Libre News of The World. Monday the 29th of June 2026

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Today on Libre News of The World, we cover: Caribbean nations express solidarity after Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes (https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/posts/caribbean-nations-express-solidarity-as-powerful-earthquakes-rock-venezuela); São Paulo councillor Senival Moura leaves Brazil’s Workers’ Party after his arrest in a PCC investigation (https://oglobo.globo.com/brasil/noticia/2026/06/27/saiba-quais-sao-os-elos-do-vereador-preso-em-operacao-com-o-pcc.ghtml); Colombia records historic electricity demand (https://www.portafolio.co/energia/demanda-de-energia-en-colombia-crecio-8-75-en-mayo-y-alcanzo-un-maximo-historico-de-consumo-diario-497060); Chile’s Vodanovic criticises the government over Michelle Bachelet’s UN candidacy (https://www.latercera.com/politica/noticia/vodanovic-reitera-que-el-gobierno-se-equivoco-al-no-respaldar-la-candidatura-de-bachelet-a-la-onu/); reports grow that Argentina’s Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni may resign (https://batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/reports-of-adornis-imminent-departure-from-government-ramp-up.phtml); China uncovers US$160 million in maternity benefit irregularities (https://www.caixinglobal.com/2026-06-27/china-audit-finds-160-million-in-irregularities-across-maternity-benefits-102458155.html); Tasmania announces electricity price increases (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-25/power-price-rise-coming-for-aurora-energy-tasmania/106841056); New Zealand tribunal dismisses tenants’ appeal over threats at Warwick House (https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tenants-appeal-dismissed-after-threats-at-historic-warwick-house-boarding-lodge-in-nelson/MYXB7H4YTNGZ5DEXLCUNHVCVCE/); Japan’s Shirahama rebuilds tourism one year after losing its giant pandas (https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/78805); Seoul’s hotel market booms as foreign tourism surges (https://www.kedglobal.com/retail/newsView/ked202606260009); a profile of Huawei semiconductor leader He Tingbo (https://e.vnexpress.net/news/tech/personalities/meet-he-tingbo-the-chip-queen-behind-huawei-s-semiconductor-push-5088595.html); Africa’s countries with the highest diesel prices in June 2026 (https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/10-african-countries-with-the-highest-diesel-prices-in-june-2026/xzwgcsr); Türkiye arrests 178 terrorism suspects before the NATO summit (https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/arrests-surge-ahead-of-ankara-nato-summit-223754); Saudi Arabia lowers its mandatory border declaration threshold for cash and valuables (https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/662543/saudi-arabia/saudi-arabia-lowers-declaration-threshold-for-cash-and-valuables-at-borders); Egypt reviews coastal protection projects against climate risks (https://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2026/06/27/egypt-reviews-coastal-protection-projects-to-tackle-climate-risks/); developments from Al Jazeera’s Iran conflict live coverage (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/6/28/iran-war-live-trump-threatens-tehran-as-us-bombs-sirik-qeshm-for-2nd-day); Israeli police raid major drug laboratories in Haifa and Tel Aviv (https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-900659); French hospitals struggle under prolonged heatwave pressure (https://www.france24.com/en/french-hospitals-struggle-in-heatwave-emergency-services-strained-by-increased-call-volume); former Italian rail chief Mauro Moretti begins prison sentence over the Viareggio rail disaster (https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2026/06/26/moretti-goes-to-prison-for-viareggio-train-disaster_d1371f5a-72a0-4663-8712-25cad5501a56.html); Spain confronts employment barriers facing the Roma community (https://elpais.com/economia/2026-06-28/el-pueblo-gitano-choca-con-numerosas-barreras-para-encontrar-empleo-enfrentamos-muchos-prejuicios.html); Portugal considers ending temporary fuel tax discounts (https://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/empresas/energia/detalhe/governo-admite-retomar-corte-dos-descontos-no-isp-pedido-por-bruxelas); Portugal’s Adega Belém urban winery story (https://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/weekend/vinhos/detalhe/adega-belem-o-verdadeiro-vinho-da-casa); analysis from Azerbaijan (https://www.azernews.az/analysis/260307.html); a man is arrested after a vehicle struck pedestrians in London (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/27/man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-attempted-after-vehicle-hits-pedestrians-in-london); attempted murder investigation after a man is deliberately run over in Glasgow (https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26233918.attempted-murder-probe-begins-man-run-car/); an Irish passenger recounts surviving the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak (https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/27/irish-woman-on-board-hantavirus-hit-cruise-ship-surprised-she-didnt-become-infected/); Greenland rejects claims that Trump’s comments affect Energimut finances (https://www.knr.gl/kl/nutaarsiassat/greenland-energymut-aningaasaliisut-trumpip-oqaaseqarnera-iliuuseqarneraluunniit); Berlin’s orchestras ease dress codes during Germany’s heatwave (https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-berlins-orchestra-eases-dress-code-amid-heat/live-77718509); two motorcyclists are seriously injured in a crash in Härryda, Sweden (https://swedenherald.com/article/two-motorcyclists-injured-in-harryda-crash-taken-to-hospital-by-helicopter); a major rockfall strikes Iceland’s Reynisfjara Black Beach (https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2026/06/27/major_rockfall_at_reynisfjara_black_beach/); Uzbekistan launches a registry of corruption offenders (https://www.gazeta.uz/en/2026/06/25/corruption/); Russia and Ukraine exchange deadly waves of strikes (https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/06/27/at-least-5-dead-as-russia-and-ukraine-exchange-wave-of-strikes-a93113); fuel shortages disrupt public transport in occupied Sevastopol (https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/06/27/8041395/); and global corporations pledge more than US$90 billion in new investment for India (https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/global-giants-commit-over-90-billion-investment-in-india-amid-geopolitical-uncertainty/articleshow/132011455.cms). 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