German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech at the German parliament in Berlin.  Photo: AP

Berlin, November 22 (RHC)-- Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has made a speech in defense of a United Nations agreement on migration and accused its opponents of “nationalism"... More


 U.S. pays undercover informants to spy on migrants.  Photo: Reuters

Washington, November 22 (RHC)-- In the U.S., paid undercover informants are gathering information on the migrant caravan through Whatsapp group messages for the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ... More


U.S. weapons sales surge by one-third under Trump’s policies.  Photo: teleSUR

Washington, November 22 (RHC)-- The United States has sold over $55 billion of weapons in the recently completed 2018 government fiscal year, a sharp year-on-year increase in the wake of President Donald Trump’s push to encourage sales.... More


Geneva, November 22 (RHC)-- Concentrations of key gases in the atmosphere that are driving up global temperatures reached a new high in 2017.... More


Afghan health workers carry a wounded person to an emergency hospital after a bomb attack targeted a religious gathering at a wedding hall in Kabul, Afghanistan

Kabul, November 21 (RHC)-- More than 50 people have been killed and over 80 wounded after a huge explosion ripped through a building in Afghanistan's capital... More


U.S. troops reportedly begin leaving southern border.  Photo: Press TV

Washington, November 21 (RHC)-- The Donald Trump administration is reportedly beginning to draw down the nearly 6,000 troops stationed at the U.S.-Mexico border, with all active-duty military expected to leave their stations within a month. ... More


California Camp Fire death toll hits 84 as flash flood warnings are issued.  Photo: Democracy Now

San Francisco, November 21 (RHC)-- The death toll for the Northern California Camp Fire has now reached at least 84, while the number of missing persons has dropped to 700.  ... More


U.S. Justice Department considered sharing confidential census data with law enforcement.  Photo: Google

Washington, November 21 (RHC)-- The Washington Post reports the Justice Department considered breaching the confidentiality of U.S. census data ... More


Peru plans counter effort to upset Alan Garcia's asylum request.  Photo: teleSUR

Lima, November 21 (RHC)-- Peru plans to send a letter to Uruguay to counter former President Alan Garcia’s efforts to gain asylum and avoid a court-ordered, 18-month travel ban amid corruption allegations, according to President Martin Vizcarra.... More


Ivanka Trump used personal e-mail account for official business.  Photo: Reuters

Washington, November 21 (RHC)-- The Washington Post is reporting White House senior adviser and presidential daughter Ivanka Trump used a personal e-mail account ... More


Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff addresses First World Forum on Critical Thinking in Buenos Aires, Nov. 19, 2018   Photo: teleSUR

Buenos Aires, November 20 (RHC)-- The Clacso First World Forum on Critical Thinking concluded on Tuesday in Buenos Aires, Argentina... More


 Students protest proposed budget cuts and austerity for public education in Quito.  Nov. 19, 2018    Photo: teleSUR

Quito, November 20 (RHC)-- Students from Ecuadorean public and private universities took to the streets of Quito on Monday for a peaceful protest to demand that the government halt austerity measures in higher education... More


CIA says Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia ordered Khashoggi murder.  Photo: AFP

Washington, November 20 (RHC)-- The CIA has concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey on October 2nd and was never seen again. ... More


 White House threatens to revoke credentials of CNN’s Jim Acosta again.  Photo: CNN

Washington, November 20 (RHC)-- The White House has vowed to reimpose a ban on CNN reporter Jim Acosta after a judge’s temporary order to restore his press credentials expires in two weeks. ... More


Law enforcement officials work near Mercy Hospital in Chicago, on November 19, 2018.  Photo: AP

Chicago, November 20 (RHC)-- A shooting rampage in the U.S. city of Chicago has led to four deaths, including the gunman and a responding police officer. ... More


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