Tehran, June 15 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump’s “re-election chances are still more that 50 percent,” says Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. ... More


Ramallah, June 14 (RHC)-- The secretary general of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI) has strongly condemned the Israeli regime’s controversial plans to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank, saying such a move will break up Palestinian territories into 224 partitioned pieces of land.... More


Rome, June 14 (RHC)-- Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has called for a "courageous plan" when he launched virtual talks with EU and IMF leaders to rescue Italy's economy and society from the "unprecedented shock" triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.     ... More


Berlin, June 14 (RHC)-- Italy, Germany, France and the Netherlands have signed a contract with Astrazeneca to supply European citizens with a vaccine against the coronavirus, Italy's health minister has said. ... More


New Delhi, June 14 (RHC)-- India reported another record daily spike in coronavirus infections as the country passed a grim milestone of 300,000 cases.  The health ministry reported 11,458 new cases on Saturday and 386 deaths, driving the toll of fatalities up to 8,884.... More


Islamabad, June 14 (RHC)-- Pakistani authorities have identified and sealed off nearly 1,300 hotspots to contain the increasing rate of COVID-19 infections in the country.... More


Washington, June 14 (RHC)-- Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease official, cautioned that the "blips" of rising coronavirus hospitalisations being reported by some states could get out of control if robust contact-tracing regimes are not put in place.... More


London, June 14 (RHC)-- UK legislators labelled British Airways a "national disgrace" for its treatment of employees, adding to pressure on the airline as it juggles job cuts and new quarantine rules.... More


Caracas, June 14 (RHC)-- The Venezuelan government has described the arrest of businessman Alex Saab by Interpol on Saturday as an arbitrary detention that seeks to infringe on the rights of citizens in the Bolivarian Republic. ... More


Jeanine Añez at the Corpus Christi procession, La Paz, Bolivia, June 11, 2020.  (Photo: EFE)

La Paz, June 14 (RHC)-- Bolivia's coup regime led by Jeanine Añez has decided not to promulgate the law that sets the elections' new date, previously scheduled for September, and asked Congress to justify it with an epidemiological study.... More


Far-Right protesters clash with a small group of anti-racist protesters in Trafalgar Square in London.  (Photo: Ray Tang/Anadolu)

London, June 14 (RHC)-- Far-right protesters clashed in London on Saturday with anti-racism demonstrators and police trying to keep the two sides apart after they rallied in London in rival demonstrations, despite strict restrictions and warnings to stay home to contain the coronavirus.... More


Atlanta, June 14 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Georgia, protests erupted in Atlanta on Saturday night in response to the police shooting death of a 27-year-old man outside a Wendy’s fast-food restaurant.... More


Washington, June 13 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has described the concept of chokeholds as "so innocent" and said the controversial method used by American police may be needed in dangerous situations.... More


Brussels, June 13 (RHC)-- The public health crisis caused by COVID-19 in Europe is not over yet, the European Union's top health official warned, urging governments to remain vigilant and plough ahead with testing and tracing the population.... More


Tokyo, June 13 (RHC)-- Japan plans to launch a smartphone app based on technology from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google next week to help curb the spread of coronavirus by tracking close contact with those infected, the health ministry said.... More


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