Peru Ousts President Amid Crime Surge

Growing outrage over crime and political scandals eroded support for President Dina Boluarte, the country’s most unpopular leader in recent history.

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Peru Ousts President Amid Crime Surge

Growing outrage over crime and political scandals eroded support for President Dina Boluarte, the country’s most unpopular leader in recent history.

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Meet ‘Porky,’ Lima’s Right-Wing Mayor Embracing Trump’s MAGA Movement

By embodying President Trump’s brash style, Rafael López Aliaga has become a leading candidate to be Peru’s next president.

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Audio Clips of Sounds of Climate Changes

For the Climate Forward live event, we gathered recordings of a melting glacier, the Amazon jungle and the underwater Arctic, all soundscapes that are rapidly changing.

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War of Words Erupts Between Colombia and Peru Over Island in Amazon

Both nations claim Santa Rosa de Yavarí, a tiny island of just 3,000 people that sits in the Amazon River, more than a thousand miles from their capitals.

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Takeaways From a Times Investigation of the Pope’s Legacy on Sex Abuse

As a bishop in Peru, Pope Leo XIV’s handling of two abuse cases was a study in contrasts, siding strongly with victims in one and accused of failing them in the other.

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Cocaine Is the Fastest-Growing Illegal Drug Worldwide. Here’s Why.

A United Nations report found a rise in users, confiscation and deaths as cocaine trafficking expands into Africa and Asia, and violence spreads into Europe.

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Gang Violence Grips Peru as Extortions and Killings Rise

Gangs are preying on local businesses demanding money and unleashing violence if they refuse. A surge in extortions has traumatized many parts of the country.

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German Court Dismisses Climate Lawsuit Against RWE

The judges ruled that German civil law could be used to hold companies accountable for the worldwide effects of their emissions.

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