Chile

Chileans resoundingly reject overhaul of dictatorship-era constitution

Sep 05, 2022 09:18

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 05:38

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.
The Zionist regime freaks out as Gabriel Boric’s elections signal new direction for Chile

Dec 26, 2021 17:50

As Gabriel Boric’s election victory shows, a new hope could be dawning across Latin America. For both the United States government and its Israeli ally, this is not good news.
Latin America rallies to congratulate Chile's youngest ever leftist president

Dec 20, 2021 12:05

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 12:05

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 10:50

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 07:40

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.
The awakening of the Chilean people

Jul 09, 2021 14:55

The news from the South American country of Chile that an indigenous woman has been elected to a new assembly charged with drafting the national constitution is a step in the right direction after centuries of oppression of the Mapuche people by the ruling elite of Spanish ancestry.
US ‘biggest threat’ to China’s development, security: President Xi

Mar 04, 2021 07:48

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.
The US military is hell-bent on trying to overpower China

Jun 03, 2020 12:07

Recently, Admiral Philip Davidson—the head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command—told the U.S. Congress that he would like $20 billion to create a robust military cordon that runs from California to Japan and down the Pacific Rim of Asia. His proposal—titled “Regain the Advantage”—pointed to the “renewed threat we face from Great Power Competition.