Conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori has been declared the winner of Peru’s presidential race following a weeks-long vote count that ended with a razor-thin margin of victory in the deeply polarized South American country. The country’s electoral office confirmed Friday that Fujimori, the eldest daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori, had won the June 7 runoff vote in what was her fourth bid for the presidency after unsuccessful campaigns in 2011, 2016 and 2021. In a post on X after the official proclamation, Fujimori thanked voters for their support and said Peru was entering “a new chapter.” She pledged to lead the transition with “responsibility, humility and a profound sense of duty.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/03/americas/fujimori-wins-peruvian-election-latam-intl
Many of the people who love Taylor Swift, and there are really so many of them, will love her even more after her wedding on Friday night. It was sweet to see the Swifties out in the New York City heat, hoping for a glimpse, their hearts on their sleeves. For those inside Madison Square Garden for the wedding, by all accounts it was lovely. Chiefs coach Andy Reid on Sunday said Adam Sandler’s job did a “phenomenal job” as officiant of the service, mixing humor and sensitivity. “He said, ‘kiss every chance you have, every day,’” Reid said. “Whether you’re going to bed or going to work or, you know, wherever, go ahead and kiss her.’ And I thought that was, in a simple way, in its simplest form, it really was touching.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/05/entertainment/taylor-swift-wedding-opinions
Outside the aircraft hangar-sized venue, the crowd of Gen Z office workers and teenagers is thickening. Event staff scan QR codes and fasten wristbands. Friends take selfies together as they wait in a queue. As night falls, the doors open and the nearly 5,000 attendees walk in. Inside the venue in India’s commercial hub Mumbai they remove their shoes and sit cross-legged on the floor. The lights dim. In the front row, a young mother rocks her baby on her shoulders, waiting for the music to begin. When it comes, it’s not thumping electro or pop lyrics that boom through the speakers, but centuries-old Hindu devotional songs more commonly heard in a temple or religious procession.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/04/india/india-gen-z-trend-spiritual-bhajan-clubbing-intl-hnk
Much like his ally, US President Donald Trump, Nigel Farage has enjoyed a political career seemingly coated in Teflon, his straight-talking, combative communication style brushing off any potential scandal. Throughout his rise to become the voice of Britain’s populist hard-right, architect of Brexit and chief anti-immigrant activist, any accusations of wrongdoing have largely glided off him. Reform UK, his populist party, leads most national opinion polls, giving it an outsized influence on British politics given that only eight of the country’s 650 lawmakers belong to the party. But, in recent weeks, that momentum has stalled.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/05/uk/nigel-farage-reform-finances-trouble-intl
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