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Peru

Brazil takes Mexico's diplomatic representation in Peru after spat over ex-PM asylum

FILE PHOTO: Peru's former Prime Minister Betssy Chavez attends a news conference, in Lima, Peru December 1, 2022. REUTERS/Angela Ponce/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Peru's former Prime Minister Betssy Chavez attends a news conference, in Lima, Peru December 1, 2022. REUTERS/Angela Ponce/File Photo

Peru's Alianza Lima suspends players amid abuse claim

US approves possible sale of equipment, services to shift Peruvian naval base

Workers handle containers at APM Terminals in the port of Callao, in Callao, Peru November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Gerardo Marin
Workers handle containers at APM Terminals in the port of Callao, in Callao, Peru November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Gerardo Marin

Three killed in New Year's Eve attack on informal miners in Peru

The Year of the Right is looming in Latin America

Chile’s President-elect Jose Antonio Kast (right) and Argentina's President Javier Milei, a fellow right-winger, with a chainsaw - a symbol of Mr Milei's anti-public spending campaign - during their meeting in Buenos Aires on Dec 16, 2025.
Chile’s President-elect Jose Antonio Kast (right) and Argentina's President Javier Milei, a fellow right-winger, with a chainsaw - a symbol of Mr Milei's anti-public spending campaign - during their meeting in Buenos Aires on Dec 16, 2025.

Head-on train crash near Peru’s Machu Picchu kills driver, injures dozens

A police officer added that foreign tourists were among the injured.
A police officer added that foreign tourists were among the injured.

Peru shamans foretell illness for Trump and Maduro’s exile in 2026

A group of shamans and healers hold images of US President Donald Trump and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro while performing end-of-year ritual in front of the sea in Chorrillos, Peru.
A group of shamans and healers hold images of US President Donald Trump and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro while performing end-of-year ritual in front of the sea in Chorrillos, Peru.

In Peru, record 34 candidates are presidential hopefuls amid political distrust

FILE PHOTO: Keiko Fujimori, leader of the Fuerza Popular (Popular Force) political party, attends a press conference with her lawyer Giulliana Loza after a judge dismissed the \"Cocteles\" (Cocktails) case against Fujimori, in Lima, Peru, October 20, 2025. REUTERS/Angela Ponce/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Keiko Fujimori, leader of the Fuerza Popular (Popular Force) political party, attends a press conference with her lawyer Giulliana Loza after a judge dismissed the \"Cocteles\" (Cocktails) case against Fujimori, in Lima, Peru, October 20, 2025. REUTERS/Angela Ponce/File Photo

Indigenous Guard across the Amazon unite forces to protect their territories

Indigenous guards participate in a recreational activity during a meeting of guards from communities across the region, who aim to defend the natural resources of the Amazon from exploitation, in Sinangoe, Ecuador, December 3, 2025. REUTERS/Karen Toro
Indigenous guards participate in a recreational activity during a meeting of guards from communities across the region, who aim to defend the natural resources of the Amazon from exploitation, in Sinangoe, Ecuador, December 3, 2025. REUTERS/Karen Toro

Peruvian presidential candidates to get bulletproof vests after gun attacks

A general view of the the National Congress  in Lima, Peru November 13, 2024. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian
A general view of the the National Congress  in Lima, Peru November 13, 2024. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.