Antony J. Blinken will visit Argentina in late February as part of a short trip to South America in which he will also meet with Brazilian President Lula da Silva

Critics accuse the Colorado party of silencing opposition by dismissing Kattya Gonzalez, who began a hunger strike on Saturday, without just cause

The conservative two-term former president, Sebastián Piñera, died on Tuesday when his helicopter crashed into a lake in southern Chile

While some have been in jail for years, others were captured as part of the country’s controversial state of emergency launched in March 2022

The operations are part of an investigation into an alleged coup attempt

Only 35 victims have been identified and hundreds remain missing

Piñera died after the helicopter he was piloting crashed into a lake in Southern Chile. The public will pay respects until he is laid to rest on Friday

Local media reports the accident occurred in Lago Ranco in the south of the country. Argentina’s Lower House held a minute of silence in Piñera’s honor

The country began an official two-day mourning period on Monday, with hundreds of people still missing