Beirut, August 28 (RHC)-- Lebanon’s Higher Defense Council has stated that the Lebanese nation reserves the right to defend the country “by any means necessary” in the wake of an Israeli drone attack on the southern part of the capital Beirut at the weekend.... More
Brasilia, August 28 (RHC)-- A Brazilian Supreme Court justice believes jailed former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva deserves a retrial after leaked social media conversations appeared to show the judge hearing Brazil’s largest-ever corruption case collaborated with prosecutors.... More
United Nations, August 28 (RHC)-- The United Nations says it has “taken note” of a warning by Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun that recent Israeli aerial transgressions against the country amount to “declaration of war,” urging both sides to exercise restraint. ... More
London, August 28 (RHC)-- British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn has intensified his drive to stop Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s determined sprint toward a no-deal Brexit. In what is being billed as one of the last concerted attempts at stopping a hard Brexit, Labour party leader Corbyn is set to meet other opposition party leaders to formulate a common approach against Johnson.... More
Beijing, August 28 (RHC)-- China imported more than 900,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil from Iran in July, up more than eight percent from the month before, data released by China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) on Tuesday showed.... More
San Juan, August 27 (RHC)-- Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic braced for Tropical Storm Dorian on Tuesday as it churned west-northwest, with officials cautioning that it could approach hurricane-strength on Wednesday after blowing over Barbados.... More
Washington, August 27 (RHC)-- Republicans in the U.S. state of Alabama have approved a resolution calling for Muslim American Congresswoman Ilhan Omar to be expelled from Congress.... More
Brasilia, August 27 (RHC)-- In Brazil, federal prosecutors from the state of Pará have launched an investigation after revealing they warned the Brazilian Environment Ministry that agriculturalists were planning a “fire day” in the Amazon but government authorities did nothing to stop it. ... More
San Francisco, August 28 (RHC)-- Nineteen U.S. states and the District of Columbia (Washington, DC) are suing to block the Donald Trump administration’s recent move rolling back limits on detaining child migrants and migrant families. The 1997 Flores agreement caps the jailing of migrant children and families to 20 days before they must be released or transferred to a licensed care facility. ... More
New York, August 27 (RHC)-- Up to 30 women are expected to testify at a hearing against Jeffrey Epstein, the accused serial sexual predator who took his own life in a Manhattan jail cell earlier this month. ... More
Washington, August 27 (RHC)-- U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton says that the U.S. would oppose, before they are even held, Venezuela's legislative elections, announced last week by the National Constituent Assembly, despite the fact that early elections have long been a demand of the opposition. ... More
Gaza City, August 27 (RHC)-- An Israeli fighter jet has targeted a position of the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement in the central part of the besieged Gaza Strip as the Tel Aviv regime presses ahead with its acts of aggression against the impoverished Palestinian coastal sliver.... More
Miami, August 27 (RHC)-- Puerto Rico and parts of the Dominican Republic are now under a hurricane watch because of Tropical Storm Dorian, meaning those places could see dangerous conditions within 48 hours.... More
Tehran, August 27 (RHC)-- Iran will not talk to the United States until all sanctions imposed on Tehran are lifted, President Hassan Rouhani has said, one day after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would meet his Iranian counterpart to try to end a nuclear standoff.... More
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