Mohamed Morsi, candidate of the Muslim Brotherhood, won the Egyptian presidential election and vows "to be a leader for all Egyptians". Israel calls "on the new administration in Cairo to maintain the countries' landmark peace accord."
The Guardian has pictures of refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo fleeing to Rwanda.
Former President of the United States Jimmy Carter wrote an op-ed for the New York Times, condemning human rights violations committed in the name of the war against terrorism, including targeted assassinations and drone attacks. "As a result, our country can no longer speak with moral authority on these critical issues."
Foreign Policy has an interesting report on what it meant to work for the civilian operation of the US government in Kabul.
After a Supreme Court decision to block parts of the controversial Arizona immigration law (but upholding the central provision, the "show me your papers clause", which is not popular with the Arizona police force), Mitt Romney's campaign attempts the impossible tightrope walk between not alienating xenophobic conservatives and still appealing to the essential Latino voters.
Some news on ACTA, which has been voted down by all five European Parliament committees, but the vote in July is still happening.
A foray into pop culture: Elisabeth Moss is not leaving Mad Men, calm down.
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