Pope Leo urges end to violence in Peru during visit to remote Andes town
In Santa Cruz de Succhabamba, the pope urges people not to respond to injustice with brutality.
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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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Peru’s President Keiko Fujimori has inspected El Salvador’s mega-prison as she mulls a proposal to build one in Peru.
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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
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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
Leopardus tilcayo is the first new living cat species named and described in more than a century.
![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
Trump says the country has made progress against narcotics since Maduro’s removal, may also remove Colombia and Bolivia.
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