Tehran, September 15 (RHC)-- Tehran has dismissed Washington's claim of Iranian involvement in the recent Yemeni drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities, saying Washington seems to be shifting from a failed “maximum pressure” campaign to “maximum lying” and “deceit” against the Islamic Republic.... More


A defaced election billboard for the Likud party showing Donald Trump shaking hands with Netanyahu.  (Photo: AFP)

Washington, September 14 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump is trying to “further anchor” the alliance between Washington and Tel Aviv as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu struggles to remain in power.... More


 Right-wing Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.  (Photo: AFP)

Washington, September 14 (RHC)-- Right-wing U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham has says Washington should seriously consider bombing Iranian oil refineries if Tehran continues boosting its nuclear enrichment to higher grades.... More


La Paz, September 14 (RHC)-- Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has condemned the latest violent actions in the central city of Santa Cruz, where the campaign headquarters of his Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) was attacked by opposition protesters. ... More


Abu Dhabi, September 14 (RHC)-- Yemeni drones have hit two oil facilities of Saudi Arabia's state oil giant Aramco in the country's east, causing huge fires before dawn on Saturday.  A spokesman for Saudi Arabia's interior ministry said in a statement that the attacks targeted two Aramco factories in Abqaiq and Khurais. ... More


Photo shows an Israeli army drone in flight near the border with Gaza.  (Photo: AP)

Ramallah, September 14 (RHC)-- Palestinian resistance forces have shot down another Israeli drone in the Gaza Strip, the third unmanned aerial vehicle the regime has lost over the past few days.... More


Frankfurt, September 14 (RHC)-- Several thousand climate activists protest in Frankfurt against climate-damaging cars as the city hosts the Frankfurt Auto Show (IAA).... More


Forecast trajectory map from National Hurricane Center, Miami, Florida.  (Photo: CBS News)

Miami, September 14 (RHC)-- Tropical Storm Humberto is threatening Grand Bahama Island, creating new concerns for more than 2,000 people living in shelters and those trying to rebuild their homes after Hurricane Dorian.... More


Washington, September 14 (RHC)-- The Donald Trump administration has finalized the repeal of an Obama-era clean water policy that protects thousands of streams that flow into large rivers and lakes, as well as wetland areas that filter pollutants and absorb floodwaters. ... More


 A photo from a brochure advertising the sale of an Iranian-owned property in Ottawa. (Photo by Global News)

Ottawa, September 14 (RHC)-- Canada has gifted some $30 million worth of Iranian assets to the victims of terrorist attacks in which Iran says has not been involved, Canadian media reported.  The victims have received their share of the money earned through the sale of two Iranian-owned buildings in Ottawa and Toronto, according to a document filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in August.... More


US Secretary of Defense Esper and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dunford.  (Photo by AFP)

Washington, September 14 (RHC)-- A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers calls on the Pentagon to compile and release an updated list of companies with ties to the Chinese military, operating in the United States.  The group wrote a letter to Pentagon chief Mark Esper on Thursday, asking for the release of an updated list “as soon as possible” to “combat China’s economic espionage in the United States.”... More


Tel Aviv, September 14 (RHC)-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he may start another military operation in the besieged Gaza Strip before Tuesday, September 17, when snap elections are to be held in the occupied territories.... More


The UNHCR headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.  (Photo: Reuters)

Geneva, September 14 (RHC)-- The United Nations has expressed regret over a new US ruling, which curbs asylum applications at the Mexican border.  The UN refugee agency said on Friday the American Supreme Court order could hurt the refugees, who are fleeing violence and persecution.... More


Caracas, September 13 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called the images of self-declared, interim president Juan Guaido next to members of the Colombian paramilitary gang Los Rastrojos a "tremendous scandal." ... More


Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza at press conference in Geneva.  (Photo: Venezuelan Foreign Ministry)

Geneva, September 13 (RHC)-- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said Friday that the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (TIAR) of the Organization of American States (OAS) is a 'dead' instrument and the intention of applying it in Latin America "does not make any sense."... More


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