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Wed, 11 Mar 2026 06:03:00 GMTChile: Kast arrives at La Moneda with a 90-day plan focused on security, fiscal cuts and migration
José Antonio Kast will be sworn in as Chile’s president on Wednesday with a pledge to lead an “emergency government” focused on security, the economy and migration control, as he seeks to turn his electoral mandate into ...
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 04:15:00 GMTBoric leaves office defending his record and acknowledging mistakes
In his final national address before handing the presidential sash to José Antonio Kast on Wednesday, Chilean President Gabriel Boric defended his government’s record, highlighted progress in security, pensions and healthcar...
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 03:55:00 GMTLula withdraws from Kast inauguration amid presence of Flávio Bolsonaro
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has canceled a planned trip to Chile to attend José Antonio Kast’s inauguration on Wednesday and will instead be represented at the ceremony by Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira. Br...
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 03:49:00 GMTMaría Corina Machado arrives in Chile for Kast’s inauguration and meeting with Venezuelan migrants
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has arrived in Chile to attend Wednesday’s ceremony in which Gabriel Boric will hand over the presidency to José Antonio Kast, in a visit that also includes an event with Ve...
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 03:07:00 GMTUS steps up strikes on Iran, destroys 16 mine-laying vessels and raises pressure in Hormuz
The United States and Israel launched what the Pentagon and witnesses in Iran described on Tuesday as the heaviest day of bombing since the war began, while Washington widened operations around the Strait of Hormuz and said it ...