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Peru's Boluarte announces return of envoy from Mexico

President Dina Boluarte says remarks made by Mexico counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador against her administration go against international right to non-interference.

Catholic cardinal chides Congress as Peru protests persist

Pedro Barreto rebukes legislators for inaction over elections as thousands amass at vehicular chokepoints around capital Lima in renewed push for President Boluarte's resignation.

Congress shelves Boluarte's bill for snap elections in protest-hit Peru

Congressional commission shelves President Dina Boluarte's bill on technicality before it even reaches debate, thwarting a key demand of protesters angry over ex-president Castillo's ouster.

Peru Congress rejects bid to advance election as protests persist

Congress rejects proposal to move elections forward to December 2023, despite nearly two months of protests that have left dozens dead following ousting of ex-president Pedro Castillo.

Dozens dead as Peru bus plunges off 'Devil's Curve'

Bus carrying 60 passengers, including unknown number of Haitians, veers off the road in Piura region, leaving 24 people dead and unknown number injured, officials say.

Peru lawmakers submit motion looking to impeach President Boluarte

Motion against Dina Boluarte, signed by more than 20 leftist congressmen who support ousted leader Pedro Castillo, must be approved by 52 votes before it can be debated in Congress.

Food, fuel shortages hit Peru as anti-Boluarte protests continue

LPG is increasingly becoming hard to find in southern regions of Arequipa, Tacuna and Puno — relatively poor with large Indigenous populations — while prices of basic food items such as potatoes and tomatoes have tripled.

Peru arrests generals amid investigation of ex-President Castillo

Ousted former President Pedro Castillo is being investigated for influence peddling. He faces six separate charges of corruption, all of which he has denied.

Peru's Boluarte open to early election talks amid pro-Castillo protests

Dina Boluarte, Andean country's first female president, calls for calm as protests break out in support of her ousted predecessor, Pedro Castillo.

Boluarte becomes Peru's first ever female president after Castillo's ouster

Elevated from vice president, Dina Boluarte swears in as interim president after Pedro Castillo is removed in impeachment vote and arrested.

Thousands march in Peru to demand President Castillo resign

Police fire tear gas canisters as protesters chanting anti-government slogans march towards opposition-dominated Congress in capital Lima.

Latin America nations raise pressure on Venezuela's Guaido at OAS meet

Major Latin American countries led by leftist leaders vote in favour of discussing possibility of ousting Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaido's representation in summit of Organization of American States.