Vatican City, May 4 (RHC)-- Pope Francis has admonished mining companies for their short-sightedness, greed, and inexhaustible exploitation of the Earth’s treasures and of Indigenous people.  ... More


Dimona nuclear power plant in southern Israel.

Tel Aviv, May 4 (RHC)-- A former Israeli arsenal official has confirmed that, in 1967, Israel had nuclear materials to produce weapons and was prepared to use them in the Six Day War that was waged against the Arab nations. ... More


Mexico City, May 4 (RHC)-- Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) is taking a progressive approach to the war on drugs, announcing his plans Friday to lift the federal ban on certain narcotics.... More


Guantánamo, May 4 (RHC)-- More than 200 peace activists from 20 nations around the world are gathered in Cuba’s eastern Guantánamo province for the 6th International Seminar for Peace and the Elimination of Foreign Military Bases.  ... More


Washington, May 4 (RHC)-- In breaking news, the Embassy Protection Collective -- safe-guarding Venezuela's Embassy in Washington, DC -- has issued a press release concerning constant, physical attacks on the building. An urgent notice has been sent to the U.S. Secret Service, the Department of Homeland Security, District of Columbia government and the U.S. State Department.... More


 Canada´s minister of Foreign Affairs, Chrystia Freeland.

Ottawa, May 4 (RHC)—The Canadian government reiterated on Friday that it will not recognize or enforce any sentence resulting from the implementation of the Helms Burton Act, a US law that, among other anti-Cuban measures, seeks to penalize countries that conduct trade with Cuba.... More


 The Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin

Moscow, May 3 (RHC)-- The Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin has accused Western countries, principally the United States, of "carving up Venezuela like Libya and Syria" in order to destabilize the Latin American region.... More


Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Tehran, May 3 (RHC)-- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says his country will never succumb to pressures being exerted on it by the United States.... More


London, May 3 (RHC)-- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has told a British court that he would not surrender to a request for extradition to the United States where he would face trial for one of the largest compromises of classified information in U.S. history.... More


Tegucigalpa, May 3 (RHC)-- In Honduras, lawmakers say they’ll suspend ratification of a pair of bills that would restructure the ministries of education and health, after massive protests in the capital Tegucigalpa saw protesters clash with riot police.... More


San Juan, May 3 (RHC)-- In Puerto Rico, hundreds of activists marched to San Juan’s financial district on May Day to protest the federally appointed fiscal control board and the reappointment of its members by U.S. President Donald Trump. ... More


El Paso, May 3 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Texas, officials say a 16-year-old Guatemalan boy died Tuesday while in the custody of U.S. immigration agencies -- the third such migrant child death in recent months.  ... More


Havana, May 2 (RHC)-- News stories from around the world reported on marches and protests on Wednesday, May 1st, International Workers' Day.... More


Washington, May 2 (RHC)-- The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an order prohibiting U.S. air operators from flying below 7,900 meters (about 26,000 feet) in Venezuela’s airspace until further notice, citing “increasing political instability and tensions.”... More


Caracas, May 2 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that the United States government was responsible for leading the attempted coup on April 30 and demanded an investigation against that nation.... More


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