Paris, February 11 (RHC)-- The "Yellow Vests" seized the streets of France over the weekend to carry out their 13th national demonstration against President Emmanuel Macron's neo-liberal policies. ... More


Israeli police officers secure a bulldozer demolishing structures in the Palestinian Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar east of Jerusalem in the occupied West Ban

Ramallah, February 11 (RHC)-- Israeli authorities plan to confiscate thousands of square meters of private Palestinian land in the central West Bank to construct a sewage network for settlements in violation of international law and UN Security Council resolutions condemning the Tel Aviv regime’s land expropriation policies in the occupied territories.... More


Ramallah, February 9 (RHC)-- Medical neglect killed a Palestinian prisoner who for nearly three decades had been incarcerated at the Israeli Ramon Prison in the south of the Negev desert -- a fate caused by inhumane treatment by Israel, the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) said in a statement.... More


 The Palazzo Farnese, headquarters of the French Embassy in Rome, is pictured in this photo.  Photo: AFP

Paris, February 9 (RHC)-- France has recalled its ambassador from Rome after an Italian leader held a meeting with French ‘Yellow Vest’ protesters. ... More


Washington, February 9 (RHC)-- In the U.S. capital of Washington, DC, the House Foreign Affairs Committee has advanced a bill that would require President Donald Trump to remove U.S. armed forces from the Saudi-led war in Yemen, which has sparked what the United Nations calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in a half-century.  ... More


 A relative of Palestinian teenager Hassan Iyad Shalabi reacts as his body is brought into a hospital in Khan Yunis.  Photo: Reuters

Gaza City, February 9 (RHC)-- Two Palestinian teenage boys have lost their lives and dozens of protesters sustained injuries during clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers stationed on the border between the eastern Gaza Strip and the occupied territories.... More


 Venezuelan feminist groups reject foreign intervention and support peace dialogue.  Photo: teleSUR

Caracas, February 9 (RHC)-- A coalition of feminist groups, known as La Araña Feminista, Alba Movements and other women, feminist and sexual diversity organizations in Venezuela have issued a statement calling on international social movements and organizations to support peace and dialogue efforts to resolve the political situation in the country and reject calls for military coups and interventions against the Venezuelan government.... More


Venezuelan Minister of Communications Jorge Rodriguez delivers a press conference in Caracas.  Photo: Twitter / @PresidencialVen

Caracas, February 9 (RHC)-- Venezuelan Minister of Communications Jorge Rodriguez offered a press conference in which he showed evidence of the coup attempt by the right-wing opposition against the constitutional President Nicolas Maduro, with the participation of the United States and other governments. ... More


Nicolas Maduro calls on people to sign the petition to demand the respect of Venezuelan sovereignty.  Photo: @PresidencialVen

Caracas, February 9 (RHC)-- Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has repeated that Venezuelans are "warriors for peace" and will come out undefeated before the coup attempt promoted by the U.S. government. ... More


 Excluded Afghan president claims last word on any peace deal.  Photo: Google

Kabul, February 8 (RHC)-- The President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani has warned that his government will have the final say on any agreement reached between the United States and the Taliban coming out of the peace talks currently taking place.... More


Washington, February 8 (RHC)-- The U.S. military views major global financial institutions like the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as unconventional “weapons” that it can use to serve its own interests, according to a secret document released by WikiLeaks. ... More


  Disabled migrant Jose Serrano, from Honduras, detained at Mexico during his journey towards the United States, in Piedras Negras, Mexico, Feb. 4, 2019.   Phot

El Paso, February 8 (RHC)-- Nearly 1,600 Central American migrants have been detained at the United States-Mexico border near Texas where they hoped to petition for asylum.  The migrant caravan arrived earlier this week at Piedras Negras.  It became the first caravan in months that headed towards Mexico instead of California.... More


Lula da Silva on a flag held by a supporter.  Photo: EFE

Brasilia, February 8 (RHC)-- Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva received a new sentence, 12 years and 11 months in prison, in one case for a rural property in the interior of the state of Sao Paulo, according to a court ruling published on Wednesday. ... More


 President Tabare Vazquez at a press conference in Montevideo, Uruguay, Oct. 29, 2018.  Photo: EFE file

Montevideo, February 8 (RHC)-- Some 500 luminaries from 27 Latin American and European countries were signatories to a letter of support for the initiative to promote a negotiated solution and dialogue for peace in Venezuela.  ... More


Venezuelan authorities stand next to U.S.-made weapons seized from a cargo plane coming from Miami, Florida.  Photo: Ministry of Interior, Justice and Peace

Caracas, February 8 (RHC)-- Venezuela says it has seized a large shipment of U.S.-made weapons aboard a cargo plane that had taken off from Miami, Florida, days after U.S. President Donald Trump repeated threats of taking military action against the Latin American country. ... More


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