Santiago de Chile, February 25 (RHC)-- The disapproval of Chilean President Sebastian Piñera's administration stands at 83 percent, an increase of five percentage points from the previous survey, according to the survey conducted by the consulting firm Cadem.... More


London, February 24 (RHC)-- Opening arguments were made on the first day of the U.S. extradition hearing of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, with the prosecution claiming his leaks risked lives while the defense argued that his case was politically motivated.... More


Varparaiso, February 24 (RHC)-- The Viña del Mar International Song Festival, which is held every year in the Chilean city of Valparaiso, began this Sunday amid violent demonstrations in the surroundings of the Quinta Vergara Amphitheater, home of the most important musical event on the American continent. ... More


Brasilia, February 24 (RHC)-- Brazil's Carnival, the world's biggest party, has begun with a distinct tone of protest against the current government of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro. ... More


Caracas, February 24 (RHC)-- Member countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for America-Peoples' Trading Treaty (ALBA-TCP), have denounced the disqualification of former President Evo Morales as a candidate for the Bolivian Senate for the May 3rd elections.... More


Negotiations continue, with meetings between Guzmán and IMF technicians in Washington.  (Photo: Reuters)

Buenos Aires, February 24 (RHC)-- Argentina and the IMF, the International Monetary Fund, have announced that they are making progress in negotiating a new agreement for the South American country's debt, after a meeting held on the sidelines of a G-20 meeting in Saudi Arabia.... More


President Nicolas Maduro commemorates first anniversary of the Venezuelan people defeating invasion from Colombia.  (Photo: VTV)

Caracas, February 24 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro recalled this Sunday the victory of the Venezuelan people before the aggression of violent groups at the service of the right on February 23, 2019 on the border with Colombia.... More


Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip in the early hours of February 24, 2020. (Photo: Palestinian Information Center)

Ramallah, February 24 (RHC)-- Israeli jets have bombed several locations across the Gaza Strip after Palestinian resistance groups fired rockets towards Israel in retaliation for the murder of a Palestinian earlier in the day. ... More


Ramallah, February 24 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have shot dead two Palestinians along a fence separating the besieged Gaza Strip from the occupied territories and injured several others who rushed to confront an armored bulldozer. ... More


Pope Francis addressing bishops at the Basilica pontificia di San Nicola during a visit to Bari, southern Italy.  Photo: AFP)

Bari, February 24 (RHC)-- Pope Francis has hit out at U.S. President Donald Trump's so-called "Deal of the Century" on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying that "unfair and inequitable solutions" would only be a prelude to new crises in the region.... More


Washington, February 24 (RHC)-- The digital media Zero Hedge (ZH) has published information affirming that the United States continues to consider military actions as an option to overthrow Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro.... More


Correa has said he is not interested in power, but instead in preventing the elites from controlling Ecuador for the next 30 years.  (Photo: Reuters)

Brussels, February 24 (RHC)-- The former president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, will return to his country at the end of the year to register his candidacy for vice president or as a member of the assembly, facing the 2021 presidential elections, Fausto Vase, his lawyer, told Reuters.... More


Bogota, February 24 (RHC)-- Colombia's largest cities were the scene of protests over the weekend against President Ivan Duque -- with students, teachers, and truck drivers taking the streets.... More


Ramallah, February 24 (RHC)-- Israeli military forces have shot dead a young Palestinian man in the occupied Old City of Jerusalem for an alleged stabbing attempt against police forces.  Tensions continue to rise over the so-called "Deal of the Century" unveiled by U.S. President Donald Trump last month on the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict.... More


Syrian air defense systems respond to missile strike in the sky over Damascus.  (Photo: Russia’s RT Television news network)

Damascus, February 24 (RHC)-- Syria has warned against any violation of its airspace, emphasizing that such an encroachment will be treated as a “foreign act of aggression” and duly confronted.... More


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