June 12-18, 2026Mexico became the first country to reach the knockout stage of the World Cup, beating South Korea 1-0. Merlín the duck is celebrated as the team mascot.Conservative Keiko Fujimori leads progressive Roberto Sánchez as votes are slowly counted from Peru’s presidential runoff election.A deeply divided electorate is preparing to vote for Colombia’s next president in a tight runoff election between a progressive and a conservative outsider.This gallery was curated by photo editor Anita Baca based in Mexico City.___AP photography: https://apnews.com/photographyAP News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnews