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.

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.

A woman filed a complaint on December 30, 2024, accusing then-congressman and now Peru President José Jerí, along with businessman Marco Cardoza Hurtado, of raping her while she was unconscious after drinking pisco with them and others earlier that night.

China’s embassy in Buenos Aires issued a sharp statement accusing U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent of "confrontational, interventionist" rhetoric after he said Washington’s financial rescue for President Javier Milei was meant to "get China out of Argentina" and leverage the country’s natural resources.

At a packed rally in La Granja’s San Gregorio, presidential candidate Jeannette Jara thanked supporters and pledged to strengthen public safety and deliver a 750,000-peso "Vital Income" if elected.

Chilean lawmaker Catalina Del Real defended José Antonio Kasts proposed $6 billion, 18-month fiscal cutciting the alleged hiring of 100,000 public employees, a claim the government has deniedwhile former finance minister Nicolás Eyzaguirre warned the plan would push the country into recession.

In an open letter, Colombian President Gustavo Petro rebuked Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for appealing to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to intervene in Venezuela, asking how a leader he describes as genocidal could bring peace.

Suspended Ayse9n regional prosecutor Carlos Palma was formally charged in Coyhaique for allegedly leaking confidential case files to attorney Luis Hermosilla, including details of a seizure of more than 19 kilos of cocaine. The court imposed a nationwide travel ban as the investigation moves forward.

Scott Bessent said Argentina's President Javier Milei will visit the Oval Office next Tuesday and is committed to driving China out of Argentina, calling him a strong U.S. ally.

"Basic macroeconomics shows that slashing fiscal spending by $6 billion in a low-interest-rate Chile would trigger a recession," said former Finance Minister Nicolás Eyzaguirre, who served under Presidents Ricardo Lagos and Michelle Bachelet.