Chile needs order — order in the streets, in the state, in the priorities that have been lost,” José Antonio Kast bellowed in a lengthy victory speech.

Jose Antonio Kast won Chile’s presidential election on Sunday, leveraging voter fears over rising crime and migration to take the country to its sharpest rightward shift since the end of dictatorship in 1990.

Chile elects hard-right José Antonio Kast as president, marking sharp political shift with focus on security and immigration reform.

After being edged out by 2.9% in the Nov. 16 general election by his Communist Party opponent Jeannette Jara, Republican Party candidate José Antonio Kast reversed the result in the Dec. 14 runoff vote to become the new president-elect of Chile.

Chile has passed a bill outlawing the use of mobile phones and other smart devices during classes at elementary and middle schools

When Chile’s President-elect Sebastian Piñera told me that Chile may become Latin America’s first developed country by 2025, I was skeptical. But I found that, on second thought, his forecast might not be outlandish. Piñera, who will be inaugurated ...

Few countries ever go from poor to rich. But tiny Chile, in a corner of South America, has for 20 years been quietly and successfully fighting poverty; and posting some of the world's most impressive economic growth numbers. Chile is months away from ...

For years, Chile has been at the forefront of Latin America’s data center industry. The digital-first mindset of successive governments, coupled with investment into a national digital highway and expansive connectivity has produced a country in which ...

Chile has passed a bill outlawing the use of mobile phones and other smart devices during classes at elementary and middle schools. The new law will take effect next year, making