At APEC 2024, Chinese leader Xi tells Biden he’s ‘ready to work’ with Trump | Politics News

At APEC 2024, Chinese leader Xi tells Biden he’s ‘ready to work’ with Trump | Politics News

Chinese President Xi Jinping has held his final meeting with his outgoing counterpart in the United States, Democrat Joe Biden. But Xi’s words on Saturday seemed directed not simply at Biden but at his Republican successor, returning President Donald Trump. In his encounter with Biden on the sidelines of the…

US, South Korea and Japan slam ‘dangerous’ ties between Russia, North Korea | Russia-Ukraine war News

US, South Korea and Japan slam ‘dangerous’ ties between Russia, North Korea | Russia-Ukraine war News

The leaders of the United States, South Korea and Japan have held a joint news conference to denounce the growing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia. Held on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima, Peru, the conference also served as a swan song for…

Gustavo Gutierrez, champion of Christian liberation theology, dies | Religion News

Gustavo Gutierrez, champion of Christian liberation theology, dies | Religion News

An advocate for the world’s ‘poor and exploited’, Gutierrez promoted ideals that revolutionised the Latin American church. Peruvian priest Gustavo Gutierrez, regarded as the father of Latin American liberation theology, has died aged 96. He passed away on Tuesday night in Lima, said the Dominican Order of Peru, without giving…

Peru’s ex-president Toledo gets more than 20 years in prison in case linked to corruption scandal
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Peru’s ex-president Toledo gets more than 20 years in prison in case linked to corruption scandal

Peru’s former President Alejandro Toledo on Monday was sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison in a case involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht, which became synonymous with corruption across Latin America, where it paid millions of dollars in bribes to government officials and others. Authorities accused Toledo of accepting $35 million…

Peruvian ex-president sentenced to more than 20 years in bribery case | Courts News

Peruvian ex-president sentenced to more than 20 years in bribery case | Courts News

Alejandro Toledo is the latest Latin American leader to be implicated in the Odebrecht corruption scandal. Peruvian ex-President Alejandro Toledo has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison, the latest Latin American leader to be jailed in connection with the Odebrecht construction firm corruption scandal. Toledo was convicted…

Peru holds funeral for Fujimori, former president linked to rights abuses | Conflict News

Peru holds funeral for Fujimori, former president linked to rights abuses | Conflict News

Fujimori’s funeral draws well-wishers as well as detractors as debate over his legacy continues to roil the country. Peru is holding a state funeral for former President Alberto Fujimori, capping three days of national mourning for the leader who died this week and spent time in prison for corruption and…

In the Andes, glaciers are shrinking fast, endangering millions | Climate Crisis

In the Andes, glaciers are shrinking fast, endangering millions | Climate Crisis

On a clear day, Chile’s towering 5,400-metre (17,700-foot) El Plomo mountain can be seen from the capital, Santiago. The glacier-capped Andean peak has been climbed and revered for centuries, with the Incas carrying out human sacrifices at the summit. The route to the top is still the same path paved…

Bus crash kills at least 20 people in Peru’s Andes | transport News

Bus crash kills at least 20 people in Peru’s Andes | transport News

Twenty others injured after bus veered off a cliff in the south-central Andes region of Ayacucho, police official says. A bus crash in Peru’s Andes mountains has killed at least 20 people, a local police colonel has told Peruvian media. Jhonny Rolando Valderrama, head of a highway protection division, told…

Peru’s President Boluarte avoids impeachment effort over Rolex watch probe | News

Peru’s President Boluarte avoids impeachment effort over Rolex watch probe | News

Boluarte replaced impeached President Pedro Castillo in a country where ‘moral incapacity’ ousters have become common. Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has avoided the latest attempt to impeach her on corruption charges related to a luxury Rolex and jewelry collection that experts estimate is valued at nearly half a million dollars….