Sunday, June 2, 2024

Front-runner Claudia Sheinbaum declared winner as Mexico elects first woman president

A woman holds her marked thumb in the air after voting.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mexico-election-violence-1.7222446?cmp=rss

Two dead in violence at Mexican polling centres amid historic election

People stand outside a polling station.

Voting was suspended at one polling place after a person was killed in a shooting in Comeyoapan, a town in the state of Puebla, the state electoral authority reported in the afternoon. The state attorney general confirmed another death at a polling centre in Tlapanalapan, also in Puebla.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mexico-election-violence-1.7222446?cmp=rss

Freeland says Canada welcomes Gaza ceasefire proposal, reiterates calls around hostages, aid

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Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Canada welcomes the Gaza ceasefire proposal outlined by U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/freeland-ceasefire-proposal-canada-1.7222357?cmp=rss

Iran's ex-president registers to run in presidential elections, reports say

A man with grey hair and glasses flashes a victory sign.

Iran's hardliner former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered to run for president in the country's upcoming snap elections organized after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, Iran's state television reported on Sunday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-president-register-1.7222161?cmp=rss

A 'new sensitivity' for the royals as a U.K. election looms

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As members of the Royal Family put some planned engagements on hold during the U.K. election campaign, there is another reminder of the fine line royals walk in wanting to be seen to be above politics, along with hints that in the reign of King Charles, there may be changes in how the royals go about their official business.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/royal-engagements-election-princess-of-wales-1.7220910?cmp=rss