International News
Election Count Becomes a Crisis in Honduras
With ballots still being counted several days after the presidential vote, opposition candidate Salvador Nasralla has backtracked on a promise to respect the outcome, suggesting fraud has taken place. President Juan Orlando Hernández has a narrow lead with about 89 percent of votes counted. Nasralla urged his supporters to protest and said “there are no reliable institutions in Honduras to defend us.”—BBC News
Egyptian Presidential Candidate Says He Is Barred from Leaving UAE
Ahmed Shafiq, Egypt’s former prime minister, has claimed he is being “prevented” from leaving the United Arab Emirates after he announced his candidacy for Egypt’s 2018 presidential election. Shafiq has lived in the UAE since 2012. He said he had “a constitutional right and a holy mission” to stand against President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.—Al Jazeera
Australia Launches Major Banking Investigation
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced a royal commission will examine wrongdoing in Australia’s financial industry. The country has seen several scandals involving the the financial sector in recent years. Turnbull pledged the inquiry “will not put capitalism on trial.”—AP
Bali Residents Refuse to Leave Volcano Danger Zone
Tens of thousands of people living near erupting Mount Agung volcano on Bali have declined to heed government requests to evacuate. “We cannot force them—but we will be held responsible, so we need to convince them,” the head of Bali’s emergency agency said.—Reuters
Everything Else
Meek Mill Drops New Video from Behind Bars
The Philadelphia rapper, currently in prison for violating the terms of his probation, released a video for the Wins & Losses track “Fall Thru.” It closes with the hashtag “#JUSTICE4MEEK,”used by fans and supporters to call for his release.—Rolling Stone
JAY-Z Reveals Collaboration with Beyoncé
The rapper said the couple had worked in the studio together “almost like a therapy session.” Although Beyoncé ditched a joint album to work on Lemonade instead, JAY-Z said they “still have a lot of that music.”—The New York Times
N.E.R.D. Drops New Song Featuring Future
The group released “1000” Wednesday, the third single from their upcoming album No_One Ever Really Dies. The uptempo song features Future singing in a different key.—Noisey
Lil Peep’s Family Announce Beach Memorial
In an Instagram post shared by the late artist’s mom, fans were invited to a memorial service to celebrate the life of Gustav Åhr, or Lil Peep, who died earlier this month at the age of 21. The beach gathering takes place on Long Island on Saturday.—i-D