Sources: BBC
Police raid the home of Peru's former chief electoral official as part of a new probe into alleged electoral irregularities, after he resigned this week over delays in counting votes from the recent general election. 2026-04-24
Peruvian defence minister Carlos Díaz Dañino and foreign minister Hugo de Zela resign following president José María Balcázar's decision to postpone the purchase of F-16 fighter jets from the United States. 2026-04-22
One person is killed and at least 47 others are injured when a wall collapses at the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium in Lima, Peru. 2026-04-3
Chile assumes a temporary presidency of the Pacific Alliance from Mexico amid a diplomatic conflict which saw Mexico refusing to hand over the presidency to Peru due to the removal of president Pedro Castillo in December 2022. 2023-06-28
Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador says that his government will continue to recognize detained former Peruvian president Pedro Castillo as president of Peru and says that relations between both countries are now "paused". 2022-12-13
A 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes northern Peru at 131 km of depth, killing one person and injuring 12 others. 75 homes are destroyed and around 220 damaged. The earthquake is felt as far south as Lima. President Pedro Castillo orders the deployment of relief and also viewed the area in a military aircraft. 2021-11-28
At least 32 people are killed and more than 20 others are wounded as a bus plummets from a cliff in Lima, Peru. 2021-08-31
France returns three archaeological pieces to Peru that were seized by French customs in 2007. The artifacts, which date from between 1100 and 1450, are two clay statuettes and a wooden spear that belong to the Chancay and Chimú pre-Columbian cultures respectively. 2019-06-7
Peru declares a 60-day public health crisis in its northern provinces, with concern of the Venezuelan migrants spreading diseases. 2018-08-28
A helicopter with foreign nationals on board goes missing in an Amazon region of southern Peru. 2012-06-7