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• S. Korea's Q2 current account surplus ranks 2nd on robust chip exports
  SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea posted the second-largest current account...
  Yonhap asia 2026-10-25T00:32:33Z
• (News Focus) What's next for Trump's Korea policy after U. S. midterms? Experts assess alliance friction, N. K. diplomacy
  WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- The upcoming U. S. midterm elections are unlikely...
  Yonhap asia 2026-10-25T00:30:59Z
• He was sent to provisional detention: 15-year-old teenager arrested for allegedly participating in the ambush of journalist Mónica Rincón
  A 15-year-old teenager was placed in provisional detention after his formalization for allegedly having participated in a series of robberies of drivers in the Metropolitan Region. Among these was the…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-25T00:30:49Z
• Claudio Arzeno, assistant coach of Serbia: "Pérez Lázaro is a great professional, he will do very well at UC"
  Claudio Arzeno (55), that central defender who stood out at Independiente in the 80s and 90s, now watches football from the edge of the pitch. His career as an assistant coach has taken him to countri…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-25T00:29:54Z
• From "ay, how you are, Alfredo" to "Paris at your feet, little guy"; these are the videos for which Taddei is being linked to an INE contractor
  Following the accusations of corruption against the chairwoman of the National Electoral Institute (INE), Guadalupe Taddei Zavala, journalist Carlos Loret de Mola released some videos of contractor Jo…
  El Universal latam 2026-10-25T00:27:57Z
• Kimi Antonelli takes pole in Austin and takes another step toward the Formula 1 title
  Kimi Antonelli takes another giant step toward the Formula 1 title. The 20-year-old Italian dreams of becoming the youngest driver in history to reach the top of the premier category of world motorspo…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-25T00:25:35Z
• Juan Pablo Pavez, former director of Azul Azul: "La U must recover its soul; it's important that it not have a single controlling owner"
  Juan Pablo Pavez has, from the very beginning, been one of the dissenting voices on the Azul Azul board. Allied with the Schapira family, he tried to form a bloc that would serve as a counterweight to…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-25T00:23:54Z
• Four burned bodies found in Haiti could be those of Salvadoran military personnel
  Four bodies believed to belong to Salvadoran military personnel were recovered on Saturday in Haiti, six days after an ambush against the helicopter unit in which they were serving as part of an inter…
  Infobae latam 2026-10-25T00:18:54Z
• With Vozinha present at the ceremony: Kane, Mbappé, Yamal, and Messi lead the Ballon d'Or race
  The Ballon d'Or defines its new owner. This Monday, football's main individual award will be handed out. The ceremony will take place in London, specifically at the Palladium Theatre, and will begin a…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-25T00:18:23Z
• California leaders rebuke Trump administration’s push over alleged noncitizen voting
  Election personnel concerned directive to ‘quickly’ verify 20,000 ballots could disenfranchise citizens California’s top leaders have rebuked the Trump administration’s efforts to quash allege…
  Guardian uk 2026-10-25T00:16:17Z
• (LEAD) N. K. leader vows to advance ties with China during surprise Dandong visit
  SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited China and...
  Yonhap asia 2026-10-25T00:11:38Z
• Syphilis in Panama: one in nine rapid tests comes back reactive
  Between March 2025 and September 2026, one in nine rapid syphilis tests conducted in Panama by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) came back reactive. The organization performed 9,677 tests, of which 1,0…
  Infobae latam 2026-10-25T00:11:29Z
• The United Nations in El Salvador condemned the attack against four technicians in Haiti and called for their safe return.
  The United Nations System in El Salvador condemned this Saturday the attack against four Salvadoran aviation technicians who remain missing in Haiti following an ambush on the vehicle in which they we…
  Infobae latam 2026-10-25T00:11:11Z
• Obama on Trump White House: 'Like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory'
  Former President Barack Obama poked fun at President Trump's various Washington, D.C.-area renovation projects during a campaign stop in Cleveland, Ohio, where he was stumping for Democratic gubernato…
  The Hill us 2026-10-25T00:05:25Z
• Francisco Undurraga: "What matters here is whether the world of culture wants to keep deceiving itself or wants to act with the truth"
  It has been intense days for the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage. "Here every day is like this," admits the head of the ministry, Francisco Undurraga, sitting in his office at Palacio Pereira …
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-25T00:01:00Z
• Singapore embraces AI for cyber defence, with one caveat: breach transparency
  Singapore is turning to major technology firms to strengthen its cyber defences, even as it presses them for greater transparency over security breaches – a balancing act facing regional governments…
  SCMP asia 2026-10-25T00:00:14Z
• She Fled Maduro’s Regime. Washington Brought Her Back to Negotiate With It.
