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Montevideo, October 20th 2025 - 07:18 UTC

Chile

  • Wednesday, June 25th 2025 - 06:59 UTC

    Belgian monarchs land in Chile

    King Philippe held talks with Boric and other officials

    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.

  • Monday, June 23rd 2025 - 10:24 UTC

    Chile's Boric also finds attack on Iran disrespectful of international law

    “We will defend respect for international humanitarian law in all instances,” Boric argued

    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.

  • Friday, June 20th 2025 - 09:53 UTC

    Chile: Private university joins National Oceanographic Committee

    The USS will contribute its Centinela I ship to the scientific efforts

    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%

    “The escalation of the war conflict in the Middle East adds further uncertainty to this outlook,” Chile's Central Bank reckoned

    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

    The Bariloche-born “Jones Huala is once again detained by the forces of law and order,” Bullrich underlined after his arrest

    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

    Each year, Chile experiences numerous earthquakes, though most are of low or moderate intensity and do not pose a significant threat

    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

    When there are differences, “the idea is to talk, and that is not what is happening,” Artzyeli said

    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.

  • Monday, June 2nd 2025 - 10:08 UTC

    Boric condemns Israel's actions in Gaza

    Given Boric's stance against Israel, Chile faces possible retaliation measures from Washington

    In his annual address on June 1, 2025, at the National Congress in Valparaiso, Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font sharply criticized Israel, accusing its government of “genocide and ethnic cleansing” against Palestinians in Gaza. “It is these same principles that have led me to raise my voice loudly against the genocide and ethnic cleansing that the Israeli government is committing against the Palestinian people,” said Boric.

  • Friday, May 30th 2025 - 10:14 UTC

    School shooting leaves at least 3 wounded in southern Chile

    The attackers fled the scene aboard a “lead-colored” vehicle, Carabineros General Renzo Miccono explained

    At least three students were injured in a shooting at the Nuevos Horizontes school in San Pedro de la Paz, in Chile's southern Biobío Region. The attackers, two women and a man, entered the school hooded, targeted an 18-year-old pupil on the second floor, and then wounded two brothers (ages 17 and 18) in the parking lot. Authorities believe previous conflicts between the victims and people outside the school could be linked to the incident. Carabineros are investigating and have strong leads to identify and arrest the attackers.

  • Thursday, May 29th 2025 - 10:56 UTC

    Chile pulls military attachés from Tel Aviv Embassy

    Diplomatic relations with Israel are not severed, Van Klaveren explained

    Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font defended his decision to withdraw the country's military attachés from Tel Aviv, citing the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza due to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's military actions following the terrorist group Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attacks.