Chile

Lawmakers from 12 Latin American countries back Isaac Accords, Jerusalem embassy move

According to organizers, participating countries included Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Honduras, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, and Panama.

(L-R) Chairman of Selection Committee, The Genesis Prize Foundation, David Hatchwell, Argentinian President Javier Milei, and Josh Reinstein, President of the Israel Allies Foundation.
 CHILE-POLITICS-GOVERNMENT Chile's President Jose Antonio Kast delivers his State of the Nation address in Valparaiso, Chile, on June 1, 2026.

Chile, Colombia, Peru go conservative: What’s next for Latin America? - analysis

Chile's President Jose Antonio Kast attends a press conference at the Chilean embassy, after meeting his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei, in Buenos Aires, Argentina April 6, 2026.

Chile to return ambassador to Israel, Kast tells Herzog

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attends her final news conference before the end of her mandate at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, August 25, 2022.

US envoy Waltz raises doubts over electing Chile's Bachelet as next UN leader


Tsunami alert triggers evacuations in Antarctica and Chile's far south

This comes after a 7.4 earthquake struck between Cape Horn and Antarctica.

 People evacuate the coastline in Chile, following a tsunami preventive advisory generated by local authorities, after an earthquake sparked a tsunami threat on the Pacific coast, in Puerto Williams, Chile May 2, 2025.

FBI, Chilean police take down international gang of thieves

Many of the detainees had no criminal records in Chile but were career criminals abroad who laundered assets.

 Johnny Fica, head of the police's money and asset laundering division, speaks during a press conference in Santiago, Chile, April 30, 2025.

Chile's Atacama desert turns to fog harvesting – A lifeline for some of the world’s driest cities

Scientists estimate fog nets could collect up to 10 liters of water per square meter daily during peak months.

 Chile's Atacama desert turns to fog harvesting – A lifeline for some of the world’s driest cities. Illustration.

Reached South America: The Israeli solution for digital agriculture

The ag-tech company Phytech has established branches in Peru and Chile to provide digital agriculture solutions across Central and South America.

 Digital agriculture

After Chilean politicians label menorah ‘symbol of death,’ hanukkiah vandalized, lighting canceled

Israeli ambassador to Chile, Gil Artzyeli, posted on social media on December 17 that Moreira’s statements were “clear antisemitism,” and he was convinced that they did not represent the Chileans.

Menorah during Hanukkah in new community in the Negev honoring fallen IDF Officer Col. Yonatan Steinberg

Chile to install world's largest astronomy camera on the edge of Atacama desert

The Rubin Observatory is a complex, integrated system consisting of an eight-meter wide-field ground-based telescope, the camera, and an automated data processing system.

  Vera C. Rubin Observatory

A call to collective action: Confronting antisemitism in Chile - opinion

It is imperative that we, as a society, stand in solidarity with the Jewish community and unequivocally condemn antisemitism in all its forms.

 A PRO-ISRAEL rally takes place in Santiago, the capital of Chile, in November.

Chile’s Club Palestino advances in international tournament, fans accuse Israel of genocide

The Palestino club was founded in Santiago in 1920 by Palestinian immigrants to Chile, which is home to the largest population of Palestinians outside the Middle East.

Palestino fans in the stands before the match. Palestino club was founded by Chile's Palestinian community. The club has been very active in support of the community amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Over 100 new marine species discovered in underwater expedition in Chile

The southeast Pacific is a geological hotbed and is littered with hydrothermal vents that sustain a wide variety of living creatures.

 Underwater coral reef

Forest fires kill 131 in Chile's worst disaster since 2010 earthquake

Although wildfires are not uncommon during the Southern Hemisphere's summer, the lethality of these blazes stands out.

 Fire and smoke rise as a wildfire burns near the Lago Penuelas National Reserve, in Valparaiso region, Chile February 2, 2024.