Chile

• Monday, January 5th 2026 - 10:36 UTC

  Leftwing governments object to Washington's abduction of Maduro

  

  The governments of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, and Spain issued a joint statement on Sunday, expressing “deep concern and rejection” of the US military operation that resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro.

• Saturday, January 3rd 2026 - 09:12 UTC

  Chile's Supreme Court rules against dictatorship criminals

  

  Chile's Supreme Court has struck down a legal mechanism known as “partial prescription” for crimes against humanity committed during the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship (1973–1990). The decision was made in compliance with a mandate from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR).

• Monday, December 29th 2025 - 22:32 UTC

  Chilean Ambassador to New Zealand under fire after Rapa Nui post

  

  Diplomatic circles in Santiago are still shaky after last week's comment by the South American country's Ambassador to New Zealand, favoring self-rule by Easter Island's native Rapa Nui community.

• Saturday, December 27th 2025 - 09:30 UTC

  Latam Airlines granted license to operate domestic flights in Argentina

  

  Argentina's Libertarian Government of President Javier Milei has granted Chile's Latam Airlines a full license to operate any domestic flight the company wishes to offer with the aircraft of its choice, thus making it an internal competitor to other carriers serving the market.

• Wednesday, December 24th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

  Kast and Noboa discuss “humanitarian corridor” for Venezuelan immigrants to return home

  

  Following a high-level summit at the Carondelet Palace in Quito on Tuesday, Chilean President-elect José Antonio Kast and Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa have signaled a unified front on the South American migration crisis. Both leaders discussed Kast's proposal to establish a “humanitarian corridor” to facilitate the return of undocumented Venezuelan migrants to their home country.

• Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:44 UTC

  Chile: Kast bound for crime-torn Ecuador

  

  Chilean President-elect José Antonio Kast is departing on Monday for Ecuador amid escalating security concerns.

• Friday, December 19th 2025 - 21:34 UTC

  Superflu makes it to Argentina and Brazil

  

  Health authorities across South America are on high alert following the confirmed detection of the Influenza A (H3N2) “K subclade” in Argentina and Brazil. The variant, which has already triggered emergency protocols in Chile and Bolivia, is characterized by genetic mutations that may increase transmissibility, though experts emphasize it does not currently appear to be more lethal than standard flu strains.

• Friday, December 19th 2025 - 08:27 UTC

  Health alerts issued in Chile and Bolivia following superflu detections

  

  Health authorities in Chile and Bolivia have activated emergency epidemiological protocols following the confirmed arrival of a new, highly transmissible variant of Influenza A (H3N2), known as the K subclade (also referred to as “supereflu”).

• Wednesday, December 17th 2025 - 14:04 UTC

  Chile's Central Bank cuts interest rate to 4.5%

  

  Chile's Central Bank Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to lower the Monetary Policy Rate (TPM) to 4.5% in response to a faster-than-anticipated decline in inflation and a stabilizing global economic outlook after holding rates at 4.75% during its previous session.

• Tuesday, December 16th 2025 - 21:56 UTC

  Milei and Kast signal “new era” of bilateral ties

  

  In his first international trip since winning Chile's runoff election, President-elect José Antonio Kast met with Argentine President Javier Milei on Tuesday at the Casa Rosada. Kast's trip marked a milestone in the relationship between the two Southern Cone nations.