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The Latest Breaking News from Peru

Women surfers in Peru finding joy in and out of the water

A photo series showcases the women surfers in Lobitos, an isolated fishing village in northern Peru.

ABC News

Peruvian electoral jury gives provisional OK for late 2023 elections

The head of Peru's electoral jury on Tuesday gave Congress the provisional green light to bring forward a general election to the end of 2023, amid deadly protests over the impeachment of former President Pedro Castillo.

Reuters

Peru Congress to reconsider early election, unrest continues

Peru’s Congress is set Tuesday to consider a proposal to hold early elections, a key demand of protesters who are blocking highways and clashing with security forces around the country

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Peru ministers visit protest zone as families bury their dead

Peru's newly installed President Dina Boluarte sent three ministers to Ica, one of the regions at the heart of recent protests on Monday, in an effort to placate public anger as families in nearby Ayacucho held funerals and mourned for the people killed in the unrest over the last fortnight.

Reuters

Peru calls Colombian president's statements 'unacceptable interference' in domestic affairs

Peru's foreign ministry Monday called Colombian President Gustavo Petro's recent and repeated statements about the political crisis in Peru an "unacceptable interference" in its domestic affairs.

Reuters

Mexican president repeats asylum offer for Peru's Castillo, backs elections

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday doubled down on his offer of asylum for ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo and his family, and backed calls for the South American nation to move forward its general elections.

Reuters

Tourists trapped by Peru protests at Machu Picchu evacuated by helicopter

Supporters of ousted president Pedro Castillo had blocked train tracks near Inca citadel with rocks

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Peru's president to replace prime minister in Cabinet shakeup

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, who is leading a transitional government following the ouster of her predecessor, will replace the prime minister as part of a reshuffling of her Cabinet, she said on Sunday.

Reuters

Peru reopens some airports ahead of debate over early elections

Peru’s government is reopening some airports ahead of another attempt this week by congress to approve early elections to calm protesters and alleviate the country’s political crisis.

Tribune News Service

US says it ‘looks forward’ to working with new Peru president

Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on political actors in Peru to ease tensions and pursue ‘reconciliation’.

Al Jazeera

Peru's 'forgotten people' rage against political elite after Castillo arrest

Leopoldo Huamani, 60, a farmer from Chalhuanca in southern Peru, traveled for three days to reach the capital Lima and march in support of ousted and jailed leader Pedro Castillo, whose fall has sparked deadly protests around the country.

Reuters

Violent protests in Peru evoke memories of darkest days of civil war

At least 20 people have been killed in demonstrations against the ousting of Pedro Castillo, a flashback to a past many hoped they had left behind

The Guardian - US

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The Independent UK

More Than 170 Aussies Contact Embassy In Peru After Protests Leave Them Stuck At Machu Picchu

“There’s actually no roads that come in and out of this town.”

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The Independent UK

Peru's dark past surfaces as young protester is laid to rest

Hundreds 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

ABC News

Australian tourists stranded near Machu Picchu as civil unrest sweeps Peru

The Department of Foreign Affairs confirms 171 Australians have so far contacted its embassy in Lima seeking assistance as tourists become stranded near Peru's Machu Picchu ruins during violent protest across the country.

Tribune News Service

Peru's president rules out resigning, asks for early vote

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte ruled out resigning and insisted with the need to bring forward presidential elections a day after congress voted against the proposal, rejecting a government attempt to alleviate the political crisis started with the impeachment of former leader Pedro Castillo.

Reuters

Peru president urges Congress to bring elections forward amid deadly protests

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, who has said she is leading a transitional government, urged the country's Congress to pass a proposal to bring forward general elections in a news conference from the presidential palace on Saturday.

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Peru's new president, Dina Boluarte, appeals for calm amid protests

Almost since the moment last week when Dina Boluarte took over from ousted leader Pedro Castillo to become Peru's first female president, she has appealed for calm and a chance to govern, insisting that the caretaker job came to her out of circumstance, not personal ambition.

The Independent UK

Peru's accidental president fails to quell protests

It might be the world’s shortest political honeymoon

Miami Herald

Miami-Dade County employees are stranded in Peru amid civil unrest after president’s ouster

At least two Miami-Dade County first responders are stranded in Peru as the country faces political instability and violent protests following the ousting of its former president earlier this month, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s office confirmed Friday afternoon.

Reuters

Mexican president slams Peru's state of emergency, blasts U.S. official

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday criticized a state of emergency imposed in Peru to tackle violent protests and slammed the U.S. ambassador to Lima for meeting the South American country's new leader.

Foreign Policy

Castillo’s Ouster Is Not the End of Peru’s Political Crisis

The unfortunate truth is that Peru’s political crisis will likely get worse before it gets better.

Tribune News Service

Peru imposes curfews as death toll doubles amid protests

Peru imposed curfew orders in parts of the country to try to contain violent demonstrations as clashes between protesters and police in the southern city of Ayacucho left seven people dead and more than 50 injured.

Reuters

Peru ministers resign after protest deaths as new government wobbles

Pressure rose on Peru's fledgling government on Friday as two Cabinet members resigned following deadly protests that have rocked the country since former President Pedro Castillo's removal from office and arrest last week.

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