This handout picture released by GP Canal news agency shows a bus accident in the Peruvian region of Piura, north of Lima, on Jan 28, 2023. (PHOTO / GP CANAL / AFP) At least 24 people died in northern Peru after a bus carrying 60 passengers plunged off a cliff in early on Saturday, police […]
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte addresses lawmakers after being sworn-in at Congress in Lima, Peru on Dec 7, 2022. (PHOTO / AP) LIMA – Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Friday called on Congress to move general elections forward to December 2023, in order to get the country out of the "quagmire" with near-daily protests. The Peruvian […]
Peru's President Dina Boluarte gives a press conference with foreign media at the government palace in Lima, Peru, Jan 24, 2023. (PHOTO / AP) Peru withdrew its ambassador to Honduras, Jorge Raffo, due to Honduras' "unacceptable interference" in the internal affairs of Peru, the South American nation's foreign ministry said on Thursday. The step is […]
Pope Francis delivers his address from the window of the apostolic palace during the weekly Angelus prayer on Jan 22, 2023 in the Vatican. (ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP) VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Sunday called for an end to violence in Peru, where nearly 50 people have been killed during anti-government demonstrations in the […]
Police use tear gas during the 'Take over Lima' march to demonstrate against Peru's President Dina Boluarte, following the ousting and arrest of former President Pedro Castillo, in Lima, Peru Jan 19, 2023. (SEBASTIAN CASTANEDA / REUTERS) LIMA – Thousands of protesters in Peru, many from the country's heavily indigenous south, descended on Lima, the […]
Protesters march demanding the resignation of Peru's President Dina Boluarte and the closure of Congress, in a residential area in Lima, on Jan 15, 2023. (CRIS BOURONCLE / AFP) LIMA – Peru has extended a state of emergency for another month in the capital city of Lima and two southern regions where deadly protests against […]
A wounded demonstrator is ushered into the hospital's emergency room in the highland city of Juliaca, Peru, on Jan 9, 2023. (STRINGER / AFP) LIMA/JULIACA – At least 12 people died following clashes in Juliaca in southern Peru, the regional health ministry said on Monday, after a resumption of protests demanding early elections and the […]
Demonstrators block the Desaguadero Border Crossing Point between Bolivia and Peru during a protest following the ouster of Peru’s former President Pedro Castillo, in Desaguadero, Peru, Jan 6, 2023. (CLAUDIA MORALES / REUTERS) LIMA – Dozens of protesters attempted to take over an airport near Peru's border with Bolivia Friday as part of anti-government protests, […]
Peru's President Dina Boluarte attends a ceremony to commemorate the Day of the Peruvian Army and the anniversary of the Battle of Ayacucho, in Lima, Peru Dec 9, 2022. (PERU'S PRESIDENCY / HANDOUT VIA REUTERS) LIMA – Peru's new President Dina Boluarte will submit a bill to Congress to bring general elections forward two years […]
President of Peru Pedro Castillo speaks at the IV CEO Summit of the Americas on the sidelines of the IX Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California, on June 8, 2022. (PATRICK T. FALLON / AFP) MEXICO CITY – The Pacific Alliance leaders' meeting, previously scheduled for Friday, is postponed due to the Peruvian […]