Brasilia, July 3 (RHC)-- One of the key witnesses in the case of Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was forced by prosecutors to testify against him, despite not implicating Lula in his earlier testimonies. He reportedly lied under oath in return for judicial leniency, according to a report published by The Intercept and local media Folha de Sao Paulo.... More
Caracas, July 3 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro formally authorized German ambassador Daniel Kriener to return to Caracas, a few months after sending him back to Germany over interference in domestic affairs, according to Venezuela's Foreign Ministry.... More
Santiago de Chile, July 3 (RHC)-- Thousands of members of the Chilean Teachers' Association have rejected a proposal from the Government in response to their demands and decided to continue with the national strike that is now entering its fifth week.... More
Phoenix, July 3 (RHC)-- U.S. activist and member of the humanitarian group "No More Deaths", Scott Warren, will be retried after a jury was unable to agree on a verdict for charges for helping migrants at the border with Mexico, U.S. prosecutors said Tuesday.... More
El Paso, July 3 (RHC)-- As U.S. President Donald Trump signed a $4.6 billion border bill approved by Congress last week, a delegation led by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus visited two immigrant prisons, amid growing outrage at reports of inhumane conditions due to Trump's border policies.... More
El Paso, July 3 (RHC)-- U.S. Customs and Border Protection has opened an investigation into social media posts by border agents belonging to a racist, xenophobic Facebook group.... More
Washington, July 3 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has requested a military spectacle including tanks and fighter jets for the national Fourth of July parade and his address to the nation. ... More
Strasbourg, July 3 (RHC)-- Thousands protested Tuesday morning at the European Parliament (EP) in Strasbourg, France, in support of Carles Puigdemont, Oriol Junqueras and Toni Comin -- three pro-independence Catalan leaders who were elected as European Parliament members (MEPs) but cannot hold office.... More
London, July 3 (RHC)-- Pro-Palestine activists occupied a weapons factory in the UK, owned by Elbit Systems, an Israeli defense company, as part of annual protests in solidarity with Palestine. The factory produces a number of high-tech equipment for the Israeli armed forces.... More
Vienna, July 2 (RHC)-- Fears about weaker global demand as a result of a U.S.-China trade spat have added to the challenges faced by the 14-nation Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. OPEC agreed earlier this week to extend oil supply cuts until March 2020, three OPEC sources said, as the group's members overcame their differences in order to prop up the price of crude amid a weakening global economy and soaring U.S. production.... More
Tehran, July 2 (RHC)-- Israel will be destroyed in half an hour if the United States attacks Iran, a senior Iranian parliamentarian has said, according to the semi-official Mehr news agency. "If the U.S. attacks us, only half an hour will remain of Israel's lifespan," Mojtaba Zolnour, the chairman of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said, according to Mehr.... More
Brasilia, July 2 (RHC)-- The Minister of Justice and Public Security of Brazil, Sergio Moro, is appearing in front of the Chamber of Deputies to answer questions regarding the leaked messages published about the Lava Jato case and former president Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva.... More
Kabul, July 2 (RHC)-- In Afghanistan, a bomb explosion near a Defense Ministry building killed at least 40 people, and injured at least 1,000 others, including dozens of children. The bomb in the capital Kabul on Monday comes after a weekend of violence across the country.... More
Rome, July 2 (RHC)-- In Italy, police arrested Carola Rackete, the 31-year-old German captain of a refugee rescue ship, Saturday after her vessel collided with an Italian border police boat as she attempted to dock at Lampedusa port.... More
San Francisco, July 2 (RHC)-- In the United States, a federal judge has barred President Donald Trump from using $2.5 billion in Defense Department funds to build a border wall following his declaration of a national emergency in February.... More
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