The weekend brought a grim catalogue of violence and misfortune beyond the major stories. In Peru, a confused armed incident in the VRAEM — the country’s main coca-growing valley — left at least five dead, with reports suggesting a clash between military forces and narco-terrorists. Separately, Peru’s Gálaga transport company faced scrutiny for allegedly failing to pay subcontracted drivers it had hired to cover a truck shortage.
In India, the Election Commission of India may scrutinize a new political party launched by Kavitha, whose proposed “Telangana Rashtra Sena” (TRS) shares an identical acronym with the original TRS party, raising potential legal objections.
And in Australia, a 25-year-old Sydney childcare worker was charged with allegedly slapping two young boys in his care, while a teenager on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast was arrested after an alleged joyride in a stolen Ford Mustang.
