Chile

Chile rescuers search for tourists lost in Patagonian snowstorm, five dead

Torres del Paine Mayor Anahi Cardenas said five people had died, including two Mexicans, two Germans, and one British national.

View of a Chilean flag waving near the Grey glacier at the Torres del Paine National Park in Magallanes, Chile on November 29, 2017.
A man sits at a polling station, on the day of the presidential election, in Santiago, Chile November 16, 2025.

Chilean right wing eyes return to power as crime, migration dominate election

THEN-US SECRETARY of state Henry Kissinger with Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, 1976.

'38 Londres Street': The dictator and the Nazi who found refuge in Chile - review

 Palestine Action vandalized JNF offices, Hendon

'You’re part of genocide': Chilean synagogue targeted by anti-Israel vandals


Earthquake of magnitude 7.5 hits Drake Passage off South America

The earthquake struck more than 700 km (435 miles) southeast of Argentina's city of Ushuaia, with a population of about 57,000, the USGS said.

Waves break on the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise at the Drake Passage as it navigates towards the Antarctica Peninsula, Antarctica, February 10, 2018

‘No Discriminarás’ Traveling Art Exhibit Opens at Jewish Museum of Chile

The collection presents a series of illustrated vignettes highlighting various forms of modern antisemitism

CAM Director of Hispanic Affairs Shay Salamon speaking at the inauguration of the 'No Discriminarás' traveling art exhibit at the Jewish Museum of Chile, in Santiago, Chile, Aug. 7, 2025.

Tsunami alert triggers evacuations in Antarctica and Chile's far south

This comes after a 7.4 earthquake struck between Cape Horn and Antarctica.

 People evacuate the coastline in Chile, following a tsunami preventive advisory generated by local authorities, after an earthquake sparked a tsunami threat on the Pacific coast, in Puerto Williams, Chile May 2, 2025.

FBI, Chilean police take down international gang of thieves

Many of the detainees had no criminal records in Chile but were career criminals abroad who laundered assets.

 Johnny Fica, head of the police's money and asset laundering division, speaks during a press conference in Santiago, Chile, April 30, 2025.

Chile's Atacama desert turns to fog harvesting – A lifeline for some of the world’s driest cities

Scientists estimate fog nets could collect up to 10 liters of water per square meter daily during peak months.

 Chile's Atacama desert turns to fog harvesting – A lifeline for some of the world’s driest cities. Illustration.

Reached South America: The Israeli solution for digital agriculture

The ag-tech company Phytech has established branches in Peru and Chile to provide digital agriculture solutions across Central and South America.

 Digital agriculture

After Chilean politicians label menorah ‘symbol of death,’ hanukkiah vandalized, lighting canceled

Israeli ambassador to Chile, Gil Artzyeli, posted on social media on December 17 that Moreira’s statements were “clear antisemitism,” and he was convinced that they did not represent the Chileans.

Menorah during Hanukkah in new community in the Negev honoring fallen IDF Officer Col. Yonatan Steinberg

Chile to install world's largest astronomy camera on the edge of Atacama desert

The Rubin Observatory is a complex, integrated system consisting of an eight-meter wide-field ground-based telescope, the camera, and an automated data processing system.

  Vera C. Rubin Observatory

A call to collective action: Confronting antisemitism in Chile - opinion

It is imperative that we, as a society, stand in solidarity with the Jewish community and unequivocally condemn antisemitism in all its forms.

 A PRO-ISRAEL rally takes place in Santiago, the capital of Chile, in November.

Chile’s Club Palestino advances in international tournament, fans accuse Israel of genocide

The Palestino club was founded in Santiago in 1920 by Palestinian immigrants to Chile, which is home to the largest population of Palestinians outside the Middle East.

Palestino fans in the stands before the match. Palestino club was founded by Chile's Palestinian community. The club has been very active in support of the community amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Over 100 new marine species discovered in underwater expedition in Chile

The southeast Pacific is a geological hotbed and is littered with hydrothermal vents that sustain a wide variety of living creatures.

 Underwater coral reef