Initially, about 2,500 Afghans-700 interpreters and family members-will be flown from Afghanistan to Fort Lee, Va., for short-term housing while awaiting final processing for Special Immigrant Visas allowing them to remain in the U.S., according to Ned Price, spokesman for the State Department.

Pedro Castillo Is Declared Peru's President-Elect

Pedro Castillo, a far-left union activist whose rise has jarred Peru's political establishment, was declared president-elect Monday night amid deepening social unrest in a country battered by the coronavirus pandemic.

More than six weeks after the vote, election officials certified Mr. Castillo's victory after rejecting fraud claims from his right-wing opponent, Keiko Fujimori. He will take office on July 28 after winning 50.1% of the votes in the June 6 election versus 49.9% for Ms. Fujimori, who has refused to accept the results.

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