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Pope Leo cheered on return to Peru city where he served as bishop
An estimated 1.5 million people have welcomed Pope Leo XIV back to the city in Peru where he once served as bishop.
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![Pope Leo XIV gestures during a meeting on the challenges and hopes for the future of the Peruvian people at Lima's Plaza Mayor on Nov. 12, 2026. [Tiziana Fabi/AFP]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/image-1794517118.jpg?resize=770%2C433&quality=80)
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Pope Leo XIV arrives for South American tour after cancer surgery
Pope Leo XIV arrives in Uruguay kicking off a 12-day tour of South America after undergoing lung surgery last month.
Published On 7 Nov 2026
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Fujimori tours El Salvador mega-prison with hopes to build one in Peru
Peru’s President Keiko Fujimori has inspected El Salvador’s mega-prison as she mulls a proposal to build one in Peru.
Published On 30 Oct 2026
Pope Leo needs no further treatment after cancer surgery, doctors say
The 71-year-old leader of the Catholic Church has had the lower lobe of his right lung removed in surgery.
Oxfam analysis finds Peru’s richest captured 42 percent of all new wealth
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Residents douse workers with flaming gasoline during eviction in Peru
A bystander has filmed residents of a condemned building in Peru throwing flaming gasoline on eviction workers.
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Michelle Bachelet exits UN chief race after low poll support
Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet ends her bid to be the first woman to lead the United Nations.
![Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet speaks during the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, China, on May 14, 2017 [File: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/getty_6aaf29fa7b-1789864442.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
New tiger cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century
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![A Leopardus tilcayo cat, a newly identified species through research led by National Geographic Explorer Paola Nogales Ascarrunz, walks at the Senda Verde animal refuge in the Yungas region, Bolivia, September 1, 2026 [Fernando Faciole/National Geographic/Handout via Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-17T154146Z_238128909_RC2KANAC4Y4W_RTRMADP_3_SCIENCE-CAT-1789702208.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
US removes Venezuela from drug list, Trump says
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Peru joins US-led ‘Shield of the Americas’ security alliance
Fujimori administration is latest right-wing government to join alliance for a more aggressive approach against crime.
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