British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Boris Johnson, speaks during a joint press conference with Argentinean Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie (not picture

Buenos Aires, May 29 (RHC)-- Britain must be "fully out" of the EU customs union after Brexit in order to be a global trading nation, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Monday, piling further pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May.... More


Starbucks close for one-day anti-racial bias training.  Photo: Democracy Now

New York, May 29 (RHC)-- Starbucks closed more than 8,000 stores across the United States on Tuesday for anti-racial bias training.  ... More


Jared Kusher, Donald Trump's son-in-law.  Photo: AFP

Washington, May 29 (RHC)-- In the United States, a White House official says that President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner has been granted permanent security clearance, allowing him to view highly classified documents. ... More


Israeli bulldozers can be seen destroying Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank.  Photo: File

Ramallah, May 28 (RHC)-- The Israeli army has threatened to demolish nearly two dozen Palestinian homes in the northeastern part of the West Bank as the Tel Aviv regime continues with its illegal land expropriation policies in the occupied territories and violation of international law. ... More


Smoke billows following a Saudi airstrike in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, April 5, 2018.  Photo: AFP

Geneva, May 28 (RHC)-- The United Nations Human Rights office has warned that last month was been the deadliest month this year so far with a "sharp" increase in civilian casualties in Yemen... More


 US National Security Adviser John Bolton.  Photo: Google

Washington, May 28 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump’s new National Security Adviser, John Bolton, is obsessed with waging war against Russia, Syria and Iran... More


  US President Donald Trump.  Photo: File

Washington, May 28 (RHC)-- A majority of Americans think U.S. President Donald Trump will get the United States tied up in a new conflict... More


Ivan Duque and Gustavo Petro

Bogota, May 28 (RHC)--No candidate for the presidential elections held in Colombia on Sunday achieved the required 50% of the votes and the process is heading to a run-off on June 17 between Ivan Duque and Gustavo Petro... More


Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (File Photo)

Bogota, May 26 (RHC)—Colombia´s President Juan Manuel Santos has announced that next week his country will formally join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).... More


Buenos Aires, May 26 (RHC)-- Political parties, labor unions and grassroots groups mobilized thousands of people in Buenos Aires on Friday to oppose Argentine President Mauricio Macri for seeking a financial rescue package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).... More


North Korean media reports cancellation of summit with Trump.  Photo: Korea News Agency

Pyongyang, May 25 (RHC)-- North Korea says it is still open to talks with Washington after U.S. President Donald Trump called off a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un scheduled for next month... More


An image grab from a video released on May 10, 2018 by the media bureau of the Syrian army and broadcast on Syria's official TV shows Syrian air defense systems

Damascus, May 25 (RHC)-- Syrian air defense systems have repelled a missile attack on an airport near the western city of Homs... More


Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.  Photo: Reuters

Brasilia, May 25 (RHC)-- Defense lawyers representing former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have issued a statement thanking the United Nations Human Rights Committee... More


File photo shows the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna.   Photo: File

Vienna, May 25 (RHC)-- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed Iran's compliance with its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal... More


Chilean Foreign Minister Roberto Ampuero (R) said the decision was "in line" with the position of the so-called Lima Group.  Photo: Twitter @Minrel_Ch

Santiago de Chile, May 25 (RHC)-- Chile will not be sending an ambassador to Venezuela, government officials have announced, explaining the decision is part of a protest against the Bolivarian nation's May 20th presidential elections.... More


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