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1. On Tuesday evening this week, Peruvian judicial authorities entered the Presidential Palace to arrest Yenifer Paredes—the sister-in-law of incumbent President Pedro Castillo—on suspicion of involvement in corruption and money laundering. Paredes resides at the Presidential Palace alongside President Castillo and his wife, having been raised by the couple since childhood as if she were their own daughter. This operation marks the first time in Peruvian history that judicial authorities have entered the Presidential Palace to make an arrest. Simultaneously, judicial authorities have launched an investigation into President Castillo himself for alleged corruption—a historic first in Peru involving an investigation into a sitting president.
2. Last Tuesday, Venezuela announced it would contact Colombia’s Gustavo Petro administration to restore bilateral "military relations." 
Previously, the two countries had already agreed to reinstate full ambassadorial-level diplomatic ties. 
Diplomatic relations between the two nations had been severed since 2019, when then-Colombian President Iván Duque recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s "interim president."

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