  Dinorah Figuera is leading U. S.-backed talks on Venezuela’s democratic future, even as Trump embraces the officials she wants to replace.
  WSJ us 2026-10-25T00:00:00Z
• Iran war live: Trump hints at possible Sunday Iran attack or deal reached
  Trump says US is considering a possible attack on Iran as soon as Sunday, or it could reach a major deal with Tehran.
  Al Jazeera mideast 2026-10-25T00:00:00Z
• We are not the same
  MR. EDITOR: For some time now there has been debate about possible presidential pardons, and we have heard various points of view. The most incoherent comes from a sector of the right that has only so…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-24T23:58:00Z
• Port security
  MR. DIRECTOR: Last week, Customs announced the acquisition of two scanner trucks for Valparaíso and Arica — which would bring the total to 12 units in the country — and the purchase of 10 additio…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-24T23:56:00Z
• Data: protection of a right
  MR. EDITOR: Meta has just been ordered to pay US$25 billion for deceiving its users about the use of their data, more than 43 million times, in a case stemming from Cambridge Analytica. I had the op…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-24T23:54:00Z
• The British prime minister and the president of Chile spoke about the Falklands
  An official statement from Downing Street reported on a phone call held today between British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Chilean President José María Kast, in which they discussed "strengthenin…
  La Nacion latam 2026-10-24T23:53:22Z
• Saudi-led coalition says it downed 2 missiles fired by Houthis
  Nikkei asia 2026-10-24T23:52:36Z
• Progress or setback?
  SIR: The Full Bench of the Supreme Court is considering reforming the protección action —created in 1976 and governed by an auto acordado— due to the volume of cases that is overwhelming the Cour…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-24T23:52:00Z
• In Brasília, rallies for Lula and Flávio are held 2 km apart
  Only two kilometers separated the crowds of supporters of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), candidates for President of the Republic, in central Brasília this Saturday (24),…
  Agencia Brasil latam 2026-10-24T23:52:00Z
• Censorship, freedom of expression and activism: the war in Gaza shakes and divides global culture
  From the exclusion of Argentine writer Ariana Harwicz from a major Spanish literary festival, to Macklemore's explicit activism on massive stages that cost him his spot on Ed Sheeran's tour: the impac…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-24T23:51:00Z
• Barack Obama rallies Michigan crowd for El-Sayed, saying he's 'fighting for real change'
  Former president speaks to rapturous crowd of thousands in support of Democrat Abdul El-Sayed for US Senate Barack Obama told a Detroit crowd on Saturday that Abdul El-Sayed was “fighting for change…
  Guardian uk 2026-10-24T23:50:30Z
• Belgorod faces significant damage, casualties following massive Ukrainian strike — mayor
  Valentin Demidov emphasized that emergency services are currently working at the scene
  TASS russia 2026-10-24T23:50:00Z
• Child Protection
  SIR: In response to the letter from Francisco Covarrubias, published this week, it is imperative to clarify that the budget allocation for the Alternative Care Protection Service does not reflect Stat…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-24T23:50:00Z
• Nigeria: Tinubu launches reelection bid amid economic woes
  President Bola Tinubu promised "a better tomorrow" for Nigerians while kicking off his next electoral campaign, while also blaming his rivals for poverty plaguing Africa's most populous nation.
