José Antonio Kast

President José Antonio Kast declared a state of emergency for Las Condes, a wealthy suburb east of Santiago, giving government agencies more power to respond as torrential rains turned key roads into impassable waterways

From clashing over Cuba to calls on Gaza, UN sidelines reflect global rifts

From clashing over Cuba to calls on Gaza, UN sidelines reflect global rifts

From clashing over Cuba to calls on Gaza, UN sidelines reflect global rifts

From clashing over Cuba to calls on Gaza, UN sidelines reflect global rifts

The blaze broke out late on Friday at the single-storey care home in Pitrufquen, in the Araucania region, about 640km (400 miles) south of the capital, Santiago

September arrived without any resolution to several global conflicts

The United States pledged $1 billion in security assistance to Colombia after its new right-wing president took office

Unusual northern rains leave over 1,000 homes wrecked, communities cut off

A powerful storm surge flooded the Chilean coastal town of Penco on Thursday 16 July 2026, leaving streets and homes under water as emergency crews evacuated residents and authorities warned people to stay away from the shoreline

Peru's highest election authority officially proclaimed Keiko Fujimori president-elect on Friday, July 3, days after the conclusion of a razor-thin vote count

The rapid mobilization Thursday comes after back-to-back magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes rocked northern Venezuela roughly 120 miles west of Caracas Wednesday night

Labour unions and student groups protested in Valparaiso, Chile as President Jose Antonio Kast delivered his first State of the Nation address

A significant diplomatic thaw is underway between Jerusalem and Santiago following a high-level meeting between President Isaac Herzog and Chile's newly elected leader, José Antonio Kast

Proposes gradual cuts to corporate tax rate to 23% from 27%

President Javier Milei of Argentina promoted a cryptocurrency last year that quickly skyrocketed in value then cratered just as fast, costing investors millions of dollars and setting off a scandal and an investigation

The previous leftist government of president Gabriel Boric had prepared a decree giving the green light to 182,000 people who applied for legal status

Chile’s Truckers Stick by Kast as Fuel Price Hikes Sow Tensions

Chile’s Kast Halts Green Decrees in Rush to Undo Boric Legacy

Arch-conservative leader Kast has vowed to crack down on immigration from Peru and Bolivia with his ‘Border Shield’ plan

On Thursday, a vehicle attack at a Michigan synagogue shocked the community, though quick action and security training helped prevent greater tragedy

Ni, also minister of housing and urban-rural development, on Tuesday met separately in Santiago with Chile's president-elect Jose Antonio Kast and outgoing President Gabriel Boric

During the visit, Kirti Vardhan Singh held a bilateral meeting with President Kast, and also interacted with outgoing president, Gabriel Boric Font

China, which dominates the global supply chain for critical minerals, is Chile's top customer for both metals

Conservative Euphoria Hits Chile as Right Surges in Latin America

Trump encouraged regional leaders gathered at his Miami-area golf club to take military action against drug trafficking cartels and transnational gangs that he says pose an “unacceptable threat” to the hemisphere's national security

Kristi Noem will reportedly join President Donald Trump and 12 Latin American leaders at his resort in Florida for a "Shield of the Americas" summit Saturday after her ouster as the Secretary of Homeland Security and appointment by President Donald Trump to be special envoy for the new coalition of nations

Lula travelled to Panama City intent on ensuring the left is represented in talks that will be dominated by conservative figures more sympathetic to Donald Trump in the US and Argentina’s Javier Milei closer to home

Chile President-Elect Kast Names Cabinet With Quiroz as Finance Chief

Mas is vice president of the powerful Confederation of Production and Commerce and brings private-sector experience in construction, real estate and financial services, but lacks a mining background

Less than three weeks later, however, it seems Netanyahu knew what he was talking about

The president also relied even more heavily on Cuban counterintelligence and bodyguards, more trusted than Venezuelans, with the latter not allowed to use mobile phones