Chilean far right leader Jose Antonio Kast  (Photo: Prensa Latina)

Santiago de Chile, September 4 (RHC)-- Chilean far right-wing politician Jose Antonio Kast, president of the newly founded Republican Party, owns at least three companies abroad that he has never declared.... More


Washington, September 4 (RHC)-- The U.S. Department of Defense has announced that will redirect $3.6 billion from more than 120 U.S. military construction projects to help build or enhance 175 miles (282 km) of the border wall with Mexico.... More


Washington, September 4 (RHC)-- The United States has imposed sanctions on Iran's civilian space agency and two research organizations Tuesday, claiming they were being used to advance Tehran's ballistic missile program.... More


FARC leader Rodrigo Londoño alongside members of Colombia's opposition parties.  (Photo: Facebook: FARC)

Bogota, September 4 (RHC)-- In what observers say is a rare show of unity, all of Colombia’s opposition parties stood with FARC leader Rodrigo Londoño as he held a press conference in which he called on all sides to respect the 2016 peace agreements. ... More


Berlin, September 3 (RHC)-- In Germany, regional elections saw the far-right party Alternative for Deutschland make its largest gains ever, coming in second place behind the country’s main centrist parties, including Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right Christian Democratic Party. ... More


Kabul, September 3 (RHC)-- In Afghanistan, a bomb blast shook Kabul Monday as the U.S. presented a draft deal to draw down its military presence.  Monday’s blast, which killed at least 16 people and wounded over 100 others, rattled a compound used by international organizations. ... More


Maduro orders a military exercise from September 10 until September 28th. (Photo: Prensa Presidencial Venezuela)

Caracas, September 3 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro declared an “Orange Alert” Tuesday in the states that border with Colombia due to the threat of military aggression from the neighboring country.... More


Nassau, September 3 (RHC)-- Rescue operations are underway throughout the Bahamas for survivors of the devastating storm that hit the Caribbean nation.... More


Tehran, September 3 (RHC)-- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has ruled out holding any bilateral talks with the United States and threatened to further cut commitments to the country's crumbling nuclear deal with world powers within days... More


London, September 3 (RHC)-- UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson sent a message to rebels within his own party, telling them to vote against what he called a "pointless" opposition plan to block his bid to suspend Parliament.... More


London, September 3 (RHC)-- Award-winning Australian journalist John Pilger has delivered a stark warning from WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, who said that his persecution is intended to kill dissent. “Speak up now,” Pilger said, or face “the silence of a new kind of tyranny.”... More


Colombian mayoral candidate Karina García.  (Photo: Democracy Now)

Bogota, September 3 (RHC)-- In news from Colombia, a mayoral candidate for the town of Suárez in the Cauca region was killed while campaigning Sunday. Karina García is the fifth candidate to be killed ahead of municipal elections next month. García would have been the first female mayor of Suárez.... More


Miami, September 3 (RHC)-- Hurricane Dorian spent most of the day Monday on top of the Bahamas, castigating the islands with winds up to 180 miles per hour before stalling over the region. It's now heading toward the U.S., picking up intensity in the hot waters of the Atlantic Ocean.... More


Afghan President Ashraf Ghani meets with U.S. representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad in Kabul.  (Photo: Reuters)

Doha, September 3 (RHC)-- U.S. occupation forces and the Afghan Taliban have reported reached a draft agreement. Based on the draft peace deal, the U.S. would withdraw almost 5,000 troops from Afghanistan and close five bases within 135 days, chief U.S. negotiator, Zalmay Khalilzad, said on Monday.... More


Asylum seekers line up on their arrival at Spain's harbor of Malaga on August 29, 2019. (Photo by AFP)

Madrid, September 3 (RHC)-- Almost 200 people were rescued attempting to make the dangerous crossing from North Africa to Spain on Monday, the coastguard said.... More


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