Workers accuse Cencosud of systematically using Article 161’s “needs of the company” clause to cut jobs even as the retailer expands across Latin America and the United States and reports multimillion‑dollar profits.

Over eight days, the festival will present more than 40 screenings across four main venues and one outdoor showcase, alongside its industry and training platforms and a new edition of FIDOCS Expandido. A walkable circuit in downtown Santiago will also invite audiences to watch films from the 2025 lineup and take part in this year’s activities.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has published an online report accusing Germany, Italy and Japan of "falsifying history" and justifying fascism, arguing that today’s political elites share ideological ties with Axis‑era leaders and back neo‑Nazi movements in Ukraine and the Baltic states.

Leaked WhatsApp conversations show defense attorney Luis Hermosilla  indicted in the "Audios" case  and then Santiago appeals court minister Verónica Sabaj coordinated votes in 2021 to secure Lorena Parras selection as Metropolitan East regional prosecutor. Parra now leads the probe that formalized charges against Hermosilla, who spent 200 days in pretrial detention.

On World Mental Health Day, psychologist and Senate candidate Jazmín Aguilar urges Chile to pass a comprehensive mental health law, arguing that well-being depends on safe housing, decent work, security, and community support, and citing OECD data on high depression and rising suicides to press for prevention, care, and rights across schools, workplaces, and neighborhoods.

Chile needs new regulatory tools and interministerial coordination to confront informal settlements, coupling access to formal jobs with temporary public housing and children's education so real housing solutions replace evictions and precarity.

Chile will provide pembrolizumab free of charge through the public health system for women with triple-negative breast cancer, a highly aggressive subtype that affects 10%–15% of patients. Previously, families faced out-of-pocket costs estimated at about 10 million pesos per month; now the therapy will be covered under the High-Cost Drugs Program with Copago Cero for all Fonasa beneficiaries.

"In general, I don't like those things in public administration," said Unidad por Chile presidential candidate Jeannette Jara as Chile's Comptroller General investigates trips taken by Laura Albornoz while serving on ENAP's board. "When I was minister, I traveled only when it was indispensable and turned down many trips because I had highly important tasks to carry out in Chile."

The final report released Friday determined the crash was triggered by an "inadvertent loss of visual references" caused by internal windshield fogging—known as "flash fogging"—which prevented the former president, who was at the controls, from maintaining visual contact with his surroundings.

José Jerí’s ascent to Peru’s presidency is already contentious, with open probes and allegations that include sexual assault, bribery, and defiance of court orders—even as he promises a hard line on organized crime and a caretaker transition.