Francesco Rocca, the President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, meets a Palestinian, receiving treatment for wounds sust

Geneva, June 20 (RHC)-- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says Israeli troops’ unrestricted use of live ammunition against unarmed Palestinian protesters in the besieged Gaza Strip has left the enclave’s health workers struggling to cope with an unprecedented crisis. ... More


U.S. policy of separating children from their parents comes under attack.  Photo: AFP

Mexico City, June 20 (RHC)-- Central American countries and Mexico have denounced the U.S. policy of separating immigrant families at its southern border. ... More


 Thousands flee Saudi offensive in Yemen.  Photo: Reuters

Sanaa, June 20 (RHC)-- Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee Yemen amid fierce fighting along the country's western coast, a United Nations official said Monday. ... More


Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.  Photo: File

Tehran, June 20 (RHC)-- Iran's foreign minister has decried Israel’s nukes as a real threat to the Middle East region and the rest of the world, calling for a new focus on the occupying regime’s nuclear arsenal. ... More


Donald Trump looks toward space for a 'new frontier.'  Photo: File

Washington, June 20 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to establish a standalone Space Force as a new branch of the armed forces. ... More


 Drought in India worse in country's history.  Photo: AP

New Delhi, June 20 (RHC)-- India is facing its worst water shortage crisis in its history.... More


Political cartoon that got Rob Rogers fired.  Photo: Democracy Now

Pittsburgh, June 20 (RHC)-- In the United States, longtime political cartoonist Rob Rogers has been fired from his job at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette after 25 years, in what he says was a response to his critical cartoons about President Donald Trump. ... More


 Boston Globe editorial blasts Trump's policy of taking children from parents.  Photo: Google

Boston, June 20 (RHC)-- In an editorial by the leading U.S. newspaper The Boston Globe, the Trump administration's policy of separating children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border was the subject of strong words.  ... More


US envoy to the UN, Mikki Haley. File Photo

Washington, June 20 (RHC)-- The Trump Administration continues severing its ties with United Nations bodies, and its latest departure is from the UN Human Rights Council.... More


Protests in U.S. to stop separating children from parents.  Photo: AFP

Dallas, June 19 (RHC)-- Outrage is mounting over the Donald Trump administration’s practice of separating immigrant children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border as part of the crackdown against immigrants and asylum seekers. ... More


 Thousands flee Yemeni port city.  Photo: Press TV

Sanaa, June 19 (RHC)-- In Yemen, there are reports that hundreds of fighters have been killed and more than 4,000 civilians have been forced to flee their homes since the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition launched an all-out offensive against the key port city of Hodeidah nearly one week ago. ... More


UN human rights head: Trump policy separating migrant families is abuse.  Photo: Getty

Geneva, June 19 (RHC)-- The United Nation’s top human rights official has called on the Donald Trump administration to end its "zero tolerance" policy, which has resulted in the separation of migrant families at the southern border, calling the practice abusive.... More


FARC leader Rodrigo Londoño, known as Timochenko, poses for a picture after an interview at La Carmelita, Colombia, June 8, 2018.   Photo: Reuters

Bogota, June 19 (RHC)-- After Colombia's President-elect Ivan Duque announced he will review the peace agreement reached between the government and the demobilized insurgent group... More


Presidential candidate Gustavo Petro is accompanied by relatives as he addresses supporters after being defeated by Ivan Duque in Colombia's presidential electi

Bogota, June 19 (RHC)-- In Colombia, the center-left former presidential candidate Gustavo Petro, who ended up in second place in Sunday's presidential runoff, asserted his impact in the elections by winning in the poorest zones of the country... More


US Republican Senator Ben Sasse say end practice of separating children.  Photo: AFP

Washington, June 19 (RHC)-- U.S. Republican Senator Ben Sasse has called on the administration of President Donald Trump to end a “wicked” practice of separating Central American immigrant children from their parents at the southern border amid growing backlash over the policy.... More


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