  DW europe 2026-10-24T23:49:00Z
• Obama jokes about Hegseth's 'focus on jawlines and testosterone' in Ohio campaign stop
  President Obama took aim at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for his perceived focus on soldiers' appearances and testosterone levels during a campaign stop in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday while campaign…
  The Hill us 2026-10-24T23:48:11Z
• "Clarifications"
  MR. DIRECTOR: Regarding the correspondence with Arturo Cifuentes, it has become clear that the many times he warned me about the supposed problems of Fund E are limited to a 2019 seminar, where he pre…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-24T23:48:00Z
• Thousands of Israelis demand a commission of inquiry into October 7, three days before the elections
  Thousands of people gathered this Saturday in Tel Aviv at an event to demand a commission of inquiry into the October 7 attacks and against the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-24T23:42:14Z
• Speleologist and traveler Borys Hora killed in action
  Borys Hora, a well-known speleologist, guide, traveler and public figure from Ternopil, has been killed in the war.
  Ukrinform ukraine 2026-10-24T23:40:00Z
• Yemen's Houthis launch new attacks on Saudi Arabia after accusing the kingdom of strikes that killed 17
  The Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted two missiles targeting Saudi cities Taif and Yanbu on Saturday morning while Yemeni fighters said they targeted three Saudi airports including the inter…
  Le Monde europe 2026-10-24T23:34:34Z
• La risky gamble of La Moneda with its communication design
  It became evident early on that President José Antonio Kast's government had serious problems in the area of communications, which of course was not only the consequence of the mistake of initially a…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-24T23:30:00Z
• "A custom I'm not going to get used to": the denunciation of a Cuban woman without water and with hepatitis
  Sady R. Companioni reported on October 22 that her home remains without a water supply despite having received a hepatitis diagnosis, an illness that, she explained, requires her to reinforce hygiene …
  Infobae latam 2026-10-24T23:27:28Z
• China urges US to halt proposed expansion of outbound investment curbs
  Nikkei asia 2026-10-24T23:22:36Z
• Presidential candidates gather supporters on the last day of campaigning
  Presidential candidates Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) drew crowds at rallies with supporters in Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and São Paulo on the last day of the election…
  Agencia Brasil latam 2026-10-24T23:19:00Z
• Kushner's attorneys send notice to Vanity Fair over alleged "defamatory" excerpt
  Attorneys representing President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner have sent a letter to Vanity Fair and Condé Nast over allegations published in an article on Thursday, calling them "false" and "defa…
  The Hill us 2026-10-24T23:15:39Z
• Drone attacks camp of Iranian Kurdish opposition in Iraqi Kurdistan — news outlet
  No information has been provided about casualties or the aftermath of the attack
  TASS russia 2026-10-24T23:15:00Z
• INDH and AFP: "Santiago rules"
  Chile is a country of cliques. Not just its elites: the *pituto* — the personal connection, as sociologist Emmanuelle Barozet explains — is a national institution. Meritocracy exists, but in an en…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-24T23:13:03Z
• Ohio Libertarian candidate Bill Redpath backs ending visa caps, says free immigration would benefit workers
  In an interview with HT.com, Bill Redpath advocated lower spending and taxes, unilateral tariff removal, and eliminating the federal education.
  Hindustan Times asia 2026-10-24T23:11:06Z
• The color of the cat
  Some economists say the last great episode of stagflation occurred in 1973, after the war of the Arab countries against Israel, which led all those countries to stop selling oil to the United States f…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-24T23:09:25Z
• Trump lauds Melania over Russia-Ukraine localised ceasefire deal
  Donald Trump praised First Lady as 'better than professionals' after a localised Russia-Ukraine ceasefire in Oleshky.
  Al Jazeera mideast 2026-10-24T23:08:16Z
• Andy Burnham says he wants 'honest discussion' about freedom of movement with EU
  Prime minister is considering different options for new relationship with Brussels ahead of summit in November Andy Burnham says he wants an "honest discussion" with the British public about the possi…
  Guardian uk 2026-10-24T23:07:12Z
• Risk of flooding
  "This will only tend to grow," wrote journalist Kike Mujica on his social media regarding the debate over the negative returns of Pension Fund E. He was right, but the complicated part is not that the…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-24T23:06:57Z
• The unthinkable, the unspeakable
  It is hard to think of anything more violent and harmful than what sexually abused children have experienced. An abject crime that sometimes cannot be put into words. Their fathers and mothers live th…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-24T23:05:50Z
• "It's our last chance to stop him": Obama attacks Trump while campaigning for the Democrats
  Former President Barack Obama lashed out at Donald Trump's administration, whom he criticized over the war with Iran and the price inflation Americans are experiencing.
