A Palestinian team in Chile offers football with a dose of protest | Football

A Palestinian team in Chile offers football with a dose of protest | Football

Arms raised high, banners denouncing Israel’s war on Gaza, crowds unite in song and wrapped in keffiyehs, the black-and-white chequered scarves that have become a badge of Palestinian identity. It could be any pro-Palestinian rally protesting against the Israel-Hamas war if it is not for the fact that the thousands…

In the Andes, glaciers are shrinking fast, endangering millions | Climate Crisis

In the Andes, glaciers are shrinking fast, endangering millions | Climate Crisis

On a clear day, Chile’s towering 5,400-metre (17,700-foot) El Plomo mountain can be seen from the capital, Santiago. The glacier-capped Andean peak has been climbed and revered for centuries, with the Incas carrying out human sacrifices at the summit. The route to the top is still the same path paved…

Photos: State of ‘catastrophe’ as downpours hit Chile | Weather News

Photos: State of ‘catastrophe’ as downpours hit Chile | Weather News

Heavy rains have battered southern and central Chile, killing one person and causing damage to hundreds of homes as authorities declared a state of catastrophe in several regions of the country. The person died in the southern city of Linares on Thursday when a street lamp post fell after hours-long…

Chile arrests firefighter for allegedly starting deadly blaze in February | News

Chile arrests firefighter for allegedly starting deadly blaze in February | News

A firefighter and a forestry official have been arrested on suspicion of starting a fire that killed 137 people in Vina del Mar city. Authorities in Chile have arrested a firefighter and a forestry official on suspicion of starting a blaze that killed 137 people in the resort city of…

Chile declares national mourning after three police officers killed | Police News

Chile declares national mourning after three police officers killed | Police News

It’s the latest attack on security forces in a region where tensions have long simmered between locals and the state. Armed assailants have ambushed and killed three police officers in southern Chile before setting their car on fire, authorities said, the latest attack on police to revive security concerns in…

Chile calls for the extradition of Venezuelans after dissident’s murder | Crime News

Chile calls for the extradition of Venezuelans after dissident’s murder | Crime News

Chilean Interior Minister Carolina Toha said all ‘eyes’ are on Venezuela to act in the pursuit of justice. Chile has announced plans to seek the extradition of two Venezuelans it considers suspects in the grisly murder of a political dissident. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Chilean Interior Minister Carolina Toha…

Latin American countries condemn Ecuador raid on Mexico embassy | News

Latin American countries condemn Ecuador raid on Mexico embassy | News

Governments across Latin America have rallied around Mexico after security forces in Ecuador stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest a controversial politician who had been granted political asylum there. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela sharply rebuked Ecuador on Saturday, hours after the seizure…

‘Part of the family’: Chilean wildfire victims hold out hope for lost pets | Climate Crisis News

‘Part of the family’: Chilean wildfire victims hold out hope for lost pets | Climate Crisis News

Viña del Mar, Chile – Felipe Gajardo, a 27-year-old student, sits in a quiet school hallway in the coastal city of Viña del Mar, with an empty cat carrier by his side. Dozens of flyers with pictures of lost animals plaster the walls around him. The Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins school…