Rio de Janeiro, January 10 (RHC)-- In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, human rights advocates are sounding alarm bells after the new governor, Wilson Witzel, said that city security forces were authorized to shoot to kill suspects. ... More
Washington, January 10 (RHC)-- In the United States, with the partial government shutdown now in its 20th day, President Donald Trump reportedly stormed out of a meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi... More
London, January 10 (RHC)-- A UK government minister has said that London will under no circumstances postpone its planned departure from the European Union. ... More
Caracas, January 10 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday that his country is under threat of a coup. ... More
Stockholm, January 10 (RHC)-- United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths says “substantial progress” would be needed before more talks can be held to build on a ceasefire recently agreed by the warring parties in Sweden and to reach a final deal to end the war.... More
Brasilia, January 10 (RHC)-- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, in what appears to be an about-face, has promised the Brazilian Armed Forces that he will not approve the opening of any United States military base during his term, according to a report in the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper.... More
Ankara, January 10 (RHC)-- In Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned recent remarks by national security adviser John Bolton in which Bolton said Turkey should protect Syrian Kurdish fighters as a condition for U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria. ... More
Caracas, January 9 (RHC)-- Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez has presented concrete evidence contradicting Guyana's version in the case of the two Exxon Mobile vessels in the Esequibo area, which took place last month, in December.... More
Brasilia, January 9 (RHC)-- In another blow to Brazil’s Indigenous people just one week after taking office, the administration of President Jair Bolsonaro has blocked an initiative of the previous government that would create a crypto-currency intended to facilitate transactions between Indigenous communities.... More
Washington, January 9 (RHC)-- On Tuesday night, as the U.S. was in its 18th day of a partial shutdown, Donald Trump addressed the nation in his first prime-time speech from the Oval Office. ... More
Washington, January 9 (RHC)-- In the U.S. Senate, Democrats have blocked the first bill in the new session, which included the controversial Combating BDS Act. ... More
Brasilia, January 9 (RHC)-- Brazil’s Defense Minister General Fernando Azevedo e Silva says he sees no reason to allow the United States to establish a military base in the South American country, in direct defiance of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who said he would be open to the idea.... More
Paris, January 9 (RHC)-- France plans to ban participation in unsanctioned protests after two months of anti-government “yellow vest” protests, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe says.... More
Gaza City, January 9 (RHC)-- Egypt has blocked Palestinians from entering the country from the Gaza Strip after Palestinian Authority personnel left the Rafah border crossing and officers from the Islamic resistance movement Hamas replaced them, Hamas officials say.... More
Birmingham, January 9 (RHC)-- In U.S. state of Alabama, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is coming under fire after rescinding a human rights award for civil rights activist and author Angela Davis. They have also canceled the event associated with the prestigious award. ... More
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