During an event organized by Icare, the elected president claimed that the current administration would deliver a government "with a very difficult fiscal situation," expressing that "we are closing a chapter (...) unfortunately characterized by improvisation, uncertainty, and abandoning realistic governance." La Moneda responded with facts: "We inherited a country with inflation approaching 14%, while he will assume his government with inflation around 3%."

The court highlighted that the homeroom teacher failed to activate the school coexistence protocol outlined in the school's internal regulations despite receiving a formal complaint. The incidents occurred at San Lázaro School, part of the La Salle Brothers, which will now be required to pay over $30 million in damages.

The ContrahíloLab Company will perform in January at the Pre-Columbian Art Museum, Museum of Memory, Cultural Park of Valparaíso, and Museo de La Ligua AQT. Director Juliana da Silva, who lived in La Ligua from 2011 to 2021, conducted research with the La Ligua Spinners Cooperative and Pulmahue Spinners group, discovering how the generational transfer of weaving is currently diminishing, while collaboration networks among weavers sustain the textile tradition.

The poem "On learning to dissect fetal pigs," which translates to "Sobre aprender a diseccionar fetos de cerdo," was honored with the Academy of American Poets award in 2020. The translation was completed by Argentinian writer and poet Julián Axat.

Agro-climatologist from the University of Talca reported that this may be the first heat wave of 2026, with severe effects on agriculture and a significant increase in the risk of wildfires. According to forecasts, especially on Sunday, maximum temperatures are expected to reach between 36 and 38 °C in agricultural areas of Santiago, including El Monte, Buin, Paine, Melipilla, and Curacaví.

Former mayor José Luis Yáñez has been convicted of embezzlement of public funds and money laundering, activities that took place between March 2022 and November 2023. "This was not an administrative error or a minor infraction; it was the pillaging of municipal resources by someone who was supposed to safeguard them. While local residents awaited solutions, the mayor treated public funds as his own," criticized San Antonio congresswoman Camila Rojas.

"This press conference was not just about Venezuela. It was about whether the empire can openly reclaim the right to govern other nations and expect the world to shrug. If this persists, the lesson is brutal and undeniable: sovereignty is conditional, resources are there for the U.S. to seize, and democracy only exists by imperial consent."

In December 2025, the independent cinema venue announced that its continuity was at risk due to fraud committed by two former employees, leading to a severe financial crisis that impacted the salaries of its staff.

Union leaders from the commerce, retail, and pharmacy sectors reject a proposed bill in the Chamber of Deputies, warning of discrimination and threatening protests. Business representatives cite economic losses and propose changing voting locations, a suggestion described as "a disrespect."

According to the Casen 2024 survey, approximately 600,000 individuals have escaped poverty since 2022. Additionally, income poverty reached 17.3% in 2024, while extreme poverty stood at 6.9%, multidimensional poverty hit 17.7%, and severe poverty decreased to 6.1.%