Politics & World Affairs — June 8, 2026
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Armenia’s pro-West party wins election. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract Party secured nearly 50% of the vote despite Russian pressure, comfortably defeating other contenders.
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Xi to visit North Korea. Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea for the first time in seven years as Beijing tests its influence over Kim Jong Un.
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Former Senator Packwood dies. Bob Packwood, the Oregon Republican who resigned in 1995 after a sexual misconduct scandal, died at age 93.
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European allies set peace conditions. Ukrainian President Zelensky’s closest European allies outlined five conditions for peace talks as Trump’s focus shifts to the Iran conflict.
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