Ramallah, May 7 (RHC)-- The Palestinian health ministry says the death toll from Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip rose to 27 as a couple was uncovered from the rubble. ... More
Washington, May 7 (RHC)-- National Security Adviser John Bolton has announced the U.S. is deploying a carrier strike group and a bomber task force to -- in his words -- “send a clear and unmistakable message to the Iranian regime that any attacks on United States interests or on those of our allies will be met with unrelenting force.”... More
New York, May 7 (RHC)-- Stock markets in the United States, Europe and Asia plunged Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to increase tariffs on Chinese products this week, escalating the ongoing trade fight between the world’s two largest economies. ... More
Beirut, May 7 (RHC)-- The notorious U.S. mercenary firm Blackwater has returned to Iraq, a Lebanese newspaper says, with the private company currently training defeated Daesh terrorists at a base near Baghdad. ... More
Boston, May 7 (RHC)-- Thousands gathered in the U.S. city of Amherst for “Not Backing Down: Israel, Free Speech, and the Battle for Palestinian Human Rights,” a pro-Palestine event at the University of Massachusetts.... More
Moscow, May 6 (RHC)-- Russia’s Foreign Ministry urged the international community to unite in condemning Washington's new anti-Cuban blockade measures, which came about after President Donald Trump lifted the waiver on Title III of the once-dormant Helms-Burton Law.... More
Tel Aviv, May 6 (RHC)-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Sunday that he has instructed his country's armed forces to continue their massive attacks on the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu claimed that "Hamas bears responsibility for its actions, but also for the activities of the Islamic Jihad and pays a very heavy price."... More
New York, May 6 (RHC)-- Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro made the last minute decision to cancel his trip to the United States after many New York venues refused to host a gala dinner honoring him. ... More
Helsinki, May 6 (RHC)-- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks with his U.S. counterpart Mike Pompeo in Finland Monday after which he warned that U.S. military intervention in Venezuela would be "catastrophic and unjustified." The two men met on the sidelines of a meeting of the Arctic Council in Finland.... More
New York, May 6 (RHC)-- The American Association of Jurists (AAJ), an NGO with consultative status at the United Nations Economic and Social Council (Ecosoc), has published a statement recognizing former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as a political prisoner.... More
Washington, May 6 (RHC)-- The Pentagon is facing accusations that it is drastically underestimating the number of civilians being killed in U.S. airstrikes overseas. The Pentagon has released a report saying the U.S. had killed 120 civilians in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Somalia last year.... More
Panama City, May 6 (RHC)-- In a close presidential race against right-wing Romulo Roux, center-left Laurentino “Nito” Cortizo won by 32.98 percent of votes against 31.03 in Sunday’'s Panamanian general elections, according to the Panamanian Electoral Council.... More
Ramallah, May 4 (RHC)-- At least three Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air raid on the Gaza Strip shortly after Israeli soldiers attacked Palestinians taking part in the weekly “Great March of Return” rallies, leaving one protester dead and at least 50 others injured.... More
Caracas, May 4 (RHC)-- Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, who is seeking refuge in the Spanish embassy will have his political activities restricted, according to Spains's acting Foreign Minister.... More
Tehran, May 4 (RHC)-- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif dismisses the likelihood of a war between Iran and the United States but says a accidental confrontation could take place.... More
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