The meeting ran longer than planned and covered peace, democracy, social justice, the Catholic Church's abuse scandals in Chile, and the Gaza cease-fire.

Ecuador has detained 118 people during 21 days of protests over the governments diesel subsidy cut, as Indigenous Resistance Day marches in Quito drew allegations of police and military repression under President Daniel Noboa.

Hamas handed over the 20 surviving hostages still held in Gaza, with the International Committee of the Red Cross receiving the final 13 for transfer to Israeli military custody. In parallel, U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Israel. The repatriation of 28 bodies of deceased captives remains pending.

Chile’s president will meet Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, hold talks with Italy’s Sergio Mattarella, and open the FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum—part of a packed Rome agenda focused on human rights, Gaza, the climate crisis and investment.

Experts emphasize that responsibility extends beyond teachers: without clear, shared rules among schools, families, and students, smartphone use by children and adolescents can become problematic—and parents are less likely to engage or provide feedback.

Six people were injured by the gunfire. According to the judicial record, the injuries "not only caused physical harm that halted work, sports, and daily activities, but also disrupted their lives with emotional and psychological effects that have been difficult to overcome."

Roughly 400 aid trucks are expected to enter throughout the day, the largest single-day delivery since the crisis began.

Chiles La Serena Court of Appeals reduced the sentence of Francisco Novoa, who fatally stabbed 29-year-old Camila Rojas as she slept beside her 5-year-old daughter; the girl was also wounded but survived.

In September, Chile's Social Security Institute raised the Universal Guaranteed Pension (PGU) to CLP $250,000 for about 391,000 people aged 82 and over—the first step in a pension reform that will expand in 2026 and 2027—and has already lifted payments for more than 740,000 beneficiaries, including invalidity pensions and disability subsidies.

A former Los Rdos regional official, identified as Eduardo Fagalde Ampuero, allegedly used insider know-how after leaving a leadership post to build a network with a current public employee and an optical retailer, siphoning state funds worth millions, according to a complaint.