Moscow, July 6 (RHC)-- Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov stated on Friday that his country will continue to develop international cooperation with Venezuela, which includes strengthening military defense capabilities.... More


Vienna, July 6 (RHC)-- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says it will hold an emergency meeting on Iran next week, a few days after a planned increase in the level of Iran's uranium enrichment, which will come as part of the country's reduction of its commitments under a multilateral 2015 nuclear deal to reciprocate Europe's inaction to fully abide by the agreement.... More


Washington, July 6 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday mass deportation roundups would begin -- in his words -- "fairly soon." Trump, who has made a hardline immigration stance a key issue of his presidency and his 2020 re-election bid, postponed the operation last month after the planned date was leaked to the press, but on Monday he said the roundups would take place after the July 4th holiday.... More


Paris, July 6 (RHC)-- Police used tear gas to briefly push back Yellow Vest protesters who had flooded Paris streets for the 34th week in a row on Saturday.... More


Moscow, July 6 (RHC)-- Britain’s on-going illegal seizure of an Iranian oil tanker off the Spanish coast continues to draw international condemnation. In the latest development, Russia’s foreign ministry condemned the UK’s action by describing it as a “deliberate step” to inflame regional tensions.... More


Los Angeles, July 6 (RHC)-- A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit the U.S. state of California Friday evening, one day after the strongest quake in the region in 25 years.... More


June 2019 was hottest on record

Brussels, July 6 (RHC)-- Last month was the hottest June on record, marked by a record-breaking heat wave across Europe which saw temperatures soar as high as 50 degrees higher than normal in parts of France, Germany, Spain and Italy.... More


London, July 6 (RHC)-- Two former soldiers are suing the British Army for the years of racist abuse they experienced while part of the 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment, the same battalion that hit headlines after using a photo of Jeremy Corbyn as target practice. ... More


Geneva, July 6 (RHC)-- Colombia and Brazil are among the ten worst countries for workers' rights in 2019, according to the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Global Rights Index.... More


Caracas, July 5 (RHC)-- The Venezuelan government issued a statement Thursday rejecting the findings of a report released by the United Nations Human Rights Commission, questioning the methodology used to collect the data.... More


Rome, July 5 (RHC)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin, while addressing the current situation in Venezuela, said on Thursday that since opposition lawmaker Juan Guaido proclaimed himself president "before God" yet received no heavenly "signs," it's time to get back to earth and dialogue.... More


Tegucigalpa, July 5 (RHC)-- In Honduras, teachers and students are renewing protests across the Central American country in favor of public healthcare and education services. The protests continued on Friday amid police violence and repression, reported local media.... More


Washington, July 5 (RHC)-- U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton has hailed Britain's illegal seizure of an Iranian oil tanker in the Strait of Gibraltar. British Royal Marines stationed in Gibraltar seized the supertanker on Thursday accusing it of carrying crude oil to Syria in violation of European Union (EU) sanctions against the Arab country... More


Tunis, July 5 (RHC)-- Dozens of African migrants are feared to have drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia after setting of for Europe from Libya, a government source and the Tunisian Red Crescent said on Thursday.... More


Washington, July 5 (RHC)-- Protesters in Washington, DC clashed with supporters of President Donald Trump outside the White House on Thursday, a few moments before the U.S. president got on stage for his “Salute to America.”... More


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