Paris, June 5 (RHC)-- France and Britain have condemned Israel’s recent approval of plans for the construction of hundreds of new settler units in the occupied East Jerusalem, irrespective of the international outcry against the Tel Aviv regime’s land expropriation and settlement expansion policies in the occupied Palestinian territories.... More


Mexico City, June 5 (RHC)-- Some 250,000 more migrants would have reached the U.S. so far in 2019 if it weren't for Mexican authorities. The Mexican Foreign Affairs Ministry (SRE) has reported that Mexico detained 80,537 Central American migrants from December 2018 to May 2019, all of whom were returned to their homelands.... More


Washington, June 5 (RHC)-- Mexican officials are staying on in Washington, DC for talks with the Trump administration avert recent threats to impose a 5% tariff -- which would increase every month by 5% -- on all imported goods, over what the White House claims is Mexico’s failure to stem the flow of Central American migrants into the United States.... More


Washington, June 5 (RHC)-- The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a $19 billion disaster relief package providing funding for natural disaster aid around the country, including $900 million for hurricane recovery in Puerto Rico.... More


El Paso, June 5 (RHC)-- U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials announced two more deaths of migrants on the border with Mexico. A total of three migrants have now died in three days while in government custody. ... More


Guatemala City, June 4 (RHC)-- Guatemalan Defense Minister Luis Miguel Ralda confirmed on Monday that U.S. troops are already in the country, specifically on the Guatemala-Mexico border near Huehuetenan... More


London, June 4 (RHC)-- Protests in London are growing, as U.S. President Donald Trump continues is official three-day visit to the UK.... More


Moscow, June 4 (RHC)-- Russia has rejected U.S. media reports about the withdrawal of Russian military specialists and advisors from Venezuela. The rejection came after The Wall Street Journal claimed Russia would cut the number of its military experts in Venezuela from about 1,000 to "just a few dozen" amid political and economic crisis gripping the Latin American nation.... More


Washington, June 4 (RHC)-- Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner has refused to back Palestinian statehood ahead of the expected release of his so-called "peace" plan, saying he believes the Palestinians are not ready to govern themselves.... More


Brasilia, June 4 (RHC)-- Brazilian university professors, researchers and students, joined by the general population, have rejected the moves to destroy social gains achieved during the Workers' Party governments by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro.... More


Tehran, June 4 (RHC)-- Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has lashed out at U.S. “economic terrorism” against the "innocent" Iranian people, saying war and talks will never go together... More


London, June 4 (RHC)-- Former British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson has launched his campaign to become the next prime minister by releasing a video in which he reiterates Britain under his leadership will certainly leave the European Union no matter if it could be a disorderly and costly withdrawal.... More


Mexico City, June 3 (RHC)-- Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) says his administration expects good results from a meeting with White House officials set to take place in Washington on Wednesday, June 5th. The talks will take place to discuss the sudden announcement last week of progressive tariffs imposed by the U.S. on all Mexican goods.... More


Ramallah, June 3 (RHC)-- The United States blueprint to end the conflict between Israel and Palestine is seen by Palestinians, and by some Arab officials and politicians, as a plan to finish off the Palestinian cause.... More


Beijing, June 3 (RHC)-- A senior Chinese military official says the actions of the United States on Taiwan and the South China Sea threaten the stability of the region, rejecting accusations made by acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan that Beijing is a threat to East Asia.... More


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