Kabul, July 29 (RHC)-- A number of people were killed on Sunday when a suicide bombing was carried out inside Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul, the government said in a statement on Monday morning.... More
Washington, July 29 (RHC)-- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted on Sunday that Iran has rejected his offer to travel to Tehran for direct talks with the Iranian people. He said: "I recently offered to travel to Tehran and speak directly to the Iranian people. The regime has not accepted my offer," he tweeted.... More
Mexico City, July 29 (RHC)-- Mexico will help to establish the employment programs Sowing Lives and Youth Building the Future in Honduras to create 20,000 jobs between July and the end of this year, the leaders of both nations pledged Saturday in Mexico's eastern Veracruz state.... More
Caracas, July 28 (RHC)-- Latin American presidents and leaders issued statements Sunday marking the birthday anniversary of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, highlighting his legacy in the region and the world.... More
Lima, July 28 (RHC)-- Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra announced Sunday that his country would bring forward legislative and presidential elections, cutting his term short one year early, a measure he says to end "institutional crisis" after Congress declined to approve all the requested political reforms.... More
Brasilia, July 29 (RHC)-- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has raised indignation across the South American country after commenting that U.S. journalist Glenn Greenwald "could be imprisoned" for publishing information in The Intercept Brazil that incriminates the nation’s Justice Minister Sergio Moro.... More
Caracas, July 28 (RHC)-- Venezuela's top court has ruled that the efforts by the country's National Assembly, led by Juan Guaido, to reinstate TIAR "lacked legality" and was "an assault on the rule of law." The Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) nullified the National Assembly’s attempt to reinstate the nation in the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (TIAR), calling the move "an assault on the rule of law and the power of the Venezuelan people."... More
London, July 28 (RHC)-- The UK’s Daily Express paper has published a report, featuring a “shock chart” -- illustrating that Iranian military strength may overpower that of Britain in various key aspects. “A comparison of the UK and Iran’s military strength shows Britain falling behind when it comes to manpower, land and naval strength and petroleum resources,” reported the newspaper.... More
Brasilia, July 28 (RHC)-- The regime of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tried to ease concerns over the potential repercussions its rising intimacy with the United States might have on its ties with China, which remains the South American country’s biggest trading partner. Speaking to reporters over the weekend, Brasilia’s top diplomat Ernesto Arauja further emphasized that efforts by his nation’s far-right government to build closer ties with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump should not jeopardize relations with Beijing.... More
Caracas, July 28 (RHC)-- Thousands marched through the streets of Caracas Saturday, defending the nation’s right to peace and sovereignty against U.S. pressure to oust President Nicolas Maduro via harsh economic sanctions and the threat of military intervention.... More
Washington, July 28 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed “substantial” retaliation against France for a tax targeting American technology companies, threatening to impose tariffs on French wine and blasting French President Emmanuel Macron’s “foolishness.”... More
Gaza City, July 28 (RHC)-- Palestinians have held a funeral procession for a man shot and killed by Israeli forces during weekly protests along the border with Israel. The body of Ahmed Al Karra was carried through the streets of Khan Younis draped in a Hamas flag while crowds chanted "God is the greatest." ... More
McAllen, July 28 (RHC)-- In the U.S., political observers say that there is a new Indigenous movement that is organizing around migrant detentions on the border with Mexico -- called "Taking a Stand on Our Stolen Land.”... More
Montevideo, July 27 (RHC)-- Uruguay's government says it won't support a re-election bid from its own Luis Almagro as Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS).... More
Paris, July 27 (RHC)-- For the 37th consecutive Saturday the anti-government Yellow Vests marched thoughout France. They continue to be the only social movement in recent memory which has not gone on Christmas or now summer vacation.... More
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