There's no sign Peru's political crisis will be easily resolved anytime soon.
The big picture: At least seven people have died during protests against Dina Boluarte, who was sworn in as president last week after Congress ousted her predecessor, Pedro Castillo.
The Chinese government has sought in recent years to increase its global media influence. In Southeast Asia, Beijing has found both success and failure in those efforts, according to a new book.
The big picture: "As China becomes more powerful, it is attempting to use its influence efforts to shape policymakers’ and publics’ views, in other countries, of their own political systems and leaders — not just of China but of politics in these other countries," writes Joshua Kurlantzick, a journalist and fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, in his book "Beijing's Global Media Offensive."
Jin, the oldest member of the mega K-pop band BTS, began 18 months of mandatory military duty Tuesday at a South Korean boot camp.
The big picture: South Korea requires all men between 18 and 30 years old to serve in the military, with limited exceptions. The popstars of BTS won a deferral in 2020 that pushed their military service back until they reached 30.
President Biden is planning a multi-country trip to Africa next year, with an announcement expected to be made at this week’s U.S.-Africa summit, two sources familiar with the plans told Axios.
Why it matters: U.S. officials want the summit to be a mixture of substance and symbolism. The Biden administration hopes that announcing a presidential visit to sub-Saharan Africa will send a clear signal that the U.S. is serious about deepening ties to the continent.
Fearing international backlash, Iran wants to limit the range of the missiles it plans to provide Russia for the war in Ukraine, four senior Israeli officials told Axios, citing intelligence reports.
Why it matters: Iranian ballistic missile deliveries to Russia could violate a UN Security Council resolution and trigger a "snapback" mechanism, which would reimpose UN sanctions on Iran.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will skip his annual marathon December news conference this year for the first time in a decade, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Monday, according to Russian state media.
Why it matters: Putin's cancellation comes as Russia's militaryfaces severalsetbacks in its war in Ukraine and Western sanctions continue to erode the country's economy.
Russian and Belarusian athletes should be allowed at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, as long as they do not compete under their nations’ flags or colors, Susanne Lyons, chair of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) board of directors, told the Wall Street Journal in an interview published Monday.
Why it matters: Lyons was backing an idea proposed by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach last week to allow the athletes to compete despite Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Belarus' support of the invasion.
The big picture: It's the second known execution in less than a week related to the anti-government protests that began after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody.
Peru authorities confirmed two deaths during ongoing protests demanding fresh elections and the resignation of new President Dina Boluarte, as thousands of demonstrators were reported on streets across the country Sunday.
The latest: Boluarte responded to the calls by announcing in a televised address a proposal for Congress to bring forward the next general elections to April 2024, per AP.
