Conflict & Security April 22, 2026 565 stories in this edition

Top Peru ministers resign in protest over stalled US fighter jet deal

SCMP Asia / Asia / 1m ago / Agence France-Presse
Top Peru ministers resign in protest over stalled US fighter jet deal

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Peru’s foreign and defence ministers resigned on Wednesday in protest over the decision by the government to stall a US$3.5 billion deal for the purchase of 24 US F-16 fighter jets. The ministers said Peru’s reputation was in jeopardy after interim president Jose Maria Balcazar said on Tuesday that he would leave it up to the winner of June’s presidential run-off to finalise the agreement. Foreign Minister Hugo de Ze...

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Peru’s foreign and defence ministers resigned on Wednesday in protest over the decision by the government to stall a US$3.5 billion deal for the purchase of 24 US F-16 fighter jets. The ministers said Peru’s reputation w...

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