The Latest Breaking News from Chile

The holidaymaker was hiking with friends in Argentina and Chile when the storm hit

Five foreign tourists, including a British woman, were killed when a violent blizzard with hurricane-force winds struck Chile's Torres del Paine National Park, prompting major rescue efforts and renewed warnings about trekking risks in Patagonia.

Jeannette Jara of Chile's Communist Party leads narrowly against far-right candidate José Antonio Kast after the first presidential election round, with a runoff set for 14 December.

Chile's presidential election heads to a run-off as fears over security and migration rise, pushing voters to choose between sharply different political visions.

The ultraconservative lawyer is in pole position going into the second round election, after running a campaign with a distinctly Trumpian feel

Chile is holding its presidential election on Sunday where candidates are competing with tough-on-crime and immigration proposals. Four years after the election of progressive Gabriel Boric, the country has a divided electorate and uncertainty over compulsory voting.

Leeah Derenoncourt is one of many digital nomads uprooting their lives in America and heading for greener pastures—and the lower cost-of-living allows her to save thousands.

Security, migration and the rise of hard-line rhetoric mark a deeply polarised election in Chile. Between candidates of ideological extremes and a climate of fear of organised crime, Chileans go to the polls this Sunday in elections that could reshape the country’s political direction.

The country’s government is upbeat about the economic prospects of the growing number of windfarms, solar parks and industrial complexes but others warn of ‘green colonialism’