LIMA, Peru (AP) — Residents of Peru’s capital saw more soldiers and police patrolling the streets on Wednesday, the first day of a state of emergency decreed by newly sworn in President José Jerí in ...

Commuters and residents in Lima were facing new security measures on Tuesday after Peru’s government declared a state of emergency in the capital to combat growing crime rates that have prompted some ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — The earthquake all but flattened colonial Lima, the shaking so violent that people tossed to the ground couldn’t get back up. Minutes later, a 50-foot (15-meter) wall of Pacific ...

Peru's former president of the Congress Jose Jeri, sings the national anthem after being sworn-in as the interim president in Lima, Peru, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (AP ...

LIMA – Peru's president declared a state of emergency in the capital Monday and ordered the deployment of soldiers to help police address a surge of violence, amid widespread outcry a day after the ...

Peru announced a state of emergency late Sunday in the capital Lima over a wave of killings linked to extortion. The move came after singer Paul Flores was shot dead by hitmen who attacked a bus he ...

Peru State of Emergency A soldier stands guard at a bus stop in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, after President Jose Jeri declared a state of emergency. (AP ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s new president declared a state of emergency in the capital Tuesday in the government’s latest attempt to stem a surge in violence that has stirred protests and contributed to ...