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The Biden administration last year quietly placed former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández on a classified list of officials suspected of corruption or undermining democracy in Central America.

When Gabriel Boric is sworn in as Chile’s president he’ll not only be the youngest to lead the South American country but also the first in Latin America to sport several tattoos.

Former leftist Chilean student leader Gabriel Boric will be under quick pressure from his youthful supporters to fulfill his promises to remake Chile after the millennial politician scored a historic victory in the country’s presidential runoff.

A leftist millennial who rose to prominence during anti-government protests has been elected Chile’s next president after a bruising campaign against a free-market firebrand likened to Donald Trump.

A conservative lawmaker with a history of defending Chile’s military dictatorship and a former student protest leader are headed to a polarizing presidential runoff after failing to garner enough votes to win the country’s election outright.

Two onetime outsiders hailing from opposite extremes of the political spectrum have received the most votes in Chile’s presidential election but have failed to garner enough support for an outright win, setting up what’s likely to be polarizing runoff in the region’s most advanced economy.

The World Bank has dropped a popular report that ranked countries by how welcoming they are to businesses after allegations that it bowed to pressure from China and other governments.

Spain’s Socialist-led coalition government is slashing energy taxes and imposing a temporary windfall tax on the gains of energy companies in an attempt to drive down household electricity bills, which have surged to record highs and triggered an outcry.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is convening an urgent meeting of a committee that oversees efforts to fight hate crime after hooded attackers beat a 20-year-old man in Madrid and used a knife to carve a profanity on one of his buttocks.

Chile's President Sebastian Pinera arrives to La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, Chile, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)SANTIAGO A plan by Chilean President Sebastin Piera's to draft a new constitution has been criticized by the opposition and even his own political ranks. The opposition said Monday that Piera's plan, one of a series of measures aimed at quelling weeks of protests, does not go far enough. The opposition says the process, as outlined by the president, is inadequate, partly because it relies on current legislators who are viewed with suspicion by protesters. While most protests have been peaceful, at least 20 people have died in clashes between protesters and police.

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera gives a statement at La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)SANTIAGO Chile's president is announcing measures to increase security and toughen sanctions for vandalism following protests that have left at least 20 dead. President Sebastin Piera said Thursday that the measures that he'll send to Congress include bills against looting and the destruction of property. He said that some will seek the re-enforcement of aerial surveillance and police intelligence to fight crime. Most protests have been peaceful, but some have turned violent with daily clashes between police and demonstrators.

Copyright 2019 CNNSANTIAGO, Chile - Broken glass and bricks littered streets in Santiago after more violent protests Monday, prompting Chile's government to extend a curfew in the capital for a third straight day. Chile is one of Latin America's wealthiest countries, but it also has one of highest levels of income inequality in the world. Pinera announced the suspension of the price hike on Saturday but it did little to quell the unrest. Military on the streetsThe extended curfew, which was first introduced on Saturday, began at 8 p.m. local time (7 p.m. But in what would be a blow to Chile, the unrest could threaten the summit and a highly-anticipated trade meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Xinping.