Havana, September 16 (RHC)-- The governments of Cuba, Uruguay and Nicaragua have strongly rejected the TIAR treaty activation against Venezuela, which could authorize the use of military force against Caracas government if the countries that are part of the treaty deemed it a threat to security or peace in the region.... More
Tehran, September 16 (RHC)-- Iran says the sale of its properties in Canada as per a court ruling to compensate a group of so-called ‘terror victims’ is an unlawful move that will have consequences for the Ottawa government if not revoked.... More
Tel Aviv, September 16 (RHC)-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scrambled for far-right voter support two days before an election, convening his cabinet in the occupied West Bank and having it approve legal status for an unauthorised outpost.... More
Washington, September 15 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump says he has authorized the release of the U.S.' "strategic petroleum reserve" in a bid to control the global oil prices, which are already rising after 10 Yemeni drones attacked Saudi Aramco facilities.... More
Brasilia, September 15 (RHC)-- "The Amazon is open to business" will be the most likely effect of an agreement aimed at encouraging private activities. Over the weekend, Brazil’s Foreign Affairs Minister Ernesto Araujo announced that the United States-Brazil Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which is currently being negotiated with President Donald Trump's administration, will become “the Holy Grail” for his country's private sector.... More
Rome, September 15 (RHC)-- Italy's Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio confirmed over the weekend that 82 African migrants who remain on board the Ocean Viking vessel will be allowed to disembark in the Lampedusa port, for they will be relocated in several European Union (EU) countries.... More
Detroit, September 15 (RHC)-- The United Auto Workers union called a nationwide strike against General Motors Sunday, with some 46,000 members walking off the job beginning at midnight amid an impasse in contract talks.... More
Lima, September 15 (RHC)-- Peru’s public prosecutor's office has released figures showing over $61 million worth of bribes were given by Odebrecht to Peruvian politicians in exchange for 19 public infrastructure projects. The figures are significantly higher than initially predicted. ... More
Washington, September 15 (RHC)-- In Washington, D.C., protesters rallied outside the headquarters of Immigration and Customs Enforcement — ICE — denouncing the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant and anti-refugee policies. ... More
Mexico City, September 15 (RHC)-- Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard says his nation will not change its immigration policies, after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration’s ban on most migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border to take effect.... More
Washington, September 15 (RHC)-- The Donald Trump administration will allow a Michigan man to import the remains of a critically endangered black rhinoceros he shot and killed on a trophy hunt in Namibia last year. ... More
United Nations, September 15 (RHC)-- The United Nations has warned that two million people in Somalia could experience starvation if they fail to receive necessary aid as the impoverished Horn of Africa country suffers from its worst drought since 2011.... More
Washington, September 15 (RHC)-- U.S. Marine forces were placed on high alert to engage in rapid military response in anticipation of major violence stemming from Washington’s controversial bid to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, according to a newly-revealed Pentagon document.... More
Moscow, September 15 (RHC)-- Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden hopes France will grant him asylum, according to a France Inter radio interview to be broadcast Monday. It was not immediately clear when or where the interview took place.... More
Washington, September 15 (RHC)-- In what political observers called in line with his belligerent policy towards Latin America, U.S. President Donald Trump has appointed Michael Kozak as Acting Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs.... More
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