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Peru's President Dina Boluarte has signed a law granting amnesty to soldiers, police, and civilian militias accused of crimes during its 1980–2000 conflict with Maoist rebels. The law, passed despite an Inter-American Court of Human Rights order to pause it, will also free those over 70 serving sentences, according to BBC.

Human rights groups warn the measure undermines justice, potentially halting hundreds of trials and overturning convictions. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission found state forces committed most documented sexual violence during the conflict.

Meanwhile, former President Martin Vizcarra was ordered held for five months over alleged bribery, becoming the fifth ex-president jailed for corruption, BBC reported.

Seventeen areas in Sudan, including Darfur, the Nuba Mountains, Khartoum, and Gezira, are now “at risk of famine,” the UN warns. Hunger, first confirmed in North Darfur’s Zamzam camp in 2024, has worsened, especially in El Fasher, where residents face extreme shortages and some survive on animal fodder, Xinhua reported.

The World Food Programme provides digital cash to 250,000 people, but aid access remains limited. The UN urged an end to fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces, which has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions since April 2023.

Kuwait’s Ministry of Health has confirmed 13 deaths from methanol poisoning linked to locally made alcohol. Since Saturday, 63 people— all of Asian nationality—have been treated, with many in intensive care. Thirty-one required ventilators, 51 underwent emergency dialysis, and 21 suffered permanent vision loss, Xinhua reported.

Authorities say the alcohol was sold by Asian individuals in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, Farwaniya, located southwest of Kuwait city. Ten suspects have been arrested. Alcohol is banned in Kuwait, with strict penalties for production or sale.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will introduce a crime bill to extend federal oversight of the Metropolitan Police Department, citing the need to address rising crime in Washington, DC. The move follows his Monday executive order declaring a 30-day crime emergency in the capital to protect residents, visitors, and government operations, according to Xinhua.

Trump criticized DC’s statehood push, calling it “ridiculous,” and said longer-term measures were needed. About 800 National Guard members are set to be fully deployed in the city by the end of the week.