London, August 29 (RHC)-- The opposition Labour Party said Thursday it would trigger an emergency debate in Parliament next week to try to stop Prime Minister Boris Johnson from taking Britain out of the European Union without a withdrawal deal.... More


The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates in the central West Bank city of Ramallah  (Photo: Press TV)

Ramallah, August 29 (RHC)-- The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates says it will file a complaint at the United Nations against Honduras, after the Central American country recognized occupied Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s capital and announced plans to open a “diplomatic office” there this weekend.... More


Caracas, August 29 (RHC)-- The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has confirmed that his Government resumed contacts with Norway to engage in dialogue with the opposition, after the freezing of the negotiating table in protest against the executive order imposed by the U.S. against the South American nation.... More


Washington, August 29 (RHC)-- The U.S. government has threatened foreign companies with sanctions if they attend a trade fair in Syria, which began on Thursday, August 29th, with the intention of rebuilding the country following war. ... More


A member of a Palestinian family walks amid the rubble of their restaurant in the occupied West Bank city of Beit Jala, near Bethlehem. (Photo by AFP)

Ramallah, August 29 (RHC)-- Israeli authorities have made hundreds of Bedouin Palestinians homeless after demolishing their village in the Negev region for the 156th time, Palestine's official WAFA news agency says.... More


Colombian young woman at a photographic exhibition on the armed conflict and its victims, Bogota, Colombia  (Photo: EFE)

Bogota, August 29 (RHC)-- Up to August 1, 2019, the Colombian armed conflict had generated 8,874,110 "registered" victims, according to the National System of Attention and Reparation for Victims (SNARIV), an official policy instrument created in 2012 to comply with the Land Restitution and Victims Act (Law 1448).... More


Miami, August 29 (RHC)-- Hurricane Dorian is continuing to gain strength in the Atlantic, threatening the Bahamas and Florida with what could become a Category 3 or even a 4.  On Wednesday, the storm slammed into the Virgin Islands but did not directly hit the main island of Puerto Rico.  However, parts of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico remain without power. ... More


Washington, August 29 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing to allow logging in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, the world’s largest intact temperate rainforest. Trump has ordered Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to exempt the 16.7-million-acre forest from restrictions put in place over two decades ago by President Bill Clinton.... More


Bogota, August 29 (RHC)-- In a blow to Colombia’s peace process, a minority of senior leaders of the FARC have announced that they are splitting from the main organization and will be taking up arms again. The FARC have officially condemned the split, defending the principles of the 2016 peace agreements.... More


Moscow, August 29 (RHC)-- Russia has called on the United States to drop “unlawful measures” against Venezuela, warning that they are causing harm to the people of the Latin American country.... More


Hurricane Dorian's projected path as of 5 a.m. EDT on August 29, 2019  (Image: NOAA)

Miami, August 29 (RHC)-- Hurricane Dorian is getting stronger as it heads directly for the U.S. mainland early Thursday, churning over open waters.  'Strengthening is forecast during the next few days, and Dorian is expected to become a major hurricane on Friday,' the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said.... More


Washington, August 29 (RHC)-- U.S. activists in solidarity with Venezuela have issued a news release, detailing information on the four who were arrested by U.S. authorities in May at Venezuela's embassy in Washington, DC. ... More


Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqch  (Photo:File)

Tehran, August 29 (RHC)-- The Iranian deputy foreign minister has rejected the possibility of any negotiations between Tehran and Washington, saying it would only happen when the U.S. returns to the 2015 multilateral nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).... More


Washington, August 29 (RHC)-- The Donald Trump administration plans to shift over $270 million of federal funds -- including at least $155 million from FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund -- to help pay for its highly contested “Remain in Mexico” policy. ... More


Washington, August 29 (RHC)-- The Washington Post is reporting President Donald Trump has ordered his staff to speed up the construction of his border wall before the 2020 election — even if it means breaking the law. ... More


up