South America - Page 43

February 7, 2024

Chile's former president Sebastian Pinera dies in helicopter crash at the age of 74

Chile's former president Sebastian Pinera died in a helicopter crash. He was known for helping Chile become one of the top countries with the highest COVID vaccination rates.

February 6, 2024

The death toll from Chile's wildfires reaches 131, and more than 300 people are missing

Raging wildfires outside of Valparaiso, in central Chile, are the most serious disaster the nation has confronted since the devastating 2010 earthquake.

February 6, 2024

Argentina's maverick Javier Milei pledges to move embassy to Jerusalem, Bibi praises 'dear friend'

Argentinian President Javier Milei is spending three days in Israel, where he will visit a kibbutz devastated by the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and meet with Israeli leadership.

February 5, 2024

122 dead, hundreds more missing as central Chile torched by wildfires

Chilean officials raised the death toll from a series of recent wildfires to 122 Monday, with hundreds of others still unaccounted for as rescuers scour affected areas.

February 5, 2024

US pledges urgent military aid increase for Guyana amid continued Venezuelan aggression

The U.S. government will increase urgent military assistance to Guyana, officials reported Monday, as neighboring Venezuela continues encroaching upon its Essequibo territory.

February 4, 2024

Hippos from hell: Pablo Escobar's private zoo leaves nation racing against time to save ecosystem 40 years on

Fox News' Griff Jenkins travels to Colombia to give an inside scoop on the devastating hippo crisis wreaking havoc on the country's ecosystem in Fox Nation's 'The Drug Lord's Hippos.'

February 2, 2024

Milei-backed 'omnibus' reform bill gets initial approval from Argentine lawmakers

Argentina's lower chamber of deputies granted approval to a broad-ranging "omnibus" reform bill championed by libertarian President Javier Milei

January 31, 2024

Former Peruvian intelligence chief gets 19 years in prison for 1992 massacre of farmers

Vladimiro Montesinos, who is already imprisoned, now faces an additional 20 year sentence for ordering the murder of six farmers under the pretext of belonging to a rebel group.

January 29, 2024

Brazil targets former President Bolsonaro's son in spying investigation

Federal police in Brazil carried out a search warrant Monday for Carlos Bolsonaro, son of the country's former president, right-wing firebrand Jair Bolsonaro.

January 27, 2024

Biden admin slams 'political targeting' of Venezuela opposition leader banned from running for president

The U.S. government has condemned the decision of Venezuela's highest court to block the presidential candidacy of opposition leader María Corina Machado.