Peru Congress ousts president, successor vows 'war on crime'

Peru's lawmakers swore in Congress chief Jose Jeri as the country's new president less than an hour after unanimously voting to remove President Dina Boluarte, as anger mounted over rising crime and accusations of corruption. One of the world's least popular leaders was ousted shortly after midnight on Friday, just hours after various political blocs first presented motions for Boluarte's removal on grounds of moral incapacity. The vote took place after several members of popular cumbia music group Agua Marina were injured in a shooting during a concert held on Wednesday in a venue belonging to the Peruvian military. Motions for Boluarte's removal cited the economic impacts of rising crime, as well as allegations of corruption and a scandal known...