  BBC Mundo latam 2026-10-24T23:04:47Z
• Déjà vu
  No necesitábamos que las protestas recientes en Francia fueran en octubre para sentir una suerte de déjà vu mirando las impactantes escenas de enfrentamiento y violencia. Sin embargo, la tan precis…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-24T23:00:34Z
• Power Outages Leave Kyiv Dreading Its Worst Winter of the War
  Some are leaving the Ukrainian capital as Russia intensifies its campaign targeting the country’s energy infrastructure.
  WSJ us 2026-10-24T23:00:00Z
• Flash flood
  On Thursday, October 8, around five in the afternoon, hundreds of families in San Carlos de Apoquindo were where one is when it rains hard: in their homes. The home is the refuge, the place where one …
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-24T23:00:00Z
• Salvini holds his fire and pushes his people forward: "They're after the seats"
  The deputy prime minister listens in silence to the speeches and prepares to ask all managers from today "for greater commitment"
  La Repubblica europe 2026-10-24T23:00:00Z
• Zaia the most applauded, he stings but doesn't sink: "Enough with sovereigntism"
  Everyone draws close to the former governor as he sets out his line: "More courage on end-of-life issues, the Carroccio must become a liberal party again"
  La Repubblica europe 2026-10-24T23:00:00Z
• Our lives suspended between true anger and phantom alarms
  Urban riots or cyberattacks of unknown origin — fear takes over from rationality and upsets us
  La Repubblica europe 2026-10-24T23:00:00Z
• The faces of the squares, snapshots from cities on parade
  The Roman student and the Milanese teacher, the Florentine shopkeeper and the couple from Bologna, in their interviews the reasons for the protest
  La Repubblica europe 2026-10-24T23:00:00Z
• Milan saves itself after the days of fear
  Ten thousand marched, blocking half the city. But the cordon of police forces and army paratroopers deployed to defend the city center kept the protesters away from the shop windows devastated a week …
  La Repubblica europe 2026-10-24T23:00:00Z
• The order from the Viminale crisis room: "Protect the shopping streets"
  Agents on the streets and cybersecurity experts at their computers. Piantedosi: "There are no safe zones"
  La Repubblica europe 2026-10-24T23:00:00Z
• Youssef Siher, the graduate of the October 17 mind who praised October 7
  Thirty years old, four languages, a scholar of Islam and an activist. But for investigators, he may not have done it all alone
  La Repubblica europe 2026-10-24T23:00:00Z
• The arrest of Youssef Siher, head of the chat, blows up the surprise marches: over 4,000 identified
  Taken in by friends' home, now under investigation for incitement to commit a crime. His wife for glorification of crime. Cities locked down, tensions in the squares: nine arrests and 371 people taken…
  La Repubblica europe 2026-10-24T23:00:00Z
• France, Bardella confirmed at the helm of the right in a heated climate
  The party congress in the city of Joan of Arc, welcomed by antifa the day after the "racist" attack in Trappes
  La Repubblica europe 2026-10-24T23:00:00Z
• Obama backs El Sayed: "Extremist? He talks like Roosevelt"
  In Michigan, one of the toughest contests of this midterm election is being played out: the Democrats in the Senate are betting on the rising star of the progressives. The first Black president is on …
  La Repubblica europe 2026-10-24T23:00:00Z
• IDF raid in Hebron: 70 arrests, hundreds of families evicted
  Following the attack on two soldiers, the evacuation of an entire district has been ordered: "Like Jenin: it's collective punishment"
  La Repubblica europe 2026-10-24T23:00:00Z
• "Change, now." In Tel Aviv, the square is against Netanyahu
  Thousands of people, including all the opposition leaders, occupied the city center on the last Saturday before the elections
  La Repubblica europe 2026-10-24T23:00:00Z
• US intelligence warning: "Iran has advanced plans to kill diplomats"
  In the event of a resumption of the conflict, the Revolutionary Guards would be ready to carry out targeted killings of officials
  La Repubblica europe 2026-10-24T23:00:00Z
• Netanyahu hints at Israeli intervention to bring about more sympathetic governments in Colombia or Slovenia
