2026-04-22 83595cfb154be1b204605304871e4ba06ad87420 25 Carlos Díaz Dañino 37 /wiki/carlos%20diaz%20danino F-16 fighter jets 317 /wiki/general%20dynamics%20f-16%20fighting%20falcon Hugo de Zela 116 /wiki/hugo%20de%20zela José María Balcázar 239 /wiki/jose%20maria%20balcazar Peru 2 /wiki/peru Presidency of José María Balcázar 1 /wiki/presidency%20of%20jose%20maria%20balcazar United States 406 /wiki/united%20states defence minister 14 /wiki/ministry%20of%20defence%20(peru) foreign minister 71 /wiki/ministry%20of%20foreign%20affairs%20(peru) president 172 /wiki/president%20of%20peru Carlos Díaz Dañino F-16 fighter jets Hugo de Zela José María Balcázar Peru Presidency of José María Balcázar United States defence minister foreign minister president Presidency of José María Balcázar 2026-02-18 c9e09559c4c6852e25954b39261318c1cf712881 16 José María Balcázar Peru president 3 /feed/2026/02/18/following-two-rounds-of-voting-jose-maria-balcazar-succeeds-the-removed-jose-jeri-as-interim-president-of-peru Following two rounds of voting, José María Balcázar succeeds the removed José Jerí as interim President of Peru. 2025-11-26 007bd50d52e200367846a8c5b3bc32f93eb72839 27 Peru president 2 /feed/2025/11/26/a-peruvian-court-sentences-former-president-martin-vizcarra-to-14-years-in-prison-for-accepting-bribes-from-construction A Peruvian court sentences former president Martín Vizcarra to 14 years in prison for accepting bribes from construction companies while serving as governor of Moquegua between 2011 and 2014. 2025-11-3 8207f93f6d298308e8b39426792849d430d0a31f 21 Peru president 2 /feed/2025/11/3/peru-announces-it-has-severed-diplomatic-relations-with-mexico-citing-mexico-s-decision-to-grant-asylum-to-former-peruv Peru announces it has severed diplomatic relations with Mexico, citing Mexico's decision to grant asylum to former Peruvian prime minister Betssy Chávez, as well as alleged interference in Peru's internal political affairs following President Pedro Castillo's 2022 self-coup. 2025-09-5 93da4a7ab04faf1a0a1f65ec7a05157e5e1ac1df 7 F-16 fighter jets United States 2 /feed/2025/09/5/venezuelan-air-force-f-16-fighter-jets-fly-over-the-uss-jason-dunham-in-international-waters-for-a-second-time-in-24-h Venezuelan Air Force F-16 fighter jets fly over the USS "Jason Dunham" in international waters for a second time in 24 hours as tensions mount between the United States and Venezuela. 2025-09-3 c81267ce446dd4e1fadf66ab98413c21d146cc10 23 Peru president 2 /feed/2025/09/3/a-peruvian-court-sentences-former-president-alejandro-toledo-to-13-years-and-four-months-in-prison-for-laundering-s-18-m A Peruvian court sentences former president Alejandro Toledo to 13 years and four months in prison for laundering S-18 million (US$5.1 million) in bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht through offshore accounts to purchase and refinance properties in Lima, with the sentence to run concurrently with his earlier conviction for accepting S-124 million ($35 million) in kickbacks. 2025-05-8 77bb795d3b2dbe2db7a75de34b3793d3a1d3e278 8 Peru United States 2 /feed/2025/05/8/cardinal-robert-francis-prevost-of-the-united-states-is-elected-to-the-papacy-on-the-fourth-ballot-and-takes-the-name-le Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States is elected to the papacy on the fourth ballot and takes the name Leo XIV. He is the first pope from North America and the second from the Americas, after Pope Francis. A dual citizen of the United States and Peru, he also becomes the second South American pope. 2021-02-14 c8ca65908cecbe210842081e09c9d5f9b8a869bd /feed/2021/02/14/peru-s-foreign-minister-elizabeth-astete-resigns-amid-an-uproar-over-secret-vaccination-before-the-country-receives-1-mi Peru's Foreign Minister Elizabeth Astete resigns amid an uproar over secret vaccination before the country receives 1 million doses for health workers. 1614729909 2021-02-14 39682a06bf218ec428abe902245c9cb891fa2118 44 Peru foreign minister 2 /feed/2021/02/14/peru-s-foreign-minister-elizabeth-astete-resigns-amid-an-uproar-over-secret-vaccination-before-the-country-receives-one Peru's Foreign Minister Elizabeth Astete resigns amid an uproar over secret vaccination before the country receives one million doses for health workers. 2018-06-28 55017c2f1abf401a5be29b2cb5c556ec3af9dd47 9 Peru president 2 /feed/2018/06/28/the-prosecutor-s-office-of-peru-opens-a-preliminary-investigation-to-determine-if-there-were-alleged-political-benefits The Prosecutor's Office of Peru opens a preliminary investigation to determine if there were alleged political benefits – among them the humanitarian pardon granted to former President Alberto Fujimori – offered by former President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski to avoid being removed from his office during the first impeachment process against him in December 2017. Three months later, in the middle of a similar scenario, Kuczynski resigned, seeing that Congress would no longer favor him. 2013-06-4 8edca984528de5c04486a9441aa1da35018ac0b7 5 F-16 fighter jets United States 2 /feed/2013/06/4/the-united-states-expands-its-military-presence-in-jordan-sending-a-patriot-missile-battery-and-an-undeclared-number-of The United States expands its military presence in Jordan, sending a Patriot missile battery and an undeclared number of F-16 fighters to the area. 2011-03-19 1e64727358a0670300aeaf5b784c0817cda9a881 31 Peru president 2 /feed/2011/03/19/peruvian-president-alan-garcia-swears-in-rosario-fernandez-as-prime-minister-after-the-sudden-resignation-of-jose-anton Peruvian President Alan García swears in Rosario Fernández as Prime Minister, after the sudden resignation of José Antonio Chang. /feed/2026/04/22/peruvian-defence-minister-carlos-diaz-danino-and-foreign-minister-hugo-de-zela-resign-following-president-jose-maria-bal Reuters 22 b39832bfc9f198ce4a0d42dc516dce7084979934 4 https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/peru-defense-minister-resigns-amid-postponement-f-16-aircraft-purchase-2026-04-22/ 2026 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.