Maputo, July 26 (RHC)-- In Mozambique, the World Food Program is warning some 1.6 million people are facing food insecurity, months after two cyclones left hundreds dead in one of the worst weather-related disasters ever to hit the Southern Hemisphere.... More


Washington, July 26 (RHC)-- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran would likely lead to a lower economic growth in the world next year.... More


Jerusalem, July 26 (RHC)-- Activists have staged a demonstration outside the residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem al-Quds to protest the Israeli regime's demolition of Palestinian homes in nearby Wadi Hummus.... More


Caracas, July 26 (RHC)-- Venezuelan authorities have condemned the newest set of sanctions by the U.S. government aimed at cutting off food aid for the poor in the South American country. In a statement issued by Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza, the government denounced "the repeated aggression of the United States against the Venezuelan people."... More


Caracas, July 25 (RHC)-- Embracing “Peace, Sovereignty and Prosperity of the Peoples” as a common goal, over 120 Latin American social and political organizations began Thursday the 25th Meeting of the Sao Paulo Forum (SPF) in Caracas, Venezuela.... More


Ramallah, July 25 (RHC)-- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has suspended all agreements with Israel, which means ending all working agreements and halting all signed agreements.... More


Washington, July 25 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has vetoed three congressional resolutions halting the planned sales of weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.... More


San Francisco, July 25 (RHC)-- A U.S. federal court in California has blocked President Trump’s ban on most asylum seekers seeking refuge at the U.S.-Mexico border. The preliminary injunction came just hours after a federal judge in Washington, D.C., let the rule stand in a separate challenge.... More


London, July 25 (RHC)-- In the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson has been sworn in as prime minister, pledging to deliver a swift Brexit and spending his first full day in office packing his Cabinet with hard-line Brexiteers.... More


Washington, July 25 (RHC)-- In the U.S., the House of Representatives has passed a bill opposing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions -- or BDS—movement, a global solidarity campaign with the Palestinian people.... More


United Nations, July 25 (RHC)-- The U.S. has once again abused its veto power to block a UN Security Council (UNSC) draft resolution that would condemn Israel's demolition of Palestinian homes on the edge of the occupied East Jerusalem al-Quds earlier this week.... More


Baghdad, July 25 (RHC)-- The U.S. military has decided to pull a group of Navy SEALs from Iraq over conduct that caused their commander lose "confidence in the team's ability to accomplish the mission," a rare decision that sources said had to do with the soldiers' abuse of alcohol.... More


Tokyo, July 25 (RHC)-- Nissan Motor Co said on Thursday it would slash 12,500 jobs globally by 2022 and cut output to rein in costs as it suffers from sluggish sales and rising costs and tries to recover from a scandal surrounding ousted Chairman Carlos Ghosn.... More


Mexico City, July 25 (RHC)-- The number of killings continues to rise in Mexico with more than 17,000 homicides registered over the first six months of the year, reaching an all-time high in spite of the efforts made by the government of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to combat violence in the country.... More


Kabul, July 25 (RHC)-- Three bombs rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul on Thursday, with one hitting a bus carrying government employees, killing a total of at least 12 people, officials said.... More


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