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Peru ex-President Ollanta Humala walks free after conviction quashed

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Peru ex-President Ollanta Humala walks free after conviction quashed

Former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala leaves Barbadillo prison after the Constitutional Court overturned his 15-year sentence for money laundering, in Lima, Peru, July 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Peru’s former President Ollanta Humala on Friday (July 31, 2026) was released from prison after his 15-year sentence for money laundering, linked to a massive graft…

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Peruvian political heir Fujimori wins presidency

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Peruvian political heir Fujimori wins presidency

Peru’s conservative Keiko Fujimori addresses the media at her party’s Popular Force headquarters, after she narrowly defeated leftist congressman Roberto Sanchez in the Peruvian presidential election, ahead of the official result announcement, in Lima, Peru, June 24, 2026. REUTERS/Angela Ponce | Photo Credit: Reuters Peru’s conservative president-elect Keiko Fujimori vowed Monday (June 29, 2026) to…

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Votes being counted in runoff election to choose Peru’s ninth leader in 10 years

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Votes being counted in runoff election to choose Peru’s ninth leader in 10 years

The winner of Peru’s presidential runoff election was not yet known hours after polls closed on Sunday (June 8, 2026) as electoral authorities slowly tallied votes cast for the ninth head of state in 10 years. Figures released by electoral authorities showed conservative politician Keiko Fujimori with a modest lead over nationalist congressman Roberto Sánchez…

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Peru breaks diplomatic ties with Mexico over asylum claim of former MP

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Peru breaks diplomatic ties with Mexico over asylum claim of former MP

Peru said Mexico’s decision to grant Peruvian former Prime Minister Betssy Chavez asylum at its Embassy in Peru’s capital, Lima, constituted an “unfriendly act”arrives for her trial on charges of rebellion and conspiracy against the state at a police base on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) | Photo…

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Peru’s Congress votes to remove President Dina Boluarte as crime wave grips country

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Peru’s Congress votes to remove President Dina Boluarte as crime wave grips country

Dina Boluarte speaks during an address to the nation after Peru’s Congress voted unanimously on Friday to remove her as president, in Lima, Peru, October 10, 2025, in this still image taken from video. | Photo Credit: Reuters Peru’s Congress voted to remove deeply unpopular President Dina Boluarte from office as a crime wave grips…

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Policeman Dressed As Giant Capybara Leads Drug Raid On Valentine’s Day

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Policeman Dressed As Giant Capybara Leads Drug Raid On Valentine’s Day

In a bizarre Valentine’s Day surprise, a police officer in Peru’s capital Lima, carried out a drug raid while wearing a capybara costume, as per a BBC report. Video footage going viral on social media shows the officer, dressed up as the giant rodent, zeroing in on the suspected drug trafficker. The officer can be…

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Researchers uncover remains of Ice Age mastodons in Peru 

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Researchers uncover remains of Ice Age mastodons in Peru 

Engineer and mastodon researcher Oscar Diaz cleans remains of an Ice Age mastodon, believed to be between 11,000 and 12,000 years old, in Chambara, Peru September 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The fossilized remains of three mastodons from the Ice Age have been uncovered in the Peruvian Andes, raising questions as to how the…

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Polarising ex-Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori buried after 3 days of national mourning

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Polarising ex-Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori buried after 3 days of national mourning

A priest conducts a ceremony during the burial of former President of Peru Alberto Fujimori at the Campo Fe de Huachipa cemetery on September 14, 2024, in Lima, Peru. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was buried on Saturday (September 14, 2024) after three days of national mourning in which thousands…

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Polarising ex-Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori dies at 86

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Polarising ex-Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori dies at 86

Former Peru’s President Alberto Fujimori. File | Photo Credit: AP Peru’s former President Alberto Fujimori, who spent 16 years in prison for crimes against humanity, died on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) at the age of 86 in the capital Lima, his family said. “After a long battle with cancer, our father, Alberto Fujimori, has just…

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Uncontacted Tribe In Peru Attacks Encroaching Loggers With Bows And Arrows

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Uncontacted Tribe In Peru Attacks Encroaching Loggers With Bows And Arrows

The attack reportedly took place in July this year. Peru’s Mashco Piro tribe recently used bows and arrows to attack loggers suspected of encroaching on their territory in the Amazon. According to CBS News, the regional Indigenous organisation FENAMAD said on Monday that it believes illegal logging was taking place on Mashco Piro territory and…

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