Peru ousts president blamed for failing to stem crime
• Oct 10, 2025, 9:13 AM
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Peruvian lawmakers ousted President Dina Boluarte just after midnight Friday, ending a turbulent term marked by protests, corruption investigations, and rising crime. Following the vote, 38-year-old legislature head Jose Jeri took over as interim president, promising to lead until elections in April 2026.
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Trump lays off thousands of US government workers amid govt shutdown
• 2:34 PM
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President Donald Trump on Friday blamed Democrats for his decision to lay off thousands of workers across the US government as he followed through on his threat to cut the federal workforce during the government shutdown.
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Trump announces additional 100 percent tariff on Chinese imports
• 8:52 AM
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US President Donald Trump announced an additional 100 percent tariff on China Friday and threatened to cancel a summit with Xi Jinping, reigniting his trade war with Beijing in a row over export curbs on rare earth minerals. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson re
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Venezuela is not Eastern Europe: Maduro regime a 'thoroughly corrupted and hollowed out government'
• 7:17 AM
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Blast at Tennessee explosives plant leaves dozens missing and feared dead
• 12:47 AM
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A blast leveled an explosives plant Friday in rural Tennessee, leaving behind a mass of twisted metal, burned-out shells of cars and at least 18 people missing and feared dead, authorities said. “There’s nothing to describe. It’s gone,” Humphreys County
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