Tag: Peru

Rescue operations go on as rain drenches areas like Arequipa, the epicentre of recent anti-government protests.Authorities have reported at least 15 fatalities, 20 injuries, and two people missing following landslides in southern Peru. They have issued a warning that the number of casualties could rise.“The number of people dead so far has risen to 15,” according to the directorate of the National Civil Defense Institute in the...

The motion demanded that elections be held sooner and that a vote be taken on whether to call a constitutional convention.Following the rejection of...

Since Castillo was removed from office and detained in December, there have been demonstrations against President Boluarte.Following protests that have claimed at least 42...

The airport in Cusco, which served as the entrance to Machu Picchu, Peru's most famous tourist destination, has been shut down for safety reasons.Authorities have...

Authorities in Peru have flown stranded tourists to the city of Cusco from the Inca mountaintop citadel of Machu Picchu.As protesters blocked roads and...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Peruvian political figures to lower tensions and seek "reconciliation."After top US diplomat Antony Blinken spoke on the phone...

Authorities in Peru have held high-level talks to try to resolve a deepening political crisis triggered by the ousting of the former president.The Council...

In response to the unrest that has gripped the nation in the turbulent days since President Pedro Castillo was removed from office last week...

In the midst of ongoing political tensions, Peru's new president, Dina Boluarte, has proposed moving general elections forward by two years to April 2024.She...

Violent protests in Peru forces authorities to airport. According to authorities two people have lost their lives in the protests.Social media photographs showed smoke billowing...