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The future of the UN
UN money is running out – US and China are dodging payments

The UN is running out of money, as the US and China are dodging payments. This is reported by the Wall Street Journal.

Normally, the US and China account for 42 percent of the UN's core funding. Washington has avoided paying tens of billions of kronor, and has also dropped out of dozens of UN programs that Donald Trump considers a waste of money.

China, for its part, owes the UN more than 4.2 billion kronor, even after Beijing paid in around 7.8 billion kronor this week.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has previously warned of a "very real risk of the organization collapsing completely". If things continue in the same way as they are doing today, the UN risks being left with an empty wallet as early as mid-August.

Political situation in Peru
Protests against new generation of Fujimori in power

Hundreds of Peruvians took to the streets on Saturday to protest against Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former convicted president Alberto Fujimori, running for president next week, AFP writes.

The focus of the protests is the crimes committed by Alberto Fujimori during his role as leader in the 1990s.

“Keiko represents injustice and terror. She should not become president because, for us, she is a danger,” said Irma Cayo, one of the protesters.

Despite the protests, right-wing politician Keiko Fujimori is the favorite in the presidential election between her and leftist leader Roberto Sánchez.

The presidential election will be held next Sunday. It is the ninth time in ten years that Peru has elected a new president.

Japan-China Relations
Japan Concerned About Chinese Armaments: “Think About It”

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is concerned about China’s increasing spending on defense. When Koizumi spoke at the major Shangri-La security conference in Singapore, he spoke about the growing tensions in the region.

– China’s actions and military activities are a source of serious concern, both for Japan and the international community, he said, according to Reuters.

The minister also hit back at Chinese accusations that Japan would return to militarism.

– Think about it. There is a country that has a huge arsenal of nuclear weapons and strategic bombers. Japan has none of that.

Elections in Malta
Social Democrats win fourth consecutive election

The forecasts turned out to be correct. On Sunday, fireworks were set off over Malta after the Social Democrats won their fourth consecutive election in the country, reports Malta Today.

The vote count from Saturday's election began at 9 a.m. and a couple of hours later it was announced that the Social Democrats had been given a new mandate. According to the local newspaper, the margin of victory was 18,000 votes over the challenger, the Nationalist Party.

This will give Prime Minister Robert Abela another five years in power.