Dec 17 Watch 2:52 News Wrap: Barrage of Russian missiles kills Ukrainian civilians In our news wrap Saturday, the Jan. 6 committee considers whether to recommend criminal charges against former President Trump, more Russian missile strikes killed civilians across Ukraine, political unrest shut down flights and railways in Peru, the Highland Park shooting… Continue watching
Dec 16 Peruvian judge orders 18-month detention for ousted president By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press The ruling Thursday came a day after the government declared a state of emergency as it struggles to calm violent protests that have led to at least 14 deaths. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 6:58 News Wrap: New government in Peru suspends basic rights to quell protests By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Wednesday, the new government in Peru declared a state of emergency and suspended basic rights to quell violent protests, a storm system reached the upper Midwest and the Deep South where tornadoes killed a woman and… Continue watching
Dec 14 Peru’s new government declares national emergency, suspends rights of ‘personal security and freedom’ By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Peru's new government has declared a 30-day national emergency amid violent protests following the ouster of President Pedro Castillo. Continue reading
Dec 12 Peru’s new president proposes to move up elections amid protests By Regina Garcia Cano, Franklin Briceno, Associated Press Peru’s new president has given in to protesters demands, announcing in a nationally televised address a proposal to move up elections. Continue reading
Dec 10 Peru’s first female president asks Cabinet to take anti-corruption pledge By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Peru’s newest president, Dina Boluarte, swore in her Cabinet on Saturday just three days after becoming the country’s first female head of state and asked each minister to pledge not to be corrupt while in office. Continue reading
Dec 09 New Peru president appears in military ceremony to cement power By Regina Garcia Cano, Franklin Briceno, Associated Press Peru’s first female president appeared in a military ceremony on national television on Friday in her first official event as head of state, an attempt to cement her power and buck the national trend of early presidential departures. Continue reading
Dec 08 Ousted Peru president appears in court to face rebellion charge By Franklin Briceno, Christopher Sherman, Associated Press In just three tumultuous hours, Castillo went from decreeing the dissolution of his country’s Congress to being replaced by his vice president and put under arrest. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 4:42 News Wrap: Peru’s president ousted, leaving the country in political turmoil In our news wrap Wednesday, Peru's Congress ousted President Pedro Castillo and replaced him with the country's vice president, more classified documents from the Trump White House have turned up in Florida near the former president's estate, China formally rolled… Continue watching
Dec 07 Peru swears in VP as the new president amid constitutional crisis By Franklin Briceno, Associated Press Peru's Congress has removed President Castillo from office and sworn in his vice president to replace him. Lawmakers voted to oust Castillo after he decreed the dissolution of Congress ahead of a third attempt to remove him by impeachment. Continue reading