Chile

Chileans resoundingly reject overhaul of dictatorship-era constitution

Sep 05, 2022 13:48

Chileans have resoundingly rejected a proposed new constitution, which would have replaced a charter dating back to the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet almost 41 years ago.
Gabriel Boric's election win in Chile 'bad news for Israel': Report

Dec 29, 2021 09:08

The historic win of Gabriel Boric, a supporter of Palestine and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, in Chile's presidential election has sparked concerns in Tel Aviv.
Latin America rallies to congratulate Chile's youngest ever leftist president

Dec 20, 2021 15:35

Leaders in Latin America have rallied to congratulate Chile’s President-elect Gabriel Boric, who defeated his far-right rival Antonio Kast to become the country’s youngest leader ever.
Chile's presidential vote headed for polarized runoff on Dec. 19

Nov 22, 2021 15:35

Chile is headed for a presidential runoff between a far-right former congressman and a former left-wing student activist, after no one claimed outright majority in this week’s vote.
Chile's opp. launches impeachment against president after Pandora Papers leak

Oct 14, 2021 14:20

Chilean opposition lawmakers have launched impeachment proceedings against President Sebastian Pinera over possible irregularities in the sale of a mining company revealed in the so-called Pandora Papers.
UN condemns xenophobic attacks against Venezuelan migrants in Chile

Sep 28, 2021 11:10

The United Nations has condemned the violent and xenophobic attacks against Venezuelan migrants in Chile over the weekend as public anger mounts over their presence in the country.
US ‘biggest threat’ to China’s development, security: President Xi

Mar 04, 2021 11:18

Chinese President Xi Jinping says the United States is the “biggest threat” to his country’s development and security, amid simmering tensions between Beijing and the new administration in Washington.
US Navy destroyer ‘sails through Taiwan Strait’

May 14, 2020 13:33

The US Navy says one of its guided-missile destroyers has sailed through the strategic Taiwan Strait, a provocative move likely to anger China.
Fire in Chilean city destroys over 100 homes on Christmas Eve

Dec 26, 2019 07:22

A violent forest fire on Christmas Eve affects more than a hundred homes on a hill in the Chilean city of Valparaiso, some 120 km west of Santiago.
Chilean military plane disappears with 38 on board

Dec 10, 2019 08:38

The Chilean Air Force reported on Monday the disappearance of one of its cargo planes that was headed to a base in Antarctica with 38 people on board.