UN WFP short of funds to aid Gaza and West Bank.  Photo: AP

United Nations, December 20 (RHC)-- The United Nations' World Food Program (WFP) says it would cut food aid to around 190,000 impoverished Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank -- half of all its recipients there -- due to funding shortages.... More


 Brazilian president-elect meets with cabinet.   Photo: Press TV

Brasilia, December 20 (RHC)-- Brazil’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro held his first cabinet meeting Wednesday.   ... More


 Honduran woman tear-gassed by U.S. forces applies for asylum.   Photo: Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters

San Diego, December 20 (RHC)-- A Honduran mother photographed last month fleeing tear gas fired by U.S. border guards near the port of entry between Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego, California, has applied for asylum in the United States.  ... More


U.S. troops in Syria called home.  Photo: AP

Washington, December 20 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of all 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria, in a move that surprised many in Washington and around the world.... More


Yemeni mother allowed to enter U.S. to see dying son.  Photo: AFP

San Francisco, December 20 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of California, the Yemeni mother of a dying 2-year-old child was granted a State Department waiver from President Donald Trump’s travel ban and will see her son one last time before her boy is expected to die. ... More


The Trump family punished for misuse of charitable organization.  Photo: Democracy Now

Washington, December 20 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump’s charitable foundation will be dissolved under court supervision, the result of an agreement reached with New York state’s attorney general, who says the Trump family used the charity as a virtual piggy bank for self-dealing. ... More


 Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying.  Photo: AFP

Beijing, December 20 (RHC)-- China has opposed the "weaponization" of space by the United States, a day after President Donald Trump ordered the creation of a new command center for controlling military space operations.... More


 Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard announces a joint development plan between Mexico and the United States for the northern triangle of Central America,

Mexico City, December 20 (RHC)-- The United States will spend billions of dollars in Central America and Mexico, as part of a plan to officially strengthen economic growth in the region... More


Pyongyang, December 20 (RHC)-- North Korea has rejected U.S.  calls for it to unilaterally denuclearize, and said Washington should give up its ambition to force Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons by "high-handed practices and pressure.” according to a statement by KCNA news agency.... More


United Nations appeals for Palestinian aid as Donald Trump withdraws U.S. support.  Photo: United Nations file photo

United Nations, December 19 (RHC)-- In Palestine, the United Nations is appealing for $350 million in emergency humanitarian relief, after the Donald Trump administration cut funding to UNRWA ... More


U.S. and Hungary dissent as U.N. votes 181 to 2 for refugee pact.  Photo: Google

United Nations, December 19 (RHC)-- At the United Nations General Assembly, the United States has voted against a framework agreement aimed at protecting the rights of refugees around the world.... More


Pope Francis blows the candle of cake for his 82nd birthday, offered to him during an audience for children and families of the Santa Marta dispensary on Decemb

Vatican City, December 19 (RHC)-- Pope Francis has warned politicians of the dangers of exploiting nationalism and xenophobia as far right sentiments are on the rise across Western countries.... More


This combination of file pictures shows a photo illustration of Twitter logos and a file illustration picture taken of the logo of social network Facebook.  Pho

Washington, December 19 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has blasted American internet giants, accusing them of bias towards the Democratic Party.... More


 Mexican president raises minimum wage 16%, biggest in 23 years.  Photo: AFP

Mexico City, December 19 (RHC)-- President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) is following through on a campaign promise by announcing a minimum wage hike of 16.21 percent, Mexico’s largest in 23 years.... More


Thousands protest "slave law" in Hungary.  Photo: Reuters

Budapest, December 19 (RHC)-- In Hungary, thousands of protesters took to the streets for a fifth straight day in opposition to far-right authoritarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. ... More


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