German court orders halt to destruction of forest near coal mine.  Photo: Democracy Now

Berlin, October 9 (RHC)--In western Germany, more than 50,000 protesters converged on the Hambach Forest, demanding an end to the planned expansion of a neighboring open-pit coal mine. ... More


White police officer in U.S. guilty of murdering Black teenager.  Photo: AP

Chicago, October 9 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of Chicago, a jury has found white police officer Jason Van Dyke guilty of second-degree murder for killing African American teenager Laquan McDonald in 2014. ... More


Palestinians face repression at border fence between the Gaza Strip and occupied territories.  Photo: AFP

Tel Aviv, October 8 (RHC)-- The Israeli military says it is reinforcing forces around the Gaza Strip in order to quell weekly protests along a fence separating occupied territories from the besieged Palestinian enclave. ... More


Thousands of Mexican children have disappeared over past 20 years.   Photo: La Jornada

Mexico City, October 8 (RHC)-- In Mexico, since 1995, more than 9,000 children have disappeared, according to the country’s ombudsman Luis Raul Gonzalez during the 3rd National Conference on the Rights of Children and Adolescents.... More


United States National Security Adviser John Bolton.  Photo: Reuters FILE

Washington, October 8 (RHC)-- U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton, speaking at the White House, has claimed that Palestine is not a state.  ... More


Brett Kavanaugh confirmed and sworn in to Supreme Court.  Photo: AP

Washington, October 8 (RHC)-- Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in Saturday as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, just hours after the Senate voted to confirm him. ... More


Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.  Photo: AP

New York, October 8 (RHC)-- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the United States has once again proven that it is not a "reliable negotiating partner" by pulling out of a decades-old treaty with Iran, pointing out that U.S. President Donald Trump is not bound by any negotiated settlement. ... More


India signs major weapons deal with Russia as Trump threatens sanctions.  Photo: Google

Washington, October 8 (RHC)-- In the United States, the Donald Trump administration is warning India it could face sanctions over its decision to purchase a $5 billion missile defense system from Russia. ... More


 U.S. judge halts termination of protected status for 300,000 immigrants.  Photo: Reuters

Sacramento, October 8 (RHC)-- In the U.S., a California judge has temporarily blocked the Donald Trump administration’s move to end Temporary Protected Status for 300,000 immigrants from Sudan, Haiti, El Salvador and Nicaragua.  ... More


Fernando Hadad and Jair Bolsonaro

Brasilia, October 8 (RHC)-- Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro won the first round of Brazil´s presidential elections with 46.3 percent of the vote, but failed to reach the 50 percent necessary for getting elected.... More


Sputkik World  Photo

Cacacas, October 6 (RHC)-- The Venezuelan government has announced that it will donate $10 million from its "solidarity fund" for Indonesian victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami. ... More


Bogota, October 6 (RHC)-- The President of Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP), Patricia Linares, has condemned the General Attorney’s Office “meddling” in cases related to kidnappings by the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).... More


ELN Invites Colombian Government to Peace Talks.   Photo: Reuters

Bogota, October 5 (RHC)-- In Colombia, the National Liberation Army (ELN) has invited the government of President Ivan Duque to discuss ideas for a peaceful Colombia, insisting that failure to do so could result in, "serious danger for the progress of the political situation in the nation."... More


This picture shows the Israeli settlement of Pisgat Ze'ev (L) behind its controversial separation barrier on the outskirts of East Jerusalem.  Photo: AFP

Tel Aviv, October 5 (RHC)-- Israeli officials have reportedly approved plans for the construction of 14,864 new, illegal settler units in the occupied West Bank irrespective of international outcry against the regime’s land expropriation and settlement expansion policies in the Palestinian territories. ... More


Yemeni children suffering with cholera.  Photo: AFP

Geneva, October 5 (RHC)-- In Yemen, the World Health Organization warns the world’s worst humanitarian crisis is growing more severe, with more than 10,000 new cases of cholera appearing each week.... More


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