on Thursday.

International peace body fails to agree on Bosnia's new envoy

SARAJEVO, June 4 - The international body overseeing Bosnia's peace process on Thursday failed to agree on a candidate for a new envoy to replace Germany's Christian Schmidt, who suddenly quit last month under what he said was U.S. pressure.

Appealing to centrists, Colombia leftist Cepeda backs away from possibility of new constitution

BOGOTA, June 4 - Colombia's leftist presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda said in a video on Thursday he would seek consensus for national reforms if he were to be elected in a second round on June 21, backing away from the possibility of a so-called constituent assembly to create a new constitution as he attempts to appeal to centrist voters.

Man City consider legal action after Real Madrid candidate's Haaland pledge

As US midterms near, Talarico tries to fend off culture war attacks in Texas

June 3 - Even before all the votes had been counted in last week's Republican Senate primary in Texas, party members began rolling out attacks on the Democratic candidate, James Talarico.

Colombian right-wing presidential candidate endorsed by Trump ordered to apologise for sexism

He claimed women voted for him because of his purported virility and also harassed a female journalist.

Trump endorses Colombian presidential candidate de la Espriella

June 2 - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, a right-wing lawyer, who will face off against leftist senator Ivan Cepeda in a runoff election this month.

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

SARCELLES, France, June 2 - When Bassi Konate became mayor of Sarcelles this spring, the independent candidate backed by the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party ended three decades of municipal rule by the Socialists, the traditional powerhouse of the French left.

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

BOGOTA, June 1 - Right-wing Colombian lawyer Abelardo De La Espriella and leftist senator Ivan Cepeda will compete in a June presidential runoff after a tight vote on Sunday, in a contest dominated by voter concerns over security and the economy to which each candidate has offered populist solutions.

Right-wing Fujimori holds narrow lead one week before Peru presidential runoff, polls show

LIMA, May 31 - Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori holds a narrow lead over leftist Roberto Sanchez one week before Peru's presidential runoff, two polls showed on Sunday.

Venezuela opposition candidate who claimed 2024 win backs new vote

Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia was recognised by the US as the actual winner of the 2024 polls.

WHO identifies Ebola treatments, vaccines be tested in trials amid outbreak

The WHO said drugs and other candidate vaccines should be evaluated in clinical trials to generate data on their use.

Colombia presidential candidate De La Espriella proposes mega-prisons, crime crackdown

BOGOTA, May 28 - Abelardo De La Espriella, a lawyer and businessman with no political experience, is seeking to become Colombia's next president on Sunday, challenging both the left and the traditional right with a promise to crack down on illegal armed groups, drug trafficking and crime.

Leftist Colombia presidential candidate Cepeda pledges to step up economic, social reforms

BOGOTA, May 28 - Leftist Colombian activist and Senator Ivan Cepeda, whose youth was marked by exile and his father's murder at the hands of right-wing paramilitaries, is heading into Sunday's presidential vote with a pledge to deepen his predecessor's economic and social reforms.

Peru presidential candidates' mining plans cast doubt on investment, industry leader says

LIMA, May 27 - The president of Peru's National Society of Mining, Petroleum and Energy (SNMPE) on Tuesday warned that opposing mining policies from the two presidential candidates heading into the June 7 runoff vote may jeopardize billions of dollars in investment.

Colombian presidential candidates wrap up campaigns with big rallies

BOGOTA, May 24 - Colombia's presidential candidates wrapped up their campaigns on Sunday with rallies that drew massive crowds, ahead of a May 31 vote that analysts predict will result in weeks of heated and deeply polarizing debate ahead of a June 21 runoff.

Colombian right-wing presidential hopeful leads poll for runoff vote

BOGOTA, May 23 - Right-wing candidate Abelardo De La Espriella received a surge in voter support in the final week leading up to the first round of Colombia's presidential election, nearly tying with leftist Ivan Cepeda, whom the latest poll predicts he would defeat in a runoff.