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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,...

Tourists and locals have been gathered on the Reunion Island to see lava flowing from a volcano that has been erupting for over a month. On Sunday, lava from the Piton de la Fournaise volcano reached the Indian ocean for the first time in 19 years. The volcano began erupting 13 February, for the second...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The owners of a nightclub whose roof collapsed and killed more than 230 people in the Dominican Republic capital nearly a year ago appeared in court Monday for their first hearing. Siblings Antonio and Maribel Espaillat, the owners of Jet Set, are accused of involuntary manslaughter and involuntary assault and...