At least one person was killed and dozens of police officers injured in widespread protests overnight in Peru against President Jose Jeri, the state ombudsman's office said on Thursday.
The government will declare a state of emergency in Lima within hours and is preparing a package of measures to tackle rising insecurity, Prime Minister Ernesto Alvarez said late on Thursday in a press conference.
Wednesday night’s protest, led by Gen Z, transport workers, and civil groups, followed ongoing demonstrations against corruption and rising crime that toppled former President Dina Boluarte last Thursday.
Thousands of protesters amassed around the country, with hundreds clashing with police outside Congress in Lima. Police fired tear gas while some protesters hurled fireworks, rocks and burning objects.
"Everyone must go!" protesters chanted when they reached Congress and tried to tear down metal barriers protecting the building, leading to clashes.
On Thursday, Peru’s police chief Oscar Arriola said officer Luis Magallanes was assaulted and involved in a shooting; he is now hospitalised and suspended from duty.
Thousands of mourners attended a state funeral for Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Friday under heavy security after a deadly day that saw of...
An explosion at an eight-storey apartment building in Romania's capital Bucharest collapsed floors, killing two people and injuring 12 on Friday, loca...
Madagascar's coup leader Colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as president on Friday, after the military took power in the island nation this we...
Bishkek was gripped by panic on the evening of 16 October after a video circulated on messaging apps showing a young man threatening schoolchildren wi...
U.S. and Brazilian officials held trade talks on Thursday that the two sides called positive and agreed to work to schedule a meeting between U.S. Pre...
Thousands of mourners attended a state funeral for Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Friday under heavy security after a deadly day that saw officers open fire to disperse crowds at a stadium hosting a public viewing of his body.
An explosion at an eight-storey apartment building in Romania's capital Bucharest collapsed floors, killing two people and injuring 12 on Friday, local media reported.
Bishkek was gripped by panic on the evening of 16 October after a video circulated on messaging apps showing a young man threatening schoolchildren with violence. Within minutes, the footage spread through parents’ chats, teachers’ groups and local Telegram channels. Fearing the worst, parents flood
U.S. and Brazilian officials held trade talks on Thursday that the two sides called positive and agreed to work to schedule a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva "at the earliest possible occasion".
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
Authorities in California have identified the dismembered body discovered in a Tesla registered to singer D4vd as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who had been missing from Lake Elsinore since April 2024.
A tsunami threat was issued in Chile after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday. The epicenter was located 135 miles south of Puerto Williams on the north coast of Navarino Island.
The war in Ukraine has reached a strategic impasse, and it seems that the conflict will not be solved by military means. This creates a path toward one of two alternatives: either a “frozen” phase that can last indefinitely or a quest for a durable political regulation.
Thousands of mourners attended a state funeral for Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Friday under heavy security after a deadly day that saw officers open fire to disperse crowds at a stadium hosting a public viewing of his body.
An explosion at an eight-storey apartment building in Romania's capital Bucharest collapsed floors, killing two people and injuring 12 on Friday, local media reported.
Madagascar's coup leader Colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as president on Friday, after the military took power in the island nation this week.
Bishkek was gripped by panic on the evening of 16 October after a video circulated on messaging apps showing a young man threatening schoolchildren with violence. Within minutes, the footage spread through parents’ chats, teachers’ groups and local Telegram channels. Fearing the worst, parents flood
U.S. and Brazilian officials held trade talks on Thursday that the two sides called positive and agreed to work to schedule a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva "at the earliest possible occasion".
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