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President José Jerí of Peru said his government on Friday would declare a state of emergency along the country’s southern border and deploy more armed forces to the area as a large number of Venezuelan migrants venture n...

Peru's judiciary on Thursday sentenced former leftist President Pedro Castillo to 11.5 years in prison for rebellion and conspiracy against the state at the end of 2022, when he unsuccessfully attempted to dissolve Congr...

A passenger bus fell into a deep ravine early Wednesday after crashing with another vehicle in southern Peru, killing at least 37 people and injuring 13 more, authorities said.

Peru’s Congress on Thursday declared Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum persona non grata after Mexico decided to grant asylum to former Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chávez, in what Peruvian officials called repeated...

Interpol and partners launched a global law enforcement effort Wednesday aimed at dismantling criminal networks behind illegal logging, timber trafficking and gold mining, which drive large-scale deforestation and genera...

Peru has decided to break off diplomatic relations with Mexico, the Andean nation's foreign minister said on Monday, after Peru's former prime minister holed up in the Mexican embassy in the country to request asylum.

Residents of Peru’s capital saw more soldiers and police patrolling the streets on Wednesday, the first day of a state of emergency decreed by newly sworn in President José Jerí in an effort to reign in crime.

Peru's Generation Z is leading protests against rampant crime and years of political deadlock -- demanding systemic change after watching seven presidents come and go in a decade.

Less than a week after José Jerí was sworn in as Peru’s eighth president in less than a decade, public discontent over a wave of violent extortion rackets was already threatening his ability to lead the country into elec...

Peru’s new President José Jerí refused to resign on Thursday following the death of a protester during a massive demonstration led by Gen Z activists demanding he step down.

Peruvian President Jose Jeri swore in the first members of his cabinet on Tuesday, sending the most concrete signals yet about how he would govern after vaulting into power last week following his predecessor Dina Boluar...

The mayor of Peru's capital, Rafael Lopez Aliaga resigned on Monday from his post to become the first presidential contender in April's election, as the country navigates a fresh political crisis following an abrupt chan...

Peru's Congress voted on Thursday in favor of moving forward with a proposal to impeach President Dina Boluarte, in a late-night vote called hours after lawmakers from across the political spectrum presented motions for...

A South American trade bloc ruled Monday that Peru is failing to meet its commitments to curb illegal gold mining and mercury trafficking, siding with Indigenous groups who say their Amazon rivers and food supply are bei...

Peru's youth are rallying for another round of protests against President Dina Boluarte on Saturday, a week after demonstrations in the capital led to clashes with police, leaving over a dozen police officers, protesters...

At least 900 tourists were stranded near Peru's ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu on Tuesday, the country's tourism minister said, after a passenger train service was suspended due to a protest.

An Indonesian diplomat's killing in Lima will be thoroughly investigated, Peruvian authorities pledged on Tuesday, promising answers for what it called an "assassination."

A powerful explosion on Sunday caused damage at a branch of a Mexican-owned bank located on the periphery of Peru’s capital, police said. No victims were reported.

Peru's gold exports to China surged in the first half of 2025 to surpass shipments from all of last year, according to government data released in August.

Peru's constitutional court has suspended investigations into President Dina Boluarte until her term ends next July, a decision released on Tuesday showed.