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this Saturday that his country avoided the imposition of sanctions through "countermeasures" and, among them, he cited the changes of government in count…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-24T22:54:40Z
• Youssef Siher, the mastermind behind the "October 17 Movement" page, has been arrested. THE PROFILE
  Pro-Palestine activist under investigation for aggravated incitement to commit a crime
  ANSA europe 2026-10-24T22:50:34Z
• Obama blasts Trump's 'chaos and cruelty' while campaigning for Democrats
  Former US president Barack Obama delivered a scathing critique of his successor, Donald Trump, at a rally in Ohio on Saturday to support Democratic candidates ahead of the November 3 midterm elections…
  SCMP asia 2026-10-24T22:50:31Z
• El Salvador's government deploys 450 soldiers to Haiti to search for missing military personnel
  The Government of El Salvador deployed 450 soldiers in Haiti to locate and rescue four Salvadoran soldiers who went missing after an ambush by criminal gangs, in an emergency operation that could lead…
  Infobae latam 2026-10-24T22:46:25Z
• An impeccable procedure
  Since the government has tried by every means to obscure the facts, let's start there: by clarifying the facts. And these are the facts. Prisoners have the right to request sentence reductions for goo…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-24T22:45:00Z
• "El Talibán" of "Los Chapitos" is linked to trial; he is accused of carrying weapons exclusive to the Army
  A federal judge linked Jesús Abraham García Perales, "El Talibán," an alleged member of the "Los Chapitos" faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, to prosecution for the crimes of carrying a firearm and pos…
  El Universal latam 2026-10-24T22:41:59Z
• Latest polls by Datafolha and Quaest before the runoff: Flávio Bolsonaro has 51% of valid votes and Lula 49%
  With the presidential runoff election this Sunday in Brazil approaching, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) drew large crowds this Saturday, the last day of c…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-24T22:41:21Z
• Trump votes early in US congressional elections
  The US President said that he had voted for the Republicans
  TASS russia 2026-10-24T22:38:00Z
• Gunmen kill at least 10 people in eastern Nigeria, police say
  Nigerian police say a large group carried out the attack on Binnari village in Taraba State.
  Al Jazeera mideast 2026-10-24T22:35:45Z
• 4 Bodies Found in Haiti Are Thought to Be Those of Missing Salvadoran Soldiers
  El Salvador had sent hundreds of troops to find the men, who were ambushed six days ago while working as part of the Gang Suppression Force.
  NYT us 2026-10-24T22:33:56Z
• Processions and tensions, clashes in Turin. Raid at the Colosseum. Meloni: 'Security guaranteed'
  Piantedosi: 'Violent offenders isolated, there is no room for those who act with impunity. The tally: nearly five thousand identified and 371 arrested, 110 are minors ALL THE VIDEOS
  ANSA europe 2026-10-24T22:31:26Z
• Taddei must assume legal and political responsibility: Ramírez Cuéllar; "resignation is a personal act," he adds
  The federal deputy from the National Regeneration Movement (Morena), Alfonso Ramírez Cuéllar, stated that, in the face of corruption accusations, the chairwoman of the National Electoral Institute (…
  El Universal latam 2026-10-24T22:30:26Z
• 55th Molodist Film Festival opens in Kyiv with over 100 films from 50 countries
  The opening ceremony of the 55th Kyiv International Film Festival “Molodist” will take place in Kyiv on Saturday, October 24.
  Ukrinform ukraine 2026-10-24T22:29:00Z
• How have Democrats’ policies shifted since the last major US election?
  From trans rights to Israel's war on Gaza, the party's candidates have responded to voter shifts on a slew of issues.
  Al Jazeera mideast 2026-10-24T22:28:37Z
• Ukraine-Russia War, today's news. One dead and 4 injured in Kharkiv after a Russian drone attack
  Musk: "Kiev violated Starlink's terms of service, using it for drone raids." Trump: "After the war, we would like to do business with Russia and Ukraine"
  La Repubblica europe 2026-10-24T22:26:32Z