Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro.   Photo: Reuters

Brasilia, January 28 (RHC)-- Brazil’s public works minister says that the Bolsonaro administration is looking to privatize or close at least 100 public companies in a bid to reduce the national debt.... More


 Syrian air defenses intercept airstrikes hitting Damascus, Syria.  Photo: EFE

Damascus, January 28 (RHC)-- A total of 42 people were killed including 13 civilians in an attack by the United States-led coalition carried out in eastern Syria, according to the  Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).... More


Elliott Abrams appointed by Washington to lead coup against Venezuela.  Photo: Google

Washington, January 28 (RHC)-- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s appointment of Elliott Abrams, a hawkish neo-conservative, to handle U.S. policy toward Venezuela is a covert effort by Washington to oust the government in Caracas, a U.S. writer and academic says.... More


Yellow Vests protesters hold 11th week of demonstrations.  Photo: EFE

Paris, January 28 (RHC)-- The French Yellow Vests held their 11th consecutive weekly mobilization on Saturday, although internal disagreements about strategies have emerged, mostly related to the participation in both the great national debate and the European Parliament elections.... More


Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar arrives on December 14, 2018 in Brussels during the second day of a European Summit aimed at discussing the Brexit deal, t

Dublin, January 28 (RHC)-- Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has warned that military troops could return to the border with the UK if London fails to finalize a deal on its withdrawal from the European Union.... More


File photo shows Twane Morgan, a former soldier of the British Army who fought in Afghanistan.  Photo: Google

London, January 28 (RHC)-- A former Commonwealth soldier who fought in Afghanistan with the British Army and suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder has been detained before being deported to Jamaica.... More


U.S. president announces deal with lawmakers to end government shutdown.  Photo: AP

Washington, January 26 (RHC)-- President Donald Trump said on Friday he has reached a tentative agreement with U.S. lawmakers for three weeks in stop-gap funding that would end a partial U.S. government shutdown now in its 35th day, with a senior Democratic aide saying money the president demanded for a border wall is not included.... More


 OAS Secretary-General Luis Almagro and the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo.  Photo: EFE

Washington, January 26 (RHC)-- In a new episode of U.S. interventionism in Latin America, the Organization of American States (OAS) held a session to affirm an interventionist declaration against the constitutional government of the president of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro and in favor of the unconstitutional and illegal actions of the Venezuelan right-wing who is supporting the self-proclaimed " interim president" Juan Guaido.... More


 Venezuelan president holds news conference in Caracas.  Photo: teleSUR

Caracas, January 26 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has affirmed that with opposition leaders in the country there has always been and there always will be dialogue, even though they assure that this is not the case.  ... More


United Nations, January 25 (RHC)-- Alfred de Zayas, a former United Nations expert who visited Venezuela in 2017 as a UN representative, said that the United States is conducting an illegal coup in the country which is against international laws.... More


Moscow, January 25 (RHC)-- Moscow and Beijing have issued statements in support of Venezuela against U.S. meddling with the sovereignty of the Bolivarian Republic through military interference, which includes a planned coup d'état.... More


Ankara, January 24 (RHC)-- Turkey has reiterated support for the president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu also said that recognizing the opposition-controlled National Assembly's President Juan Guaido -- as the new president of Venezuela -- will bring chaos to the Latin American country.... More


Managua, January 24 (RHC)-- The government of Nicaragua has expressed through an official statement its total support for the people of Venezuela, its democracy and the government of the legitimate president Nicolas Maduro.... More


Caracas, January 23 (RHC)-- President Nicolas Maduro announced on Wednesday that Venezuela was breaking diplomatic and political relations with the United States, after accusing the Trump Administration of attempting to stage a coup in the South American country.... More


U.S. vice president posts video calling for overthrow of Venezuelan government.  Photo:

Caracas, January 23 (RHC)-- The United States is continuing to ratchet up pressure on Venezuela in what appears to be part of a coordinated effort to remove constitutionally-elected Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from office.... More


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