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Peruvian lawmakers begin yet another effort to remove President Dina Boluarte from office
Read full article: Peruvian lawmakers begin yet another effort to remove President Dina Boluarte from officePeruvian lawmakers have begun yet another effort to remove President Dina Boluarte from office as authorities continue various investigations against her and her inner circle.
Prosecutors widen illicit enrichment probe against Peru's president to include jewelry worth $500K
Read full article: Prosecutors widen illicit enrichment probe against Peru's president to include jewelry worth $500KPeru’s top prosecutor says the scope of an investigation into President Dina Boluarte’s ownership of three luxury watches has broaden to include fine jewelry that authorities estimate could be worth more than $500,000 and money transactions that exceed $400,000.
Government agents raid Peruvian President Boluarte's residence in luxury watch investigation
Read full article: Government agents raid Peruvian President Boluarte's residence in luxury watch investigationPeruvian President Dina Boluarte has said she rejects the “unconstitutional and discriminatory” way an investigation into allegations of illicit enrichment is being carried out, after police broke down the front door of her house with a battering ram overnight in search of luxury watches.
Mexican president wants to meet with Biden in Washington on migration, drug trafficking
Read full article: Mexican president wants to meet with Biden in Washington on migration, drug traffickingMexico’s top diplomat, Alicia Bárcena, says President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wants to travel to Washington D.
Havoc continues in Peru amid confrontations between riot police, protesters
Read full article: Havoc continues in Peru amid confrontations between riot police, protestersWeeks of demonstrations have turned deadly amid protesters’ cries to have Peruvian President Dina Bolouarte resign and hold presidential elections.
Peru protesters tear-gassed after president calls for truce
Read full article: Peru protesters tear-gassed after president calls for truceThousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Peru’s capital and were met with volleys of tear gas and pellets amid clashes with security forces just hours after President Dina Boluarte called for a “truce” in almost two months of protests.
Peru closes Machu Picchu as anti-government protests grow
Read full article: Peru closes Machu Picchu as anti-government protests growPeru has indefinitely shut its iconic tourist site Machu Picchu in the latest sign that anti-government protests are increasingly engulfing the South American country.
Despite tear gas, Peru protesters vow to keep demonstrating
Read full article: Despite tear gas, Peru protesters vow to keep demonstratingThousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Peru’s capital and are being met with volleys of tear gas for the second straight day, as demonstrators made clear they will keep up their mobilizations to demand the resignation of President Dina Boluarte.
Peru police use tear gas to block protesters from marching
Read full article: Peru police use tear gas to block protesters from marchingPolice have fired tear gas to try to subdue thousands of protesters who poured into the Peruvian capital, many from remote Andean regions, calling for the ouster of President Dina Boluarte and the return to power of her predecessor, whose removal last month launched deadly unrest and cast the nation into political chaos.
2 more people killed in southern Peru amid unrest
Read full article: 2 more people killed in southern Peru amid unrestProtesters have set fire to the police station and judicial office in the Peruvian town of Macusani after two people were killed and another seriously injured by gunfire amid antigovernment protests.
Peru anti-government protests spread, with clashes in Cusco
Read full article: Peru anti-government protests spread, with clashes in CuscoProtests against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte’s government that have left 48 people dead since they began a month ago are spreading through the south of the Andean country with new clashes reported in the tourist city of Cusco.
Policeman burned to death amid antigovernment unrest in Peru
Read full article: Policeman burned to death amid antigovernment unrest in PeruAuthorities say a police officer on patrol was attacked and burned to death by protesters in the Peruvian region of Puno as the death toll from demonstrations in the wake of the dismissal of former President Pedro Castillo rose to 47.
Mexican ambassador expelled from Peru over meddling claims
Read full article: Mexican ambassador expelled from Peru over meddling claimsIn a roller-coaster day for Mexico's ties with Peru, Mexico announced Tuesaday that it had granted asylum for the family of ousted Peruvian president Pedro Castillo.
Peru Congress opens door to early elections amid unrest
Read full article: Peru Congress opens door to early elections amid unrestPeru’s congress has tentatively endorsed a plan to hold early elections in 2024 in a bid to defuse a political crisis marked by deadly unrest after lawmakers ousted President Pedro Castillo.
Peru's dark past surfaces as young protester is laid to rest
Read full article: Peru's dark past surfaces as young protester is laid to restHundreds of people poured into the streets of a rural hamlet in Peru’s Andean highlands on Saturday to pay their final respects to a 23-year-old student killed in clashes with the army a day earlier.
Peru judge orders 18-month detention for ousted president
Read full article: Peru judge orders 18-month detention for ousted presidentA Peruvian judge has ordered ousted President Pedro Castillo to remain in custody for 18 months, approving a request from authorities for time to build their rebellion case against him.
Peru's ex-president faced bigotry for impoverished past
Read full article: Peru's ex-president faced bigotry for impoverished pastPeru’s poor, mainly peasants and Indigenous people, had hoped that Pedro Castillo’s victory last year in a runoff presidential election would redress their plight or at least end their invisibility.
New Peru president appears with military to cement power
Read full article: New Peru president appears with military to cement powerPeru’s first female president appeared in a military ceremony on national television on Friday in her first official event as head of state, an attempt to cement her power and buck the national trend of early presidential departures.
Peru president's power grab recalls country's dark past
Read full article: Peru president's power grab recalls country's dark pastAt his initial court appearance in Lima, Peru on Thursday, Pedro Castillo gave only yes or no answers, looking on downcast as his attorney argued that he had been arbitrarily detained.
Peru's president ousted by Congress in political crisis
Read full article: Peru's president ousted by Congress in political crisisThe president of Peru was ousted by Congress and arrested on a charge of rebellion Wednesday after he sought to dissolve the legislative body and take unilateral control of the government, triggering a grave constitutional crisis.
