Activists march in Buenos Aires to end femicides and demand that abortions become free, legal and safe.  Photo: teleSUR

Buenos Aires, June 8 (RHC)-- Thousands of gender and abortion rights supporters in Argentina took to the streets of Buenos Aires again... More


Immigrants in U.S. being separated from their families.  Photo: AFP

United Nations, June 8 (RHC)-- The United Nations has called on the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to "immediately halt" its controversial practice of separating Central American immigrant children from their parents at the southern border.... More


French president Emmanuel Macron.  Photo: File

Ottawa, June 8 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders of the world’s largest economies have gathered in Quebec City, Canada, for this year’s G-7 summit, with the U.S. president increasingly isolated over trade and climate change.... More


Senator Jeff Merkley tries to enter detention center in Texas.  Photo: AP

Brownsville, June 8 (RHC)-- In Texas, Oregon Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley was barred from entering a detention center for immigrant children in Brownsville... More


Jose Mujica presided over Uruguay between 2010 and 2015.  Photo: EFE

Montevideo, June 8 (RHC)-- Uruguay's former president and current senator Jose Mujica has urged Latin American leaders to work immediately and aggressively to promote regional integration. ... More


Environmental chief Scott Pruitt.  Photo: File

Washington, June 8 (RHC)-- In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is again facing controversy over a slew of new political scandals. ... More


 A team of four health personnel from the Chinese CDC and seven from other institutes.  Photo: Reuters

Beijing, June 8 (RHC)-- Chinese health professionals are making their way to the Democratic Republic of Congo to help the African nation fight a recent Ebola outbreak.... More


 U.S. secretary of education Betsy DeVos testifies on Capitol Hill.  Photo: AP

Washington, June 8 (RHC)-- Testifying before the U.S. Senate appropriations subcommittee in Washington this week, U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said the Federal Commission on School Safety... More


Photo shows a Red Cross staffer in Yemen.  Photo: File

Geneva, June 8 (RHC)-- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has evacuated some 71 members of its team in Yemen amid rising insecurity in the war-torn country.... More


Soldiers search for remains at an area affected by the eruption of El Fuego volcano in Guatemala.  Photo: Reuters

Guatemala City, June 8 (RHC)-- Opposition politicians in Guatemala are calling on Sergio Cabanas, the national coordinator for the Disaster Reduction agency... More


 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Brasilia, June 8 (RHC)--The national launch of the pre-candidacy of the founder and historical leader of the Workers' Party (PT), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to the upcoming presidential elections will be held Friday in the municipality of Contagem, metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte.... More


Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at a national meeting of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV).  Photo: Reuters

Caracas, June 7 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has accused the United States of infiltrating high-level positions within the Venezuelan oil industry.... More


Rescue teams search through destruction wrought by volcano in Guatemala.  Photo: AP

Guatemala City, June 7 (RHC)-- Explosions boomed from Guatemala's fearsome Fuego volcano Wednesday, unleashing fresh torrents of molten mud and ash down slopes where officials said at least 100 people had been killed and 200 were still missing. ... More


British Prime Minister Theresa May greets Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside 10 Downing Street in London on June 6, 2018.  Photo: AFP

London, June 7 (RHC)-- British Prime Minister Theresa May has reiterated her country's support for the Iran nuclear deal in talks with her Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu... More


Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to AFP journalists in Ottawa, Ontario.  Photo: AFP

Ottawa, June 7 (RHC)-- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has rejected a proposal by Washington to scrap the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and adopt a bilateral trade pact.  ... More


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