Gaza City, August 16 (RHC)-- Israeli warplanes have conducted fresh airstrikes on the besieged Gaza Strip, shortly after Israeli troops attacked and injured dozens of Palestinians during anti-occupation protests near the fence separating the coastal sliver from the occupied territories.... More


Washington, August 17 (RHC)-- The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has unveiled a warrant for the seizure of the Iran-operated Grace 1 supertanker a day after Gibraltar’s Supreme Court confirmed the release of the vessel.... More


Washington, August 16 (RHC)-- In the United States, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected an attempt by the Trump administration to deny detained migrant children soap, toothpaste and beds. ... More


Washington, August 16 (RHC)-- U.S. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has rejected Israel’s offer to allow her to visit her Palestinian family in the West Bank after Tel Aviv barred her from entering the occupied territories.... More


Washington, August 16 (RHC)-- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has confirmed July was the Earth’s hottest month since record keeping began 140 years ago.... More


Berlin, August 16 (RHC)-- Hundreds of students in Berlin skipped school on Friday to attend the latest "Fridays for Future" protest, despite having only been back at school for nearly two weeks.... More


Ramallah, August 16 (RHC)-- More than 30 Palestinians have been injured during anti-occupation protests near the fence separating the besieged Gaza Strip from the occupied Palestinian territories.... More


Santiago de Chile, August 16 (RHC)-- Chile ranks second in the 36-member Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development list of most obese countries, as the population over 15 years of age, since 2003 that suffers this medical condition has gone up from 61 to 75 percent.... More


New York, August 16 (RHC)-- Unhealthy eating habits can be blamed for more than 400,000 U.S. deaths a year due to heart disease and related illnesses, researchers have announced. And they say that numerous studies have found that a healthy diet was not only a matter of choice but also income and education. Experts agree that people in the U.S. are eating too much salty, fatty and sugary fare, and not enough fruit, vegetables and whole grains.... More


Washington, August 16 (RHC)-- In the U.S., Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has rejected an Israeli offer to visit her family in the West Bank on humanitarian grounds, one day after Israel barred her and fellow Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from entering Israel to travel to occupied Palestine for an official trip.... More


Caracas, August 16 (RHC)-- Dialogue with the members of the opposition in Venezuela will resume as soon as a system that guarantees peace and respect is established, said Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza on Thursday. ... More


Caracas, August 15 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has denounced a plan directed by the former president of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, to send in mercenaries in order to assassinate him and commit other violent acts to destabilize the nation.... More


Moscow, August 15 (RHC)-- Russia's Foreign Ministry has reported a plan to train Venezuelan refugees on a British military base in Guyana, deploying them in Venezuela to carry out terrorist actions.... More


Washington, August 15 (RHC)-- A coalition of 13 U.S. states have filed a lawsuit against the administration of Donald Trump, seeking to block a new rule that would significantly reduce legal immigration by denying visas to poor migrants.... More


La Paz, August 15 (RHC)-- Bolivia’s central government has announced they will double spending on preventing violence against women and will give control of the funds to local authorities, a move that comes as part of a general push in recent months, by President Evo Morales, to tackle the issue of femicide and violence. ... More


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