Uganda, Peru, Iran
Today's three stories you should know
Uganda
A series of extraordinary posts on X by Uganda’s military chief in which he published photographs of a detained and blindfolded opposition figure, vowing to inflict “hurt and pain” on him, has sparked outrage in Uganda. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is the son of longtime President Yoweri Museveni, sent a series of tweets in which he goaded critics with statements such as “this fool will not sleep tonight” and “he keeps saying 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry'. It won't help him now.” Erias Lukwago, a lawyer and former mayor of the capital Kampala, was taken from his house by soldiers after he sought to take legal action against Kainerugaba over threats against another opposition leader, Kizza Besigye.
More from AP here.
Episode 3 of The Proximities Podcast, a conversation with Ethiopian journalist Zecharias Zelalem, is now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
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Episode 1, on Sudan, is on Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here and YouTube here.
Peru
Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori has extended a paper-thin lead over her leftist rival Roberto Sanchez with thousands of contested ballots now being recounted. With 98.59 percent of votes tallied, according to the National Office of Electoral Processes, Fujimori sits at 50.051 percent, with just over 18,300 votes separating her from Sanchez's 49.949 percent. Peruvians are hoping the election can draw a line under years of political chaos that has seen presidents arrested, deposed and impeached, leading to a staggering eight leaders in just 10 years.
More from Internazionale here.
Iran
Two men have been executed in Iran for their involvement in January’s anti-government protests, the judiciary said, accusing them of being "armed leaders of early 2026 unrest" in the county of Shahrud. According to a Reuters report, the men, named as Javad Zamani and Abolfazl Saedi, were convicted of Moharebeh (waging war against God), corruption on earth, damaging public and private property and crimes against national security.
More from Reuters here.