In a matter of hours, Peru impeached one of the world's most unpopular presidents, Dina Boluarte, and appointed its seventh leader in nine years. With only six months to go until the next elections, ...

A Peruvian court will issue its verdict on Thursday in the trial of former left-wing president Pedro Castillo, who was impeached and jailed all in the same day in 2022 following a power grab attempt.

In Peru, women’s rights exist in a strange paradox: on paper, we have the laws, the representation, and the international commitments that promise equality; in reality, our lives tell a different ...

The Peruvian Congress forced President Dina Boluarte from office on October 10, in a swift, highly choreographed withdrawal that exposed far more about the self-preservation instincts of the political ...

Peru's former President Pedro Castillo is among two of the South American nation's ex-leaders to be handed prison sentences in as many days. The left-wing leader was given 11 years in jail on Thursday ...

Alba SANTANA AFP Oct 20, 2025 Oct 20, 2025 Updated Oct 21, 2025 Peru's Generation Z is leading protests against rampant crime and years of political deadlock -- demanding systemic change after ...

It was the second time since arriving in Peru on Thursday that the leader of the world's Catholics attacked the "virus" of graft. "There are exceptions. But by and large, Latin America's political ...

It only took a few hours for lawmakers to remove Peru's Dina Boluarte from the presidency - Copyright AFP JOHN WESSELS It only took a few hours for lawmakers to ...

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. Peruvian politics is ...