Peru

Deadly Ecuador earthquake causes wide damage

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits South American country's coastal Guayas region, killing at least 15 people, including 1 in Peru, officials say.

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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's fractured Congress votes down new bid to advance elections

Proposal by Free Peru party is rejected with 75 votes against and only 48 in favour, with one abstention as anti-government protests persist in the Andean country.

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.

Peru's president renews call for early elections amid protests

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte threatens to push for a constitutional amendment to make the vote happen by October as demonstrators demand immediate elections and her removal from office.

Protesters clash with police after Peru Congress rejects snap election

President Dina Boluarte expresses regret after Congress refuses to speed up timeline for presidential election amid widespread social and political unrest.

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 Congress declines president's proposal for holding early elections

Lawmakers already agreed last month to bring forward elections from 2026 to April 2024.

Peru's Boluarte urges Congress to move elections to 2023

Moving elections to later this year could help the Andean country "get out of this quagmire we're in," says President Dina Boluarte who has been facing daily protests that have left almost 60 people dead.