Challenges mount against Peru's president, his family
Read full article: Challenges mount against Peru's president, his familyPresident Pedro Castillo’s surprise election brought hopes for change in Peru’s unstable and corrupt political system, but the impoverished rural teacher and political neophyte has found himself so engulfed in impeachment votes and corruption allegations that his presidency has become an exercise in political survival.
Peru judge: preventative prison for president's relative
Read full article: Peru judge: preventative prison for president's relativeA Peruvian judge has ordered President Pedro Castillo’s sister-in-law to be held in prison up to 2.5 years while she is investigated for her participation in an alleged money laundering scheme involving the president and first lady.
Peru's struggling president marks his first year in office
Read full article: Peru's struggling president marks his first year in officeLike many in her Peruvian Andes community, María Acevedo voted for Pedro Castillo for president last year, drawn in part by the possibility of seeing the nation led by someone with rural roots like her own.
Peruvian president faces investigation in corruption case
Read full article: Peruvian president faces investigation in corruption casePeruvian President Pedro Castillo appeared before national prosecutors to answer questions regarding an ongoing investigation in which he is accused of being the leader of an alleged criminal conspiracy that received bribes for public works contracts.
UN says Ukraine war threatens to devastate many poor nations
Read full article: UN says Ukraine war threatens to devastate many poor nationsA U.N. task force warns that Russia’s war on Ukraine threatens to devastate the economies of many developing countries that are now facing even higher food and energy costs and increasingly difficult financial conditions.
Facing hunger, Peru's poor band together with 'common pots'
Read full article: Facing hunger, Peru's poor band together with 'common pots'Every day for more than two years, Cindy Cueto has woken up in the house she shares with her three children atop a desert hill in Peru’s capital, and wondered: “What are we going to eat?”.
Peru imposes, then withdraws curfew to quell price protests
Read full article: Peru imposes, then withdraws curfew to quell price protestsPeruvian President Pedro Castillo has lifted a curfew he had decreed less than a day earlier in the country’s capital and its main port in a bid to quell sometimes violent protests over rising fuel and food prices.
Peru: 21 beaches polluted by spill linked to Tonga eruption
Read full article: Peru: 21 beaches polluted by spill linked to Tonga eruptionPeru has declared an environmental emergency after announcing that 21 beaches on the Pacific coast were contaminated by an oil spill at a refinery run by Spain-based Repsol, following surging waves caused by the eruption of an underwater volcano near Tonga.
Peru: Abimael Guzmán, head of Shining Path insurgency, dies
Read full article: Peru: Abimael Guzmán, head of Shining Path insurgency, diesThe Peruvian government says Abimael Guzmán, the leader of the brutal Shining Path insurgency in Peru who was captured in 1992, has died in a military hospital after an illness.
Leftist teacher, political novice, is Peru's president-elect
Read full article: Leftist teacher, political novice, is Peru's president-electA teacher in one of the poorest communities in the Andes who has never held office is now Peru’s president-elect after officials in the South American country declared him the winner of a runoff election held last month.
Leftist teacher inches toward victory in disputed Peru vote
Read full article: Leftist teacher inches toward victory in disputed Peru votePeru has finished tallying votes in the country’s tight presidential contest but no winner has been declared, with electoral authorities saying they are scrutinizing a small number of ballots amid unproven claims of possible vote tampering leveled by the apparent loser.
Perú: juez niega permiso a Keiko Fujimori para ir a Ecuador
Read full article: Perú: juez niega permiso a Keiko Fujimori para ir a EcuadorUn juez peruano niega el permiso para viajar a Ecuador que había solicitado la candidata presidencial derechista Keiko Fujimori, para quien la fiscalía ha pedido 30 años de cárcel por presunto lavado de activos.
Candidato peruano marca distancia de gobierno de Venezuela
Read full article: Candidato peruano marca distancia de gobierno de VenezuelaEl candidato presidencial peruano de izquierda Pedro Castillo marca distancia del gobierno del mandatario venezolano Nicolás Maduro y le pide llevarse a migrantes de ese país que delinquen en Perú.
Students' struggles pushed Peru teacher to run for president
Read full article: Students' struggles pushed Peru teacher to run for presidentAs schools across Peru closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pedro Castillo tried to find a way to keep classes going for his 20 fifth- and sixth-grade students.
Perú: Izquierdista Castillo promete nacionalizar minas y gas
Read full article: Perú: Izquierdista Castillo promete nacionalizar minas y gasEl izquierdista Pedro Castillo, el único candidato con su participación asegurada en la segunda vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales de junio, promete que de llegar al gobierno nacionalizará las minas de oro, plata, cobre, uranio y litio además de los yacimientos de gas natural para mejorar la economía y educación de los peruanos pobres.
Maestro izquierdista apunta a balotaje presidencial en Perú
Read full article: Maestro izquierdista apunta a balotaje presidencial en PerúSegún datos el lunes de la autoridad electoral, Pedro Castillo parecía seguro en pasar a una segunda vuelta en Perú, mientras otros tres derechistas luchaban por el otro boleto.
Maestro izquierdista apunta a balotaje presidencial en Perú
Read full article: Maestro izquierdista apunta a balotaje presidencial en PerúEl maestro izquierdista Pedro Castillo parece seguro en pasar a una segunda vuelta en Perú, mientras otros tres derechistas luchan por el otro boleto, según datos de la autoridad electoral.
Ecuador goes with conservative banker in presidential vote
Read full article: Ecuador goes with conservative banker in presidential voteVoters in Ecuador appear to have turned to a conservative businessman in their presidential runoff election, rebuffing a leftist movement that has held the presidency for over a decade while ushering in an economic boom and then a yearslong recession.