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Chile

  • Wednesday, 4 February, 2026
    Americas economy
    Chile aims for growth surge as copper booms

    Incoming finance minister eyes cuts to taxes and regulation in bid to boost activity

    A worker in a reflective protective suit and red helmet stands inside the Codelco El Teniente copper mine near glowing molten metal.
  • Wednesday, 7 January, 2026
    Sebastián Edwards
    Trump’s Venezuela operation echoes the CIA’s Chile playbook

    The US move against Maduro has eerie parallels to the coup that ousted Salvador Allende in 1973

    Soldiers detain and guard aides and presidency members of former President Salvador Allende outside La Moneda during the 1973 coup.
  • Thursday, 18 December, 2025
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Latin America swings to the right

    Crime and violence are raising the appeal of strongmen across the region

    José Antonio Kast appears at a rally on Sunday
  • Monday, 15 December, 2025
    News in-depth
    Chile’s conservative landslide gives Trump new Latin America ally

    José Antonio Kast’s victory in presidential election adds to a growing network of Maga ‘equivalents’ in the region

    Jose Antonio Kast and his wife Maria Pia Adriazola celebrate on stage with Chilean flags after the 2025 presidential election runoff
  • Monday, 15 December, 2025
    Conservative hardliner wins Chile’s presidency in election landslide

    José Antonio Kast will be country’s most rightwing president in 35 years of democracy

    Jose Antonio Kast and Maria Pia Adriasola wave and smile on stage after Kast's presidential election victory in Santiago.
  • Sunday, 14 December, 2025
    Chileans choose between rightwinger and communist in presidential vote

    Arch-conservative José Antonio Kast maintains wide lead over leftwinger Jeannette Jara

    Jose Antonio Kast speaks at a podium with his wife Maria Pia Adriasola beside him, surrounded by Chilean flags at a campaign event.
  • Friday, 12 December, 2025
    FT News Briefing podcast12 min listen
    Disney and OpenAI team up

    Disney to invest $1bn in artificial intelligence start-up

  • Tuesday, 2 December, 2025
    News in-depthAmericas politics & policy
    The hardliner who wants to make Chile great again

    José Antonio Kast would be the most rightwing president in 35 years of democracy

    Jose Antonio Kast stands smiling in front of campaign posters featuring his image and name in bold colors.
  • Wednesday, 26 November, 2025
    Art Basel Miami Beach 2025
    Cecilia Vicuña lost her precious paintings in exile — and learned to begin again

    Many of her pieces were discarded or destroyed following Chile’s coup d’état. But the 77-year-old artist is driven by an instinct for survival

    Profile picture of the artist Cecilia Vicuna, 77, in a red knitted hat, reclining in a wooden armchair and leaning her right elbow on an adjoining table. Behind her you can see dozens of tubes of oil paint, brushes and other painting equipment.
  • Monday, 17 November, 2025
    Far right poised to win Chile’s presidency

    Voters overwhelmingly back conservative candidates in first round amid concerns over crime and immigration

    José Antonio Kast waves and smiles while delivering a speech after the first exit poll results of Chile's general election.
  • Friday, 14 November, 2025
    News in-depth
    Communist and far-right leaders vie for Chile’s presidency

    Extreme candidates seek out moderate voters in wealthy South American country

    Left: Jeannette Jara; top José Antonio Kast; right Johannes Kaiser
  • Thursday, 18 September, 2025
    News in-depth
    Chile’s plummeting births take fertility rate below Japan’s

    Social mobility and high living costs contribute to 42 per cent drop in rate over past decade

    Children on an inflatable playground.
  • Monday, 21 July, 2025
    News in-depth
    Chile’s far right advances as gang violence reshapes election

    José Antonio Kast overtakes mainstream conservatives in polls as left backs Communist candidate in presidential race

    Police officers carry out the eviction of a house taken in Santiago, Chile
  • Sunday, 20 July, 2025
    Copper
    World’s largest copper producer says Trump’s tariffs are causing ‘anxiety’

    Codelco’s chair says he does not understand what the US wants to achieve with levies on the metal

    A Codelco copper smelter
  • Thursday, 17 July, 2025
    InterviewPhotography
    Photographer Paz Errázuriz — a view from the margins of Chile

    As a UK show of her work opens, Errázuriz talks about documenting her country’s ‘other’ lives during military rule

  • Monday, 30 June, 2025
    Chilean left picks communist candidate in face of far-right surge

    Jeannette Jara to challenge conservative rivals in deeply polarised race amid rising concerns over crime

    Jeannette Jara, presidential candidate for the Communist party of Chile, greets supporters outside a polling station in Santiago
  • Friday, 16 May, 2025
    HTSIHTSI spring travel special 2025
    In Patagonia – another journey to the end of the world

    Fifty years after Bruce Chatwin embarked on his ‘peculiar, dotty’ bestseller, the South American wilderness still calls

    Patagonia National Park in Argentina
  • Monday, 14 April, 2025
    Special ReportModern Workplace: Disability
    How policies in Ireland and Chile hit disabled people’s job prospects

    The European nation has one of the largest employment gaps among OECD members and compares poorly against the South American country

    Woman with braided hair working on a laptop at a desk by large rain-speckled windows
  • Wednesday, 9 April, 2025
    Visual story
    How China’s record trade surplus helped spark Trump’s tariff war

    Beijing’s domination of global trade has led to a schism between the world’s two largest economies — and left many others worried about their industries

    Aerial view of a cargo ship loaded with shipping containers, overlaid on a stylised map of Asia with red and teal geometric shapes and  map symbols
  • Wednesday, 26 February, 2025
    Chile reels after worst blackout in 15 years hits copper mines

    Government imposes curfew after more than 90% of country loses power in transmission failure

    A police officer controls traffic after a blackout in Chile on Tuesday
  • Wednesday, 29 January, 2025
    Chile approves major pension reform after decade of deadlock

    Low payouts were one of the reasons protesters took to the streets in 2019

    A protester waves the Chilean flag as demonstrations continue against Chilean President Sebastian Piñera on December 6, 2019
  • Friday, 13 December, 2024
    ReviewFiction
    Childish Literature — reflections on the joys and fears of parenting

    Alejandro Zambra explores the ups and downs of fatherhood in this collection of essays, poems and stories

    A toylike decoration in the shape of a fluffy pink unicorn hanging from the ceiling
  • Monday, 28 October, 2024
    Chile’s leftwing government hit by rape scandal

    President Gabriel Boric’s flagging popularity falls further amid allegations against his former security secretary

    Gabriel Boric, Chile’s president
  • Wednesday, 9 October, 2024
    FT SeriesPink Snow 2024: a winter sports special
    Gear guide: what to buy skiers this winter

    North Face’s colourful new look, Faction’s new boot brand — and a ski lift that fits in your backpack

  • Friday, 13 September, 2024
    Chile defends plan to cut revenues for green power providers

    Finance minister warns against overreaction as bill threatens smaller-scale renewable investment

    Solar panels in the Atacama desert
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