Miami, August 25 (RHC)-- A tropical storm is brewing in the Atlantic, causing concern for the islands of the Caribbean, including Cuba. On Sunday, the Barbados government issued a warning on Tropical Storm Dorian. It was located 515 miles east-southeast border of Barbados, which is so far the only island under an advisory.... More
Washington, August 25 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly suggested using nuclear weapons against hurricanes to prevent them from hitting the United States. "I got it. I got it. Why don't we nuke them?" Trump said a White House briefing with Homeland Security and national security officials.... More
Paris, August 25 (RHC)-- The G-7 gathering is taking place against a backdrop of concerns about a global economic downturn and coincides with an era of international disunity across an array of matters.... More
Paris, August 25 (RHC)-- Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has arrived in the French city of Biarritz where a meeting of the seven top economic powers of the world, known as G-7, is going on to discuss with French officials the recent initiatives offered by the two countries’ presidents.... More
Paris, August 25 (RHC)-- Hundreds of anti-G7 protesters have held a rally in southwestern France with inverted portraits of French President Emmanuel Macron to express dissent against his policies and those of the group’s member states, as the French leader hosts six world leaders for the 45th G-7 Summit.... More
Caracas, August 25 (RHC)-- Venezuela's Minister of Popular Power of Oil and president of Petrol of Venezuela (PDVSA), Manuel Quevedo, says that President Nicolas Maduro is beginning an investigation into a sabotage explosion at a natural gas plant. The state official says that the government “denounces the terrorists behind this sabotage against the people” and that "the government has a contingency plan to guarantee gas supply."... More
Paris, August 24 (RHC)-- French riot police fired tear gas at anti-capitalism protesters in Bayonne, a town near Biarritz, the luxurious resort where the Group of Seven (G-7) leaders are meeting for their three-day annual summit. Police also used water cannons on demonstrators 8 km from the G-7 venue. ... More
Washington, August 24 (RHC)-- President Trump, who sparked controversy with this comments about purchasing Greenland, at one point mentioned trading Puerto Rico for the Danish territory, a former White House official has told The New York Times. ... More
Paris, August 24 (RHC)-- Thousands of anti-globalization and environmental activists joined yellow vest protesters and Basque separatists near the French coastal resort of Biarritz to demand action from G-7 and other world leaders set to meet there.... More
Brasilia, August 24 (RHC)-- In Brazil, demonstrations against far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and in defense of the Amazon rainforests took place in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and dozens of cities throughout Brazil. According to reports from Brasilia, the country's security forces did not even try to prevent the mobilization of thousands who took to the streets.... More
Saint-Jean-de-Luz, August 24 (RHC)-- As the global economy shudders, the Middle East boils and the Amazon rainforest burns, world leaders are convening on France's Atlantic coast for a weekend of talks few believe can solve any of it.... More
Brasilia, August 24 (RHC)-- In an historic signing, countries within Mercosur and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) came to a free trade agreement Friday after 23 years of negotiations. ... More
Mexico City, August 24 (RHC)-- Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) says that the political opposition has been engaging in “legal sabotage” against the new Santa Lucia airport by using about 100 judicial measures seeking to block its construction.... More
Paris, August 24 (RHC)-- The chief prosecutor in Paris has opened a preliminary inquiry to determine whether late U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein committed any sex crimes on French territory or against any underage French victims, prosecutor Remy Heitz's office said on Friday.... More
Buenos Aires, August 24 (RHC)-- Thousands of climate change activists have held protest rallies in front of Brazil’s consulates around the globe to express their strong dissent against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro over his alleged inaction on extinguishing raging fires that are devouring the Amazon rainforest, demanding him to protect the world’s largest tropical rainforest.... More
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