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​People attend a vigil in Lima, Peru, in memory of a 32-year-old man who was killed during Wednesday's protest against Peru's President Jose Jeri, on October 16, 2025.
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What We’re Watching: Peru declares state of emergency, Trump to meet Zelensky after Putin call, Bangladesh seeks to end political upheaval

The Peruvian government is declaring a state of emergency in Lima after the protests, which haven’t stopped, turned deadly – police shot and killed a 32-year-old man on Wednesday at demonstrations outside the Congress.

​US President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington, D.C., USA, on September 29, 2025.
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What We’re Watching: Netanyahu and Trump talk Gaza, Europe nabs a win out east, Peru faces “Gen Z” revolt

Police officers clash with a supporter of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan during a protest outside Federal Judicial Complex in Islamabad, Pakistan March 18, 2023.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Mass political jailing in Pakistan, Musk funding Trump even as they feuded, Russia claims win in eastern Ukraine, Peruvian utility workers find 1,000-year-old remains

​U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) speaks to the media in San Salvador, El Salvador, on April 16, 2025.
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HARD NUMBERS: Maryland senator flies to El Salvador, Russian journalists jailed, California sues Trump admin over tariffs, EU tilts right on asylum, Peru’s ex-president guilty of money laundering

Viewpoint: What to expect from this year’s APEC
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Viewpoint: What to expect from this year’s APEC

With outgoing President Joe Biden meeting up with Chinese President Xi Jinping at APEC, GZERO reached out to Eurasia Group's Gabriela Vasquez Madueno for her take on what to watch at the event.

​Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa looks on as his wife Lavinia Valbonesi (not pictured) takes part in a referendum that asks voters to support mostly security-related questions to fight rising violence, in Guayaquil, Ecuador April 21, 2024.
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Ecuador votes to get tough on drugs

Ecuadorians showed overwhelming support for a government crackdown on drug-related violence in referendums this weekend in what could become a regional trend.

Oscar host Jimmy Kimmel appears on a billboard in Hollywood as preparations continue for the 96th Academy Awards Awards Los Angeles, California U.S., March 6, 2024. ​
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Hard Numbers: Oscars go global, Congress does its job, Peru revives the Senate, Mauritania gets migration money

10,500: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (the folks behind the Oscars this weekend) has expanded its member rolls to over 10,500 individuals in over 75 countries, which may help account for the rise in international nominees.

​Ships are anchored near the construction site of a new Chinese mega port, in Chancay, Peru, as seen here in August 2023.
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Hard Numbers: Chinese mega port to open in Peru, Bitcoin funds debut with a bang, Femicide alarm raised in Kenya, Germany’s East-West gender gaps

Peru's President Dina Boluarte
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Political drama consumes Peru, per usual

Political turmoil – seemingly a national pastime in Peru – is again rearing its ugly head. Top prosecutor Patricia Benavides is blaming President Dina Boluarte – who came to power a year ago after President Pedro Castillo was removed from office by Congress – for a number of deaths at anti-government protests.

An Afghan man works in a poppy field in Nangarhar province in 2016.
Asia

Hard Numbers: Afghans' fewer poppies, Trump's lead in key states, Lake Titicaca’s lower water level, New Delhi's smog, Japan's new frigates, Swifties' tents