SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean President José Antonio Kast wasted no time. Less than a week after his inauguration, Chile’s arch-conservative president on Monday began overseeing preparations to build ...

VALPARAÍSO, Chile -- Far-right leader José Antonio Kast was sworn in as Chile's new president on Wednesday, marking the Latin American nation's most pronounced shift to the right since the return of ...

Chile’s new President José Antonio Kast signed decrees to ramp up border security, audit spending and cut red tape before delivering a tightly scripted inaugural speech on Wednesday night, ...

José Antonio Kast of the far-right Republican Party was elected president of Chile last month in a 58%-to-42% rout of rival Jeannette Jara, the Communist Party standard-bearer. Campaigning on a ...

Chile’s government has paused 43 environmental decrees issued under former President Gabriel Boric pending a review, according to Bloomberg. The decision, which arrived just weeks into the new ...

Chilean President-elect Jose Antonio Kast and his wife Maria Pia Adriasola greet supporters at the Santiago Cathedral after attending Mass in Santiago, Chile, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. (Credit: Esteban ...

José Antonio Kast was sworn in as Chile’s president. Members of a local self-defense group stood guard in Mexico’s Guerrero state in response to cartel violence. The World Baseball Classic was in full ...

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile's new president, José Antonio Kast, has joined a growing list of right-leaning Latin American leaders. Not only is he conservative — he's openly religious as well. Kast — ...