SANTIAGO, Chile — Chilean President José Antonio Kast wasted no time. Less than a week after his inauguration, Chile’s arch-conservative president on Monday began overseeing preparations to build a border barrier — part of his flagship campaign promise to block immigrants from crossing illegally. From Chile’s northern frontier area of Chacalluta, where legions of immigrants...

Oil prices headed for weekly gains as of Friday, despite the U.S. issuing a 30-day license for countries to buy Russian oil and petroleum products at sea. Bloomberg Creative Photos | Bloomberg Creative Photos | Getty Images Oil prices jumped over 2% on Tuesday as uncertainty lingered over a U.S.-led coalition to protect shipping through...

A Utah jury convicted Kouri Richins of murder Monday after a weekslong trial in which prosecutors accused the children’s grief author and mother of three of fatally poisoning her husband with fentanyl. Richins, 35, was found guilty of aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, fraud and forgery in a unanimous verdict. Richins, wearing a floral blouse,...