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Call for new protests against Dina Boluarte in Peru

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August 1|

Peru’s National Unitary Coordination of Struggle (CNUL) called for new anti-government protests on October 12, three days after the end of two weeks of marches for national independence celebrations.

The CNUL released a communiqué in which it calls on its followers and the Peruvian people in general to take to the streets to demonstrate “in recognition of the struggle of the peoples for their sovereignty and for their true independence and construction of the Peruvian nation.”

Likewise, the proclamation agreed to hold demonstrations on December 7 and 9 to commemorate the year of the impeachment and subsequent imprisonment of former president Pedro Castillo, when there was a “coup carried out by the congressional ultra-right” and “the usurpation of the will of the sovereign”.

The CNUL considered the mobilization of last July 19 a “great success”, since, according to the authorities, it was able to congregate more than 21 thousand people throughout the country and thanked the progressive organizations and the citizens for contributing to this “historic day” with shelter, food, legal defense and medical care.

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After the march of last July 19 “and the successive days of struggle”, they were to “develop provincial, regional, macro regional, trade union, sectoral, cultural events, in which the national, regional and local political situation would be examined”, they added.

The associations of victims of the protests were also summoned, who came to Lima from various regions of the country to march in homage to those demonstrators who gave their lives in the anti-government protests between December and March.

The CNUL demanded justice, an end to impunity for the deaths of their comrades and remembered their victims with photos and mock coffins in the marches that took place. The organization also reiterated its demands for the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, the closing of Congress and the calling of a Constituent Assembly.

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Two killed in shooting at restaurant near Frankfurt Airport

Two people were shot dead early Tuesday at a restaurant in Raunheim, near Frankfurt Airport, according to local police.

Preliminary findings indicate that an armed individual entered the establishment at around 03:45 local time (02:45 GMT) and opened fire on the victims, who died at the scene from their injuries.

The suspect fled and remains at large, while the motive behind the shooting is still unclear, German media reported. Authorities have launched a large-scale search operation.

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U.S. counterterrorism chief resigns over opposition to war in Iran

Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced Tuesday that he has resigned from his post, citing his opposition to the ongoing war in Iran.

In a post on X, Kent said he could not, “in good conscience,” support the conflict, arguing that Iran did not pose an imminent threat to the United States. He also claimed that the war was driven by pressure from Israel and its lobbying influence in Washington.

In a resignation letter addressed to Donald Trump, Kent alleged that at the start of the current administration, senior Israeli officials and influential figures in U.S. media carried out a disinformation campaign that undermined the “America First” platform and fostered pro-war sentiment aimed at triggering a conflict with Iran.

Kent further stated that he could not support sending a new generation of Americans to “fight and die in a war that provides no benefit to the American people and does not justify the cost in American lives.”

Since the United States and Israel launched attacks against Iran on February 28, at least 13 U.S. service members have been killed, while 10 others have been seriously wounded and around 200 have sustained minor injuries, according to a report published by The Wall Street Journal.

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German president warns Iran war could spread and disrupt Strait of Hormuz

The president of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, warned Monday that the war involving Iran could expand and further disrupt shipping through the strategic Strait of Hormuz. He urged a swift end to hostilities between Iran, United States and Israel.

Speaking in Panama City during a joint appearance with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino, Steinmeier said available information suggests Iran has significant capacity to disrupt maritime traffic through the key oil route.

“Iran has considerable potential to interfere with shipping through the Strait of Hormuz,” Steinmeier said through an interpreter. “We should therefore reach an end to the hostilities as soon as possible and call on all parties involved to make that happen.”

The remarks came during Steinmeier’s visit to Panama, the first by a German president to the Central American nation.

The German leader described the possibility of the conflict spreading as “very dangerous,” saying recent developments indicate that such a scenario cannot be ruled out.

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Over the weekend, U.S. President Donald Trump urged allied nations to help ensure safe passage for ships through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran moved to block the waterway in response to U.S. strikes. However, several allies—particularly in Europe—have shown little support for the proposal.

“Some are very enthusiastic, others are not, and some are countries we have helped for many years,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “We have protected them from terrible external threats, and they’re not that enthusiastic. And the level of enthusiasm is important to me.”

Meanwhile, Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s top diplomat, said the Strait of Hormuz falls “outside NATO’s scope” and stressed that “the war involving Iran is not Europe’s war.”