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José Antonio Kast becomes Chile’s first hard-right president since dictatorship 

Read More Medellín, Colombia – José Antonio Kast was sworn in today as the new president of Chile, inaugurating the country’s first far-right government since the fall of Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship in 1990. Kast beat Jeanette Jara from the Communist Party last December, winning 58% in second-round polls following a campaign focused on law and…

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Petro criticizes Trump for sidelining Colombia in ‘Shield of the Americas’ anti-drug alliance

Read More Medellín, Colombia – President Gustavo Petro spoke out against Colombia’s exclusion from Trump’s ‘Shield of the Americas’ alliance on Monday, citing his country’s vital experience in fighting drug trafficking organizations.  Petro’s criticism comes after Trump announced on Saturday a coalition of 17 Latin American and Caribbean nations that will use “lethal force” against…

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