People hold Sandinista National Liberation Front flags on the 39th anniversary of the Nicaraguan Revolution.  Photo: Reuters

Managua, July 19 (RHC)-- Nicaragua is marking the 39th anniversary of the triumph of the Popular Sandinista Revolution, a process that signaled the end of the Somoza family dictatorship and represented socio-economic transformations to benefit the Nicaraguan people. ... More


The gate of the Kerem Shalom crossing, the main passage point for goods entering Gaza.  Photo: AFP

United Nations, July 19 (RHC)-- The United Nations says that the freshly imposed restrictions by Israel on Gaza risk causing a "dramatic deterioration" in the enclave's humanitarian conditions. ... More


Olga Sanchez Cordero, designated Interior Minister of Mexico's President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, arrives to the campaign headquarters in Mexico City,

Mexico City, July 19 (RHC)-- Mexico's future secretary of the interior said the government of President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will implement a national plan to repair relatives of victims and prevent further forced disappearances... More


Colombian teachers during the June 2017 strike demanding better working conditions.  Photo: EFE

Bogota, July 19 (RHC)-- Colombia’s National Federation of Educators (Fecode) has announced they will hold a national strike next Wednesday... More


The National Meteorological Institute predicts rainfall to continue until Thursday.   Photo: Facebook: Comisión Nacional de Emergencias

San Jose, July 19 (RHC)-- Heavy rain showers in Costa Rica are reportedly costing the state millions of dollars as one city after another announces a "red alert" amid the continual downfall. ... More


U.S. lawmakers hold hearings on Donald Trump’s plans to reorganize government.   Photo: U.S. Senate

Washington, July 19 (RHC)-- In the United States, on Capitol Hill, Senate committees are holding hearings on President Donald Trump’s proposal to reorganize the federal government. ... More


EU and Japan sign one of world’s largest trade-acts.   Photo: AP

Tokyo, July 19 (RHC)-- The European Union and Japan have signed one of the world’s largest free-trade agreements during a meeting of leaders in Tokyo.  The trade deal will cover a quarter of the global economy.  ... More


Direct flights resume between Ethiopia and Eritrea.   Photo: Reuters

Addis Ababa, July 19 (RHC)-- In East Africa, the first direct flights between Ethiopia and Eritrea in 20 years have taken off from Addis Ababa, connecting Eritrea’s capital Asmara. ... More


Demonstrators take to the streets to demand Lula's release from prison.  Photo: Twitter / @LulaOficial

Brasilia, July 18 (RHC)-- National protests are taking place throughout Brazil to mark 100 days since former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been imprisoned at the federal police headquarters in Curitiba, Parana. ... More


Israel tightens blockade on Gaza by closing the Kerem Shalom crossing to the strip.   Photo: Reuters FILE

Tel Aviv, July 18 (RHC)-- Israel has closed the Kerem Shalom crossing to any gas and fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip.  ... More


An Israeli soldier fires a tear gas canister during clashes with Palestinian protesters in the center of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on July 13, 2018.

Tel Aviv, July 18 (RHC)-- The Israeli parliament, known as the Knesset, has approved a law banning any criticism of the regime's harsh treatment of Palestinians.... More


US protesters hold placards in a rally against deportations of immigrants in Washington DC, on July 16, 2018.  Photo: Twitter

Washington, July 18 (RHC)-- Protesters flooded the streets of Washington, DC, slamming the apprehension and deportation of immigrants by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.  ... More


Ivan Marquez of FARC speaks during a news conference in Bogota, Colombia April 10, 2018.  Photo: Reuters

Bogota, July 18 (RHC)-- Former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) commander, Ivan Marquez says he will not take his seat as national senator this week to protest the arrest of his former-guerilla colleague, Jesus Santrich. ... More


Protests continue in oil-rich region of southern Iraq

Baghdad, July 18 (RHC)-- In southern Iraq, massive protests are continuing, denouncing the lack of access to electricity, clean water and jobs in the oil-rich region. ... More


New York City tenants say Kushner Co. harassed them into leaving rent-controlled apartments

New York, July 18 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner is facing more scrutiny over his family’s real estate empire, Kushner Companies. ... More


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