- 6d ago
Keiko Fujimori takes office as Peru's first popularly elected female president, vows military-led crackdown on crime
The right-wing leader, daughter of ex-president Alberto Fujimori, won June's runoff by fewer than 50,000 votes and immediately ordered the military to take charge of internal security in emergency zones.
- Jul 21
Chile declares state of catastrophe after storm kills 10 and isolates 100,000 in northern region
A month's worth of rain fell in a single hour across the Coquimbo and Atacama regions, triggering floods that have killed at least 10 people, left 4 missing, and destroyed or damaged roughly 2,200 homes.
- Jun 1
Colombia's far-right outsider De la Espriella stuns with first-round win, triggering fraud claims and a polarized runoff
Abelardo de la Espriella, a far-right political newcomer, won Colombia's presidential first round with 43.7% of the vote, setting up a tense June 21 runoff against leftist Iván Cepeda amid unsubstantiated fraud allegations from President Gustavo Petro.
