The plan would cost more than US$8.4 million even as the libertarian government advances budget cuts to health care, disability services, universities, and pensions.

Following the release of the five detainees, Ecuadors Indigenous confederation Conaie hailed the decision as a key step against the criminalization of social protest, saying it reaffirms that the peoples struggle is both legitimate and constitutional.

The class action initiated by CONADECUS outlines a chain of violations allegedly committed by CV Trading S.A., Walmart Chile S.A., Rendic Hermanos S.A. (Unimarc/SMU), and Innovaciones, Productos y Servicios SpA (IPS), owners of brands that marketed mackerel as jack mackerel, affecting thousands of consumers nationwide.

With 70 votes in favor, 35 against, and 14 abstentions, the Chamber gave general approval to a bill that recognizes and protects environmental defenders, aligning Chile with the Escazú Agreement. The initiative advances as the country marks one year since the disappearance of Mapuche environmentalist Julia Chuñil.

A ruling by Santiago’s 3rd Court of Guarantees granted the former Recoleta mayor’s defense request to reopen and expand the “Popular Pharmacies Case” and ordered a forensic review of attorney Luis Hermosilla’s cellphone. The decision halts the trial-preparation hearing and reignites debate over Jadue’s electoral standing.

The class action filed by CONADECUS details an alleged chain of violations by CV Trading S.A., Walmart Chile S.A., Rendic Hermanos S.A. (Unimarc/SMU), and Innovaciones, Productos y Servicios SpA (IPS), which marketed mackerel as jack mackerel, affecting thousands of consumers nationwide.

In a statement, Hamas confirmed it has already handed over the lists of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners to be exchanged with Israel under the agreement, with the swap expected within the next 48 hours.

Inspired by the 2008 killing of San Antonio resident Alejandro Martínez, the law won unanimous, cross-party support. Local deputy Camila Rojas (FA) highlighted its human impact, while Martínez’s family thanked lawmakers and recalled the years of effort that made this new institution possible.

“Evidence suggests the last boat bombed was Colombian, with Colombian citizens on board. I hope their families come forward and report it,” the Colombian president wrote on X, adding that “this is not a war against smuggling; it is a war over oil and the world must stop it.”

Denis Rogatyuk speaks with Diana Urrea, an MP from the Basque left-wing coalition Euskal Herria Bildu, to examine the latest pushback against neoliberalism in Spain—and to assess the global picture, with Palestine and Chile’s presidential election at the center of the conversation.