Laura Fernández, a right-wing populist, won Costa Rica's presidential election in a landslide victory after campaigning on a platform of cracking down on rising violence linked to the cocaine trade, according to The Guardian. Fernández, representing the Sovereign People party, celebrated her win in San José, Costa Rica, on Sunday, while her nearest rival, center-right economist Álvaro Ramos, conceded defeat as results showed the ruling party trailing significantly.
In other international news, the United States and India reached a trade agreement that saw President Donald Trump lower reciprocal tariffs on India from 50% to 18%, BBC Business reported. The decision was met with relief in India, Asia's third-largest economy, although precise details of the agreement remained unclear. India had been paying the highest tariffs in the world after Trump raised import duties on Indian goods in August of the previous year, citing Delhi's purchase of discounted Russian oil as contributing to Moscow's war effort in Ukraine. Trump and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi had spoken on the phone several times since their last meeting in February at the White House, according to BBC Business.
Meanwhile, Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum pledged to send humanitarian aid to Cuba and explore diplomatic avenues to send fuel to the Cuban people, despite efforts from Washington to cut off oil access, The Guardian reported. This move came after Trump signed an order threatening tariffs on countries that sell oil to Cuba.
In the Arctic, a demand by the U.S. that it take control of Greenland has opened old wounds for Inuit across the region, The Guardian reported. In Nunavut, Canada, about 70 people marched in solidarity with Greenland, holding signs that read "We stand with Greenland" and "Greenland is a partner, not a purchase." For Indigenous peoples across the Arctic, the U.S. demand is a reminder of a troubling imperial past, according to The Guardian.
A study by the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights concluded that international law meant to limit the effects of war is at a breaking point, The Guardian reported. The study, which covered 23 armed conflicts over the last 18 months, found that more than 100,000 civilians have been killed, while torture and rape are committed with near impunity. The report described the deaths of numerous civilians in conflicts around the world.
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