Venezuelan armed vehicles are seen at the Venezuelan-Colombian border after the staged attack by right-wing elements.  Photo: teleSUR

A group of right-wing terrorists Saturday took over several armored vehicles that belong to the Venezuelan armed forces and rammed into border barriers at the Venezuelan-Colombian border in a staged operation ordered by right-wing opposition members in Colombia.... More


President Nicolas Maduro during meeting with doctors. Photo: Twitter / @PresidencialVen

Caracas, February 23 (RHC)-- The United States has relaunched its colonialist aspirations against Latin America, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro warned during an interview with the Iranian media HispanTV, adding that the Venezuelan military was ready to defend the independence and sovereignty of the Latin American nation.... More


Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova at a press conference in Moscow, Russia. Photo: EFE

Moscow, February 23 (RHC)-- The Russian government has warned that the United States and its allies from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are planning to deliver arms to the Venezuelan opposition.... More


Palestinian protesters and a medic run to pick up a child during a demonstration east of Gaza City, February 22, 2019. Photo: AFP

Gaza City, February 23 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian and injured dozens more in mass protests along the fence separating the besieged Gaza Strip and the Israeli-occupied territories for the 48th consecutive Friday.... More


Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro delivers a speech in  a massive rally of supporters of the Bolivarian Revolutiojn in Caracas. Reuters photo

Caracas, February 23 (RHC)--  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday his government had broken diplomatic and political relations with Colombia and that its diplomatic staff had 24 have hours to leave the country.... More


U.S. banks made $28 billion in additional profit, thanks to Trump new tax code.  Photo: Twitter

New York, February 23 (RHC)-- In the U.S., new government data shows that banks made $28 billion in additional profit last year, thanks to President Donald Trump’s new tax code. All told, U.S. banks made a record $237 billion in 2018.... More


Pharmaceutical firm defends charging $375,000 for medication once given away for free.  Photo: Democracy Now

New York, February 23 (RHC)-- The pharmaceutical firm Catalyst is defending its decision to charge $375,000 a year for a drug that used to be available for free. The drug, Firdapse, is used as a medication for a rare neuro-muscular disease. ... More


UNESCO to send mission to document Israeli violations in Jerusalem.  Photo: Google

Ramallah, February 23 (RHC)-- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is planning send a mission to document Israeli violations in occupied Jerusalem, according to Al-Wattan Voice.... More


China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang.

Caracas, February 22 (RHC)-- Russia and China are rallying behind Venezuela, warning against military intervention in the Latin American country which is facing a showdown Saturday when the opposition plans to bring in so-called "aid."   ... More


Damascus, February 22 (RHC)-- Nearly two dozen people have lost their lives and a number of others sustained injuries when a powerful bomb explosion struck a minibus carrying workers employed in a major oil facility in Syria’s eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr.... More


Three fishermen were injured after Israeli naval forces opened fire on their boats off the coast of the besieged Gaza Strip.

Gaza City, February 22 (RHC)-- Palestinian authorities say Israeli naval forces have injured at least three fishermen after opening fire on their boats off the coast of the besieged Gaza Strip.  ... More


 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Tel Aviv, February 22 (RHC)-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has forged a new far-right alliance for the upcoming parliamentary elections on April 9th.  For Netanyahu, the goal of this coalition is to acquire followers form late anti-Arab rabbi, Meir Kahane.... More


Brasilia, February 22 (RHC)-- Questioning of top Odebrecht officials in Brazil by Peruvian state prosecutors has quickly revealed that the Brazilian construction company dolled out around $45 million to high-level officials, including former President Alejandro Toledo. ... More


Forty-nine-year-old Christopher Paul Hasson, a self-described white nationalist.

Baltimore, February 22 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Maryland, an active-duty Coast Guard lieutenant has been arrested after federal investigators uncovered a domestic terror plot to kill high-profile liberal figures including Democratic lawmakers, media personalities and judges. ... More


Dhaka, February 22 (RHC)-- Authorities in Bangladesh say at least 110 people have died in a massive fire that burned down several buildings in a poor, centuries-old neighborhood in the capital Dhaka.  The death toll is expected to rise as more bodies are uncovered. ... More


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