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Fri, 06 Nov 2026 01:38:00 GMT
Watchdog publishes a list of 77 clergy accused of abuse in Peru ahead of the Pope’s visit
US-based organisation Bishop Accountability on Thursday presented in Lima a list of 77 members of Peru’s Catholic clergy publicly accused of sexually abusing minors, days before Pope Leo XIV, who lived in the country for more...

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 07:21:00 GMT
Ibero-American foreign ministers unanimously back Argentina’s Falklands claim
Ibero-American foreign ministers meeting in Madrid unanimously approved a special communiqué backing Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Falklands and calling on Argentina and the United Kingdom to resume negotiations, on...

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 07:14:00 GMT
One dead and more than 2,000 affected by El Niño flooding in the Galápagos
Heavy rains linked to the El Niño phenomenon triggered a flash flood on Santa Cruz island in Ecuador’s Galápagos archipelago overnight from Friday to Saturday, leaving one person dead and more than 2,000 affected, according...

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 07:00:00 GMT
Peru declares an El Niño emergency in nearly three-quarters of the country ahead of the Pope’s visit
Peru’s government has declared a two-month state of emergency over the risk of heavy rains linked to the El Niño phenomenon in 1,380 of the country’s 1,891 districts, about 73%, including all the places Pope Leo XIV will v...

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:16:00 GMT
Cristina Kirchner meets Lula’s digital strategist in a bid to replicate his comeback in Argentina
Former Argentine president Cristina Kirchner on Monday received Brazilian lawmaker André Janones, creator of the WhatsApp channel that helped Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva win re-election, in Buenos Aires, as the Peronist opposit...

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