The Latest Breaking News from Gabriel Boric

The U.S. ambassador to Chile is defending U.S. travel bans on three senior Chilean officials as a security move

A liquefied gas truck explosion on a highway in Santiago, Chile, resulted in at least four fatalities and 17 injuries. The blast, which occurred in the Renca district, sent a large gas cloud across the highway and damaged numerous vehicles. President Gabriel Boric confirmed government teams are assisting affected populations…

Firefighters in Chile are battling forest fires that started on Sunday, killing at least 19 people and leaving around 1,500 homeless

Deadly wildfires kill at least 15 in Chile as Penco's mayor publicly criticises President Boric for lack of government presence whilst communities burn.

Authorities in Chile say that wildfires raging across central and southern areas of the country have left at least 15 people dead

Chileans have elected the most right-wing presidential candidate since the end of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship over three and a half decades ago.

José Antonio Kast won 58% of the vote, defeating communist candidate Jeannette Jara. His victory marks Chile's most right-wing government since the dictatorship ended in 1990.

With over 95 percent of votes tallied, Kast garnered more than 58 percent, triumphing over his leftist rival

The son of a Nazi party member and an admirer of Pinochet, Kast built his campaign on a promise to expel tens of thousands of undocumented migrants