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Peru has introduced a new entry policy that will make travel significantly easier for many Moroccan citizens, removing the requirement for a tourist visa under specific conditions. The measure is expected to boost tourism while reinforcing diplomatic and economic ties between the two countries. The......
Peru’s President-elect Keiko Fujimori has announced her intention to restore diplomatic relations with Mexico, signaling a potential shift in foreign policy after ties between the two countries were suspended in late 2025. Speaking after a public event in Lima on Thursday, Fujimori said she was......
Dubai-based port operator DP World faces increasing scrutiny after recent documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein raised questions about the company’s CEO, Sultan Ahmad ben Sulayem. Following the release of the records late January, both the British International Investment (BII) and Canada’s......
Three people were killed during an attempted attack on a gold mine in northern Peru on New Year’s Eve, according to the public prosecutor’s office in the province of Pataz, an area affected by rising violence linked to mining activities. Local authorities reported that an armed group tried......
Two additional earthquakes were recorded off the northern coast of Peru on Sunday, further affecting the area recently hit by a strong tremor that left at least 25 people injured, according to official sources. The strongest of the two new seismic events reached a magnitude of 5.1 and was detected in......
Peruvian authorities announced an extraordinary drug seizure on Saturday, reporting that police had intercepted 3.4 tons of cocaine hidden in a shipment of organic bananas bound for Belgium. The operation, conducted in the northern region of Piura, marks one of the largest seizures recorded in the country......
Peruvian authorities issued on Friday both national and international arrest warrants for former prime minister Betssy Chavez, who is facing charges over her alleged involvement in the 2022 attempted coup. Chavez has been staying at the Mexican embassy’s residence in Lima since early November,......
Peru has severed diplomatic relations with Mexico following the decision by Mexican authorities to grant asylum to former Prime Minister Betssy Chávez, who is under investigation for rebellion. Peruvian Foreign Minister Hugo de Zela described Mexico’s move as an “unfriendly act,”......
LIMA — Peruvian police, with support from U.S. authorities, have arrested a major drug trafficker accused of running an extensive international cocaine network operating between Peru, the United States, and Europe, officials announced Tuesday. The suspect, Brucelee Bermudo, 42,......
Lima, October 27, 2025 — The President of Peru’s Congress, Fernando Rospigliosi, condemned as “reprehensible” the behavior of left-wing lawmaker Lucinda Vasquez, who was photographed having her toenails cut and feet massaged by an aide inside her congressional office. The image,......
The Peruvian government announced on Thursday its intention to declare a state of emergency in Lima following a surge in organized crime violence that has triggered massive demonstrations, leaving one person dead and over a hundred injured. “We will soon announce the decision to declare a state......
At least one person was killed and more than 100 injured, mostly police officers, during clashes that broke out Wednesday evening in Lima, following a major protest against the surge in extortion and targeted killings across the country, authorities said. Acting President José Jeri confirmed......
Youth unrest continues to grow in Peru, as violent clashes broke out overnight Saturday to Sunday in Lima, the nation’s capital, between protesters and police forces. Many demonstrators, some partially masked, gathered and lifted protective barriers around the Congress building in response to police......
