CHILE: Far-right president Jose Antonio Kast has began overseeing preparations to build a barrier along the country’s northern frontier.

The plan is part of his campaign promise to clamp down on illegal immigration.

Made up of ditches and fences, the barrier will be patrolled by drones and the Chilean military.

KENYA: A building has collapsed during a planned demolition that went wrong in the capital Nairobi, killing at least four people and injuring four others.

Rescue workers from the army and other institutions were working to find any people trapped under the rubble, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.

It wasn’t immediately clear what caused Monday’s collapse.

BRAZIL: Brazilian police have released three Israeli tourists who were involved in a disturbance last weekend with pro-Palestine residents of a beachfront city in the tropical north-east.

Bahia state police said in a statement that the men, aged 21 and 22, had insulted officers and resisted arrest after they “conflicted with a group of people during a pro-Palestine demonstration” in the town of Itacare.

EUROPEAN UNION: Top EU officials said today they have offered to pay Ukraine to repair a damaged pipeline meant to carry crude oil to Hungary.

Ukraine and Hungary have been feuding since Russian oil deliveries to Hungary and Slovakia were halted in January due to damage to the Druzhba pipeline, which crosses Ukrainian territory. 

EU leaders said in a statement today that the bloc had “offered Ukraine technical support and funding” to fix the pipeline.