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Lima (AFP) – Peru’s presidential Roberto Sanchez casts his vote in Lima as he faces conservative four-time presidential hopeful Keiko Fujimori in a tight race. IMAGES

Lima (AFP) – People vote in Peru’s presidential runoff, with crime and political instability dominating a race to choose the country’s ninth leader in a decade. IMAGES

Lima (AFP) – Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori casts her ballot in Lima as voters head to the polls in a deeply polarised run‑off election that pits the conservative political veteran against leftist challenger Roberto Sanchez in a tightly contested race shaped by years of instability and rising crime. IMAGES

Tijuana (AFP) – Iran’s World Cup squad has been notified they must enter and leave US soil on the same day of their matches played in the United States, the country’s ambassador to Mexico says during a press conference in Tijuana.

Prag (AFP) – Competitors holding hobby horses jump over hurdles and compete in other events, such as dressage, western trail, and showjumping during the European hobby horse championship in Prague. “I love the community all in all — it’s so great,” says Finnish competitor Alisa Aarniomaki during the one-day event, which has brought together 243 competitors from 11 countries. The sport, involving athletes with stick horses performing equestrian-style movements, emerged in Finland in the early 2000s as an affordable alternative to horse riding.

Eriwan (AFP) – Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says he is in a “very good” mood after voting in the country’s parliamentary election. The ballot is set to test Pashinyan’s tilt to the West, as the country faces threats and allegations of interference from former imperial ruler Russia. “We will continue the democratic reform path, of course, with the support of our European partners,” Pashinyan tells journalists in Yerevan.

Tijuana (AFP) – Iranian players enter their hotel in Tijuana, their base camp in the Mexican border city, where the Iranian team will be based during the tournament co-hosted by Mexico, the United States and Canada. Their arrival comes under the shadow of a bitter diplomatic row, after the United States — which is in open military conflict with Tehran — refused to issue visas for some team support staff.

Huaral (Pérou) (AFP) – Peru presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez attends mass on election day, in Huaral, just north of Lima. IMAGES

Lima (AFP) – Polls open in Peru’s presidential runoff, with crime and political instability dominating a race to choose the country’s ninth leader in a decade. IMAGES

Lima (AFP) – Polls open in Peru’s presidential runoff, with crime and political instability dominating a race to choose the country’s ninth leader in a decade. Around 27 million voters can cast ballots to choose a president for a five-year term. IMAGES

College Station (AFP) – Lionel Messi trains with Argentina’s National team in Texas, following a press conference with head coach Lionel Scaloni. “Leo is doing well. He has already trained with the group for part of the sessions, which is important. He is no longer training completely separately, so he’s progressing very well,” says Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni.

An Bord des Papstflugzeugs (AFP) – Pope Leo XIV tells the press he is ‘very happy’ to be in Spain as he greets them aboard the papal plane. The week-long state visit — the first by a pontiff to Spain since 2010 — kicked off at Madrid airport where the pope was welcomed by King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. The pope is set to discuss social justice and immigration issues, and plans to meet some of the victims that have suffered from sexual abuse by the Catholic clergy.