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Chile shifts right as Pinochet fan Kast wins election run-off by landslide

Yesterday 15:32 Voters elected José Antonio Kast, the most right-wing president in 35 years of Chilean democracy, with a thumping 58 percent of vote in run-off against Jeannette Jara.

Showdown looms as EU-Mercosur deal nears finish line

Yesterday 13:47 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen due in Brazil on Monday for talks to finalise landmark pact with Mercosur blocof Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Mercosur leaders to meet December 20, ready to sign EU trade deal

11-12-2025 14:49 December 20 is the deadline set by the European Commission for a green light from European states on the agreement that has met with opposition from France.

Finally in Oslo, Nobel laureate Machado vows to return to Venezuela

11-12-2025 14:06 María Corina Machado reportedly took three days to make it out of Venezuela and reach Norway, wearing a wig and a disguise, crossing seas, dodging checkpoints and the risk of arrest. It also took the help of the United States government.

Questions over Machado's whereabouts as Nobel event postponed

09-12-2025 10:12 Nobel officials delay press conference with Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado in Oslo Tuesday; Unclear if she is in the Norwegian capital or not.

Machado family, heads of state in Oslo to fete elusive Nobel laureate

08-12-2025 19:09 María Corina Machado has indicated she will accept her award in person on Wednesday at Oslo's City Hall, despite the risk of being declared a fugitive for leaving her country.

Adapt or die: Latin America's response to Trump

26-11-2025 15:23 No country has been left untouched by what many view as a return to US interventionism in what the Trump administration has taken to calling "our hemisphere."

Chinese investment in Argentina tops US$23 billion, defying Milei’s alignment with Trump

26-11-2025 15:04 An X-ray of the Asian country’s investments in Argentina. Beijing not only financed but also constructed and purchased assets in the sectors which today are the motor of Argentina’s recovery, from Vaca Muerta shale to lithium in the north.

by Eugenia Muzio

‘America’s freedom advances’ – Argentina’s Milei and Chile’s Kast speak

18-11-2025 15:50 Pinochet admirer holds discussion with Argentina's libertarian leader after first round of Chilean election.

Crime, economic woes push South American voters to right

18-11-2025 15:36 Reasons why South Americans are electing right-wing candidates this year differ in each country, but they’re all driving the region in the same political direction.

Chile assets soar as election paves way for right-wing president

17-11-2025 12:01 José Antonio Kast emerged victorious among a field of right-wing candidates whose supporters he’s now likely to pick up, positioning him as the favourite in the December 14 run-off. Jeannette Jara moved on to the second round but with fewer votes than expected.

UK, Mercosur prepare to launch trade talks amid tariff chaos

13-11-2025 00:07 United Kingdom and Mercosur preparing to launch trade talks; UK Trade Minister keen on deal.

Milei: ‘We’re going to make Argentina and America great again’

06-11-2025 21:22 President shows his loyalty to Trump at business event in Miami; La Libertad Avanza leader compares New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to Kircherism, tells investors to seize “moment of opportunity” in Argentina.

Presidential hopeful Kaiser vows to withdraw Chile from IACHR rights court

06-11-2025 20:31 Chilean libertarian Johannes Kaiser is promising to withdraw Chile from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, in his latest bid for presidency. 

Milei plans Miami trip for global summit with Trump, Messi

03-11-2025 14:57 President Javier Milei will make his 14th trip to the United States since taking office midweek; He will attend America Business Forum, where he will meet Trump, Messi and other global figures.

Milton Friedman’s last Chicago Boy has warning for Javier Milei

03-11-2025 13:46 Rolf Lüders, one of the last of the original Chicago Boys, has a warning for President Javier Milei.

Argentina reinforces border controls after killings in Rio de Janeiro

29-10-2025 21:03 Rio de Janeiro police on Tuesday carried out their deadliest-ever raid against a major criminal faction, Comando Vermelho, or the Red Command, leaving at least 121 dead.

At least 64 killed in war-like Rio de Janeiro drug raids

28-10-2025 21:20 Police in Rio de Janeiro launch their biggest ever raids on the city's drug-traffickers, leaving at least 64 dead in war-like scenes.

US and Latin American nations back Bolivia’s new president-elect

21-10-2025 13:50 Washington and eight governments from the region – including Argentina – hail Rodrigo Paz’s victory as a break from two decades of “economic mismanagement.”

Bolivia to restore US ties cut nearly two decades ago, says Paz

20-10-2025 17:46 President-elect Rodrigo Paz says Bolivia's relationship with the United States "will be resumed" nearly two decades years after Evo Morales kicked out Washington's ambassador.