Rome, August 19 (RHC)-- One of the two political groups forming Italy's rightist government, the 5-Star Movement, has said its former ally and the leader of the far-right League, Matteo Salvini, is an unreliable interlocutor without credibility.... More


Helsinki, August 19 (RHC)-- The Foreign Minister of Iran, Mohammad Javad Zarif, reiterated on Monday his call for the Union Europe to meet its commitments in the nuclear pact.... More


Brasilia, August 19 (RHC)-- Brazil's Supreme Court (STF) will judge the lack of impartiality of former judge Sergio Moro in conducting trials against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has remained a political prisoner since April 7, 2018.... More


Kuwait City, August 19 (RHC)-- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has highlighted bilateral ties between Iran and Kuwait, saying in a meeting with the Persian Gulf country’s crown prince that “foreigners” have no place in the region and have to leave.... More


Niamey, August 19 (RHC)-- The U.S. Air Force has launched flying operations from a recently constructed remote air base in the West African country of Niger in efforts to carry out intelligence gathering missions over the impoverished region.... More


Washington, August 19 (RHC)-- Three possible mass shootings in the United States have been thwarted in recent days. ... More


Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe  (Photo: Reuters)

Bogota, August 19 (RHC)-- Colombia’s Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) requested that former President Alvaro Uribe appear on October 8 to answer for bribery and procedural fraud. "In compliance with the provisions of the Criminal Chamber, at the request of Judge Cesar Augusto Reyes... within the action taken against you, it has been arranged to practice tests and to listen to you in an inquiry diligence on October 8," the Supreme Court indicates in a letter addressing Uribe, which also warns that "you must come accompanied by your defender."... More


Tehran, August 19 (RHC)-- The Islamic Republic says it has warned the United States against any attempt at seizing an Iran-headed supertanker that had been detained by the UK and Gibraltar.  "Should this measure be taken or even spoken of, it would constitute a threat against free shipping,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi told reporters at a press briefing on Monday.... More


Los Angeles, August 19 (RHC)-- Gibraltar’s release of an Iran-operated supertanker after its seizure by British marines shows the U.S. is facing resistance from its traditional allies, according to the U.S. daily The Los Angeles Times.... More


Washington, August 19 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has once again lashed out at the media, accusing them of deliberately giving him negative coverage to affect his approval ratings.  The Republican head of state went on a twitter tirade on Sunday, blasting The New York Times for chasing what he called a “racism witch hunt.”... More


United Nations, August 19 (RHC)-- A United Nations panel of experts has discovered parts of British-made weapons in Yemen, which has been the scene of a bloody Saudi-led military campaign.... More


Brasilia, August 19 (RHC)-- Brazil's former President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva blasted the statement made by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro about Alberto Fernandez's victory in the Argentinean presidential primary elections.... More


Washington, August 19 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump says that the United States is seriously considering buying Greenland, calling it “a large real estate deal.”  Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Trump said that since Greenland is “hurting” Denmark economically, it would be nice for the United States to buy it.... More


Washington, August 19 (RHC)-- The United States is pressuring the new Guatemalan government to implement the previously-signed bilateral immigration agreement, in spite of protests of concern over the accord by president-elect Alejandro Giammattei. ... More


Washington, August 19 (RHC)-- U.S. Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has suggested that Israel should decline U.S. foreign aid for denying the entry of two Muslim Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib.... More


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