Chile

• Wednesday, April 1st 2026 - 10:37 UTC

  Bolivia: probe into ring that stole and adulterated fuel imported through Chilean ports

  

  Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz on Tuesday denounced the existence of an international ring dedicated to stealing and adulterating gasoline and diesel imported into the country, with operations detected in Chile, Argentina, and Paraguay. According to the president, the scheme originated under the previous management of Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), the state-owned fuel supply company.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2026 - 02:11 UTC

  Chile's new government freezes migrant legalization, eyes deportations

  

  President José Antonio Kast's government has suspended a decree drafted by the previous administration of Gabriel Boric that would have regularized some 182,000 people who entered Chile irregularly and voluntarily registered with immigration authorities.

• Sunday, March 29th 2026 - 22:04 UTC

  Sharp fuel price hike in Chile triggers first protests against Kast government

  

  Chilean President José Antonio Kast's government faced its first street protests since taking office on March 11 this week, after a historic fuel price increase hit consumers and rapidly eroded public support for the far-right leader.

• Thursday, March 26th 2026 - 01:48 UTC

  International project validates renewable hydrogen energy systems in Antarctica

  

  A delegation of Chilean and European authorities and institutions completed a technical visit to the “Profesor Julio Escudero” research station operated by the Chilean Antarctic Institute (INACH) on King George Island, where progress was presented on a pilot renewable hydrogen and energy infrastructure project designed to validate hybrid energy systems in one of the planet's most demanding environments.

• Wednesday, March 25th 2026 - 11:15 UTC

  Ex President Boric draws mixed reactions after being spotted riding Santiago de Chile's Metro

  

  Less than two weeks after leaving office, former Chilean President Gabriel Boric drew renewed public attention after being spotted riding the Santiago Metro as an ordinary passenger.

• Wednesday, March 25th 2026 - 00:18 UTC

  Peru confirms large-scale geothermal system in southern Andes, near Chilean border

  

  Peru's Geophysical Institute (IGP) confirmed on Tuesday the existence of a large-scale active geothermal system in the country's southern Andes, near the Paucarani-Casiri volcano, approximately 75 kilometers northeast of the city of Tacna and close to the Chilean border, according to EFE.

• Tuesday, March 24th 2026 - 21:33 UTC

  Chile withdraws support for Bachelet's candidacy for UN Secretary General

  

  The government of José Antonio Kast on Tuesday withdrew Chile's backing for former President Michelle Bachelet's bid to lead the United Nations, deeming her candidacy “unviable” in the current context.

• Monday, March 23rd 2026 - 03:49 UTC

  Chile: Kast announces “difficult decisions” and rules out populist responses to oil crisis

  

  Chilean President José Antonio Kast said he found the country “worse than he imagined” and warned his government will take unpopular adjustment measures, in an interview published on Saturday by the newspaper La Tercera, the first he has given since taking office on March 11.

• Thursday, March 19th 2026 - 00:50 UTC

  UK reaffirms longstanding relation with Chile and continued partnership for the future

  

  The United Kingdom reaffirmed its intention to deepen its relationship with Chile across trade, critical minerals, energy, shipbuilding and scientific cooperation, according to a statement released by the UK Foreign Office following the inauguration of President José Antonio Kast in Santiago.

• Tuesday, March 17th 2026 - 23:24 UTC

  Kast launches border barriers in northern Chile and hardens migration agenda

  

  Chilean President José Antonio Kast on Monday launched the border control works he had promised during the campaign, starting in Chacalluta in the Arica and Parinacota region, in an early sign that migration and security will be among the defining priorities of his administration. According to Chile’s presidency, Kast inspected the works at the frontier and highlighted the Army’s deployment to secure the area.