Chileans face perhaps the starkest choice in the history of their country’s young democracy when they vote next month in a presidential runoff that pits hard-right José Antonio Kast against communist Jeannette Jara.

Mr. Brooke has traveled to about 100 countries reporting for the New York Times, Bloomberg, and Voice of America. He reported from Russia for eight years and from Ukraine for six years, coming home in 2021.

A closely fought first-round vote on Sunday has set up a showdown between a member of the Communist Party and an ultraconservative veteran politician, sharply polarizing the country.

According to government sources cited by CNBC-TV18, India imports gold from Peru and lithium, copper, and molybdenum from Chile, and aims to secure preferential exploration rights and stable long-term pricing for these minerals to safeguard future supply chains.

At an informal settlement near a disused landfill, a group of migrants anxiously await the outcome of Chile's presidential election, in which many voters are baying for them to be thrown out.

A hard-right former lawmaker and admirer of U.S. President Donald Trump appeared poised to win a polarizing presidential runoff against a member of Chile’s Communist Party representing the incumbent g

Jeannette Jara, 51, a communist and former labor minister representing Chile's center-left governing coalition, received over 26% of votes with over 80% counted – insufficient to win outright in the first round.