Rome, August 20 (RHC)-- Tensions increased on the Open Arms rescue vessel on Tuesday when ten of the immigrants aboard jumped into the sea in a desperate attempt to reach the Lampedusa port in Italy.... More


Havana, Aug 20 (PL) The member of the Chamber of Lawmakers of Argentina's Nation, Daniel Filmus, appreciated ... More


Rome, August 20 (RHC)-- Italy's prime minister announced his resignation on Tuesday as he made a blistering attack on his own deputy and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, accusing him of sinking the ruling coalition and endangering the economy for personal and political gain.... More


Rio de Janeiro, August 20 (RHC)-- The United States Navy is “ready” to act in favor of Washington’s interests in Venezuela, says a top American commander. U.S. Southern Command chief Admiral Craig Faller made the claims Monday in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro as the United States kicked off its annual UNITAS maritime exercise.... More


Ramallah, August 20 (RHC)-- Five Palestinians have been injured by Israeli forces escorting hundreds of settlers into a shrine in the occupied West Bank.... More


Washington, August 20 (RHC)-- U.S. Democratic Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib have stepped up their criticism of the Israeli regime after being banned from traveling to Tel Aviv, asking their colleagues to visit the occupied Palestinian territories to experience first-hand the regime’s cruel policies and how they affect Palestinians.... More


Rome, August 20 (RHC)-- Migrants rescued by a charity ship have thrown themselves into the water, trying to swim to the nearby Italian island of Lampedusa in a desperate move after days stuck on board.... More


San Salvador, August 20 (RHC)-- El Salvador rape survivor Evelyn Hernandez was found not guilty of charges of aggravated homicide by a Salvadoran court Monday in a case that was the latest win for feminist activists fighting to end the criminalization of women suspected of having abortions.... More


Washington, August 20 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed deploying navy ships along the Venezuelan coast to prevent deliveries in or out of the country.  According to the Axios news site, Trump seriously discussed the idea of the maritime blockade of Venezuela with his security advisers.... More


Ciudad Juarez, August 20 (RHC)-- More than 26,000 people are waiting in several cities of Mexico for a United States visa, according to authorities of Tijuana, the biggest city of both Baja California State and the Baja Peninsula, which houses the largest number of migrants.... More


Paris, August 20 (RHC)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed Moscow’s support for the military operation carried out by the Syrian government troops against foreign-backed terrorists in the Arab country’s northwestern province of Idlib.... More


Buenos Aires, August 20 (RHC)-- The freezing of oil and fuel prices for 90 days in Argentina generated a wave of criticism from the local oil industry, which considers that it was a measure taken without the consent of the actors involved and outside the law.... More


Brasilia, August 20 (RHC)-- Brazil has a very high concentration of income in the top one percent, and since 2014’s recession while the country’s poorest sectors continue to be hit the worst, the rich keep getting richer. ... More


Moscow, August 20 (RHC)-- The U.S. military has tested a ground-launched cruise missile with a range of over 500 km, the Pentagon confirmed.  Such weapons were banned under the INF arms control treaty, which Washington exited this month.... More


Washington, August 19 (RHC)-- The U.S. State Department has informed the Greek government of its ‘strong position’ regarding foreign states providing any assistance to Iranian oil tanker that was recently released by Gibraltar despite all Washington’s pressure.... More


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