The Latest Breaking News from Chile

Son stolen at birth hugs Chilean mother for first time after 42 years

A 42-year-old Virginia man got to embrace his birth mother for the first time during a long-awaited family reunion in Valdivia, Chile

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023

Son stolen at birth hugs Chilean mother for first time in 42 years

A 42-year-old Virginia man got to embrace his birth mother for the first time during a long-awaited family reunion in Valdivia, Chile

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023

The coup in Chile, 50 years on

Letters: Alan Angell points out that there was widespread opposition to the military regime in the UK. Plus letters from David Purdy and Nick Moss

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2023

Jack Lemmon’s 10 best films: From ‘Some like it Hot’ to ‘The Apartment’

Whether playing a fastidious housemate, the father of a lost child in Pinochet’s Chile, or a social drinker descending into alcoholism, Lemmon’s memorable performances allowed him to forge an award-winning career spanning nearly half a century

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023

‘Gigantic step backwards’: far-right gains in Chile threaten abortion rights

Concerns mount as ultraconservative Republican party’s ‘right to life’ proposal could be enshrined in constitution

The Guardian - US · Aug 21, 2023

AOC calls on US to declassify documents that could shed light on Washington’s involvement in Chilean coup

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says in Chile that it is imperative for the United States to declassify documents that could shed light on its involvement in the South American country’s 1973 coup

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

The 1973 coup against democratic socialism in Chile still matters – there, in Britain and beyond

It happened 50 years ago, changed the course of world history – and revealed just how authoritarian conservatives are, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2023

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez calls on US to declassify documents on Chile's 1973 coup

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says in Chile that it is imperative for the United States to declassify documents that could shed light on its involvement in the South American country’s 1973 coup

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

Pilot dies after falling ill during flight from Miami to Chile

An airline pilot died after falling ill during a flight from Miami to Chile.

Evening Standard · Aug 17, 2023

Pilot dies in bathroom on Miami flight carrying 271 passengers

Captain Ivan Andaur began feeling unwell three hours into the LATAM Airlines flight from Florida to Chile

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023