Chile

Monday, June 30th 2025 - 10:55 UTC
Spotlight on BA for Mercosur Summit this week: Lula meeting Milei and CFK

Argentine President Javier Milei is preparing to host the South American Common Market (Mercosur) Summit Wednesday and Thursday in Buenos Aires, during which he will have to welcome his Brazilian colleague Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, with whom he does not see eye to eye after calling him names during the 2023 campaign.
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Monday, June 30th 2025 - 08:22 UTC
Communist Jara wins Chilean ruling party's presidential primaries

Communist activist and former Labor Minister Jeannette Jara won the Chilean ruling party’s presidential primary Sunday with 60.16% of the vote, defeating Carolina Tohá (27.78%) and lesser challenges from Gonzalo Winter and Jaime Mulet.
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Thursday, June 26th 2025 - 10:19 UTC
Chilean president becomes first-time father

Violeta Boric Carrasco, daughter of Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font and his partner, environmental chemist and former professional basketball player Paula Carrasco, was born Wednesday evening at the Clinical Hospital of the University of Chile in Santiago, making the child the first ever born to a sitting president Carlos Ibáñez del Campo’s offspring in 1928 and 1930. The birth was confirmed after 11 pm local time.
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Wednesday, June 25th 2025 - 06:59 UTC
Belgian monarchs land in Chile

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium arrived Tuesday on a State trip to Chile, where they were welcomed by President Gabriel Boric Font at La Moneda Palace. The visit aims to strengthen bilateral cooperation in energy, mining, and science, reflecting the strong friendship and shared values between the two countries.
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Monday, June 23rd 2025 - 10:24 UTC
Chile's Boric also finds attack on Iran disrespectful of international law

Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font expressed his utmost rejection to the United States' bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities (Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan), which – he claimed – violated international law.
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Friday, June 20th 2025 - 09:53 UTC
Chile: Private university joins National Oceanographic Committee

Chile's Universidad San Sebastián (USS) has joined the National Oceanographic Committee (CONA), a public organization coordinated by the Navy's Hydrographic Service (SHOA), bringing together 30 institutions to advance marine science research.
Wednesday, June 18th 2025 - 09:38 UTC
Chile's Central Bank keeps basic interest rate at 5%

Chile's Central Bank decided Tuesday to maintain the monetary policy interest rate at 5%, unchanged since December 2024, due to global economic uncertainties, particularly from escalating trade tensions and the Iran-Israel conflict in the Middle East, which pose risks to the US and global economies.
Monday, June 9th 2025 - 10:29 UTC
Jones Huala arrested for encouraging acts of violence

Mapuche Ancestral Resistance (RAM) leader Facundo Jones Huala was arrested in the Patagonian city of El Bolsón late Sunday by the Argentine Federal Police, following an order from the Bariloche Federal Prosecutor's Office for public intimidation, incitement to collective violence, apology for crime, and criminal association.
Friday, June 6th 2025 - 18:56 UTC
Tremor in northern Chile felt nationwide poses no tsunami risk, authorities say

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile's Atacama Region Friday at 1.15 pm local time. The epicenter was located 63.49 km west of Chañaral, at a depth of 33 km. So far, no damage to people or infrastructure has been reported, although the tremor was felt in several areas.
Thursday, June 5th 2025 - 10:35 UTC
Israel's Ambassador to Chile says bilateral ties hit rock bottom

Israel's ambassador to Chile, Gil Artzyeli, said that relations between the two governments have “reached rock bottom” due to a lack of dialogue over the past three and a half years, predating the events of October 7. The diplomat also mentioned a perceived hostility from Chile toward Israel, despite strong ties in various fields.