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Alejandro Toledo is one of five former Peruvian presidents jailed in recent years as political turbulence continues. Published On 4 Sep 20254 Sep 2025 A Peruvian court has sentenced former President Alejandro Toledo to 13 years and four months in prison for money laundering, his second conviction in connection with widespread corruption. Toledo is one…
Police say diplomat Zetro Leonardo Purba was shot three times as he bicycled home to his apartment in Lima, Peru. Published On 2 Sep 20252 Sep 2025 The Peruvian government has offered its condolences for the “assassination” of an Indonesian diplomat in its capital, Lima, calling the situation “lamentable” and a “heinous act”. On Tuesday,…
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There are few countries in the world where Coca-Cola isn’t the most popular soft drink. But in Peru, that position is held by Inca Kola – an almost 100-year-old beverage deeply embedded in the national identity. The yellow soda – meant to evoke the grandeur of the ancient Inca Empire and its reverence for gold…
President Dina Boluarte has blasted the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for its opposition to a recently passed bill that would grant amnesty to soldiers, police officers and other security personnel involved in Peru’s internal conflict from 1985 to 2000. On Thursday, Boluarte asserted that the international court had overstepped its authority by seeking the…
The US imports roughly half of its copper needs each year, which is used in construction, transportation and electronics. United States President Donald Trump has said he will announce a 50 percent tariff on copper, hoping to boost domestic production of a metal critical to electric vehicles, military hardware, the power grid and many consumer…
NewsFeed Peruvian police showcased 5.5 tonnes of seized drugs, including cocaine and marijuana, following an anti-narcotics operation across multiple regions. Authorities say the haul from recent raids is part of a larger 13-tonne seizure, primarily bound for Europe and North America. Fifteen suspects were arrested. Published On 6 Jun 20256 Jun 2025 Source link
Vatican City – It felt like the square could talk in one voice: “Leone! Leone! Leone!” Thousands of people in St Peter’s Square chanted in chorus the name adopted by Robert Prevost as he ascended to the papacy on Thursday: Leo XIV. Just an hour and a half earlier, white smoke had billowed from the…
Troops to patrol the capital after shooting of popular cumbia singer in extortion attack on a bus provokes public outrage. Peru has declared a state of emergency in the capital amid a spate of violence and criminality. The government led by President Dina Boluarte made the decree, which will deploy troops on the streets of…
Shakira | Photo Credit: BRUNA PRADO Pop singer Shakira recently cancelled one of her shows in Peru due to an “abdominal issue”. She was hospitalised amid her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran world tour. Shalira announced in a statement shared on Instagram stories, “I am sorry to inform you all that last night I had…
