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米上院のジョー・マンチン議員（民主党）は１１日、上院民主党の３兆５０００億ドル規模の歳出計画について「深刻な懸念がある」とし、バイデン大統領の最優先事項を進める上で障害になる可能性があるとの見方を示した。

The U.S. Senate will try to move toward passage of a $1 trillion infrastructure bill on Sunday, as Republicans struggle to heal a rift within their ranks that has inhibited party efforts to amend the legislation.

Thousands of Peruvians supporting socialist Pedro Castillo and right-wing rival Keiko Fujimori took to the streets on Saturday amid uncertainty over the result of a tight June 6 presidential election that has been held up by legal challenges.

Germany could stop gas flowing through the almost-complete Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia if Moscow breaks the terms of the arrangement or uses it to put pressure on Ukraine, conservative chancellor candidate Armin Laschet said on Saturday.

European Union lawmakers on Thursday passed a resolution calling for the bloc's 27 countries to ensure the right to legal and safe abortion in a push to improve women's sexual and reproductive health.

米民主党の議員らは１５日、上院の超党派グループがまとめた８年間で１兆２０００億ドルのインフラ投資法案について、規模が小さく、気候変動や福祉など主要な優先政策が盛り込まれていないとして批判した。

スイスで１３日、国民投票が実施され、気候変動対策の国際枠組み「パリ協定」で掲げた二酸化炭素（ＣＯ２）排出量の削減目標達成を後押しする法など３つの環境保護提案が否決された。

Nicaraguan police arrested and jailed five prominent opponents of President Daniel Ortega over the weekend, including one-time rebel allies who denounced the detentions as an assault on democracy.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday he will be making adjustments in his administration following Sunday's elections in which his allies lost lower house seats.

Uganda banned social media and beefed up security in the capital on Tuesday, two days ahead of a presidential election pitting Yoweri Museveni, one of Africa's longest-serving leaders, against opposition frontrunner Bobi Wine, a popular singer.