Chile

• Monday, April 13th 2026 - 10:39 UTC

  United Kingdom highlights close relationship with Chile in defense and security

  

  Chilean Defense Minister Fernando Barros inaugurates the United Kingdom pavilion alongside Ambassador David Concar, Mark Jackson of the RAF, and Navy Captain Jason White

• Thursday, April 9th 2026 - 21:36 UTC

  Chilean Air Force conducts first-ever aerial refueling of US F-35 fighters

  

  The Chilean Air Force (FACh) completed for the first time an aerial refueling operation involving two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighters, in a milestone that demonstrates growing interoperability between the two countries and the level of modernization achieved by Chile's military aviation.

• Tuesday, April 7th 2026 - 05:05 UTC

  Chilean President Kast backs Argentine claim over Falklands in first state visit to Buenos Aires

  

  Chilean President José Antonio Kast formally backed Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands, South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands and surrounding maritime areas during his first state visit to Buenos Aires, where he met his counterpart Javier Milei at the Casa Rosada.

• Monday, April 6th 2026 - 01:07 UTC

  Chile and Argentina seek to “confront common enemies” in Kast's first state visit

  

  Chilean President José Antonio Kast departed Sunday on his first official trip abroad to meet his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei in a state visit centered on security, organized crime and the extradition of former guerrilla member Galvarino Apablaza.

• Friday, April 3rd 2026 - 21:38 UTC

  Argentina offers reward for fugitive Chilean ex-guerrilla Apablaza ahead of Kast visit

  

  Argentina's government on Friday offered a reward of 20 million pesos — roughly $14,000 — for information leading to the capture of Galvarino Apablaza, former leader of the Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front (FPMR), wanted by Chilean courts as the alleged mastermind of the 1991 assassination of Senator Jaime Guzmán and the kidnapping of businessman Cristián Edwards.

• 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.