The photo, taken on July 4, 2018, shows a ship run by a Spanish NGO and carrying 60 refugees rescued on the Mediterranean arriving at Barcelona's harbor after I

Rome, July 11 (RHC)-- Italian authorities have refused to take in refugees on board an Italian ship, sending a strong signal to allies in the European Union that the new populist government in Rome is determined to force a change in the EU refugee policy. ... More


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem al-Quds, July 8, 2018.   Photo: AFP

Jerusalem, July 11 (RHC)-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been questioned again by police as part of their investigations into a string of corruption allegations, media reports say.... More


Palestinian women waiting for humanitarian aid.  Photo: AFP

United Nations, July 11 (RHC)-- The United Nations agency for Palestinians has warned that a number of inevitable cuts are planned to be imposed on its key humanitarian programs in the besieged Gaza strip and the occupied West Bank if a U.S. funding freeze cannot be overcome. ... More


Demonstrators attend a protest against the President Mauricio Macri's government agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buenos Aires, July 10 (RHC)-- Thousands of Argentineans took to the streets to protest on their national holiday Monday, July 9th, in central Buenos Aires.  ... More


This photo taken on May 13, 2018 shows the gate of the Kerem Shalom crossing in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah.  Photo: AFP

Tel Aviv, July 10 (RHC)-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced the closure of the Gaza Strip's main commercial crossing, in what he describes as a crackdown against the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement.  ... More


Supporters of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hold a flag next to Federal police headquarters in Curitiba, Brazil, July 8, 2018. The flag r

Brasilia, July 10 (RHC)-- After Brazil's former President Lula da Silva was denied release from prison despite a judge accepting his habeas corpus request, the International Human Rights Foundation declared him a political prisoner.... More


North Korea accuses U.S. of “gangster-like” demands at talks.  Photo: AP

Pyongyang, July 10 (RHC)-- North Korea has accused the Donald Trump administration of pushing a “unilateral and gangster-like demand for denuclearization,” following Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s two days of talks in North Korea’s capital Pyongyang. ... More


U.S. used threats to try to derail resolution on breastfeeding at World Health Assembly.  Photo: AFP

Geneva, July 10 (RHC)-- The New York Times reports the Donald Trump administration stunned public health officials and foreign diplomats at the World Health Assembly in Geneva... More


U.S. president nominates Judge Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court.  Photo: EFE

Washington, July 10 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated federal Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. ... More


White House misses deadline to reunite migrant children’s.  Photo: AP

Washington, July 10 (RHC)-- In the United States, the Donald Trump administration could not meet Tuesday's deadline to reunite all migrant children... More


 Bill Shine named White House communications director despite Fox News sex harassment record

Washington, July 9 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has appointed former Fox News executive Bill Shine to a top communications role at the White House.  ... More


Greenpeace ends blockade of oil tanker in British Columbia

Vancouver, July 9 (RHC)-- In British Columbia, Canada, a dozen Greenpeace activists have ended their blockade of an oil tanker, after police forced them to end their protest against the Canadian government’s plans to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline.... More


ICE agents make arrests of immigrants.  Photo: AFP

Washington, July 9 (RHC)-- A newly obtained U.S. government document reveals that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have been instructed to ask migrants to choose one of two options: Leave without your children, or take them, too.... More


 London mayor approves “Trump Baby” Blimp at July 13th protest

London, July 9 (RHC)-- London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced that protesters will be allowed to float a giant balloon caricature of Donald Trump outside Parliament later this week as the U.S. president makes a visit to the United Kingdom.... More


U.S. Army discharges immigrants promised a path to citizenship

Washington, July 9 (RHC)-- Immigrants who were promised a path to citizenship after enlisting in the U.S. Army have been abruptly discharged.  ... More


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