Americas Elections and Asian Regional Developments

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Starmer said that Britain was stronger and fairer because of his time as Prime Minister. Every decision I have taken has been about putting the country I love first . That is why I will resign as leader of the Labour Party . I will also give my successor my full and unequivoc al support , knowing that they will inherit a Britain that is far stronger and fairer than the wine I inherited two years ago . Across France , thirteen people have dropped in two days during the ongoing heat wave . Some areas of France reached as high as forty two degrees Celsius , a spokesperson for the French Civil Safety Service warned people to only swim in safe areas when they attempt to cool off . Hungary will begin steps to remove its pres ident, according to Prime Minister Peter Magyar , Magyar has announced a constitutional amendment to remove President Tamas Suliok from office. Suliok is seen as a key ally of former Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Hungary will also introduce a range of anti corruption laws in what Magyar has called operation Purgatory Africa In Ethiopia Parliamentary elections were won by the ruling prosperity Party Prime Minister Abi Ahmed will continue in the role he has had since twenty eighteen . The Prosperity Party won four hundred thirty eight seats in Parliament and needed only two hundred and forty seven seats to secure another majority . Some parts of Ethiopia did not vote in the elections in what the government has called unfavourable conditions caused by an ongoing civil war . The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed more than one thousand cases of people infected with Ebola . Some experts have warned that this outbreak could surpass an outbreak of Ebola from twenty fourteen to twenty sixteen , which killed eleven thousand people across West Africa . The Americas Colombia's presidential elections have been won by the right wing candidate Abelardo de la Esprella, according to an initial ballot count . Dela Esprella narrowly won the election by less than one percent of votes, winning two hundred fifty thousand more votes than his rival, Ivan Shepeda . Dela Esprella had promised to lower taxes and strengthen security in Colombia in his presidential campaign . Chapede's historic Pact party remains the largest party in Colombia's Senate and Lower House , which could limit Del Easprella's ability pass laws . Canada will buy advanced radar technology from Australia in a deal worth one point seven five billion dollars , Australia's over the horizon radar technology is designed to detect long range missiles . Canada is likely to use the technology to monitor its Arctic region , which accounts for forty percent of Canada's total landmass . In the United States , Vice President JD Vance says that a good foundation for peace has been agreed with Iran . Talks between the two countries are continuing in Switzerland despite reports on Sunday night that Iran had suspended the talks , Vance added that Iran will agree to allow nuclear inspectors into the country Iranian foreign minister Abas Arachi said on social media that the U. S. will release some of its seized assets . Asia In Qatar , an explosion at a natural gas facility has killed thirteen people and injured another sixty six . The Raslafan Liquified Natural Gas Complex was restart operations when the explosion occurred . The facility has been shut down since March following an attack by Iranian missiles and drones. Qatar says the explosion was an accident and not an attack All thirteen of the people who died came from India and Pakistan. Indian company Tartar Electronics has been subject to a cyber security breach . Tatar Electronics makes electronic components , including semiconductors , the breach may have leaked secret information about products belonging to companies including Apple and Tesla who are both customers of Tartar Electronics . And also in India , artificial glaciers are helping some farmers to grow crops in extreme conditions . In villages around the Himalayan mountains, melting glaciers are a key source of water for crops in the spring . Climate change and rising temperatures have reduced the size of many glaciers in the Himalayas . The company Acres of I ce has developed new techniques