Chile’s ENAP Paid Envoy’s Law Firm US$1m
ENAP Zaliasnik payments: Chile's state oil firm paid the envoy's law firm over US$1 million from 2019 to 2025, and...
October 15, 2026Topic
José Antonio Kast
Chile’s Kast to Visit Bolivia on 16 October
Chile’s President Kast will visit Bolivia on Friday 16 October 2026, a high-level step between neighbours with no ambassadors. What...
October 9, 2026
Chile Explains Why No Mudslide Alert Was Sent
Las Condes mudslide: Chile’s disaster agency says it struck too fast for a phone alert. Prosecutors probe, and insurers explain...
October 9, 2026
Chile Seeks 190% More Money for Expulsions
Chile's 2027 budget bill would lift expulsion funding 190% to about US$11.7 million, as the migration service pushes faster removals...
October 4, 2026
Chile Politics Explained, Who Holds Power in 2026
Chile politics in 2026 centres on President José Antonio Kast, who won 58.16% of the December 2025 runoff and took...
October 4, 2026
Chile Foreign Minister Survives Interpellation as Deputies Give Kast 30 Days on US Pact
Chile foreign minister Pérez Mackenna survived a first-ever interpellation, but deputies gave Kast 30 days to hand over the papers...
September 29, 2026
Dominga Mine Rejection Stands in Chile as Andes Iron Drops Supreme Court Appeals
Andes Iron withdrew its Supreme Court appeals, so the rejection of Chile's Dominga mine stands. The US$3bn project now hinges...
September 29, 2026
Chile’s Kast Unveils Emergency Jobs Plan Promising Over 100,000 Jobs
Chile's Kast unveils a US$1.35 billion emergency jobs plan: 75,000 more hiring subsidies, US$311 million for small-firm loan guarantees and...
September 28, 2026
Chile Opposition Asks Watchdog to Rule on Kast’s US-Led Security Pact
Five Chilean deputies ask the comptroller to rule on the Shield of the Americas, calling it a treaty in disguise....
September 28, 2026