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Peru’s president, who replaced Castillo earlier this month, wrote on Twitter: “We mourn the crying of the mothers in Ayacucho and we suffer the pain of families throughout the country.
Terrible timinged in. the south american country has had six presidents in less than five years. up until 10 days ago the turmoil rarely affected the hundreds of thousands of tourists, many of them americans, the inca citadel. it started december 7th when president castillo was impeached and arrested after he announced plans to install an emergency government. he was apparently trying the get ahead of a congressional vote on his impeachment. his supporters have staged violent protests that have left at least 20 people dead and leaving many stranded including hundreds if not thousands of foreig...
Successor to step down. castillo was arrested and impeached ed impeached. and he has been ordered held on charges of conspiracy and rebellion. brittney griner is finally back home in arizona. since her release from a russian prison, she has been under the care of doctors at a military center in texas. abby phillip has more on her plans. >> reporter: we're hearing from brittney griner for the first time since the wnba star returned home from detention in russia. she had spent about a week in san antonio, texas where she's been recovering and receiving psychological and emotional support from ...
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Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, who has said she is leading a transitional government, urged the country's Congress to pass a proposal to bring forward general elections in a news conference from the presidential palace on Saturday. Boluarte, formerly Peru's vice president, assumed the presidency earlier this month after ex-President Pedro Castillo tried to illegally dissolve Congress and was arrested.