Austin, Texas City Council votes to divest from border wall contractors (Photo: Democracy Now)

Austin, February 5 (RHC)-- In Austin, the state capital of Texas, city councilmembers voted 10-1 to bar their city from doing business with any company involved in the construction of President Donald Trump’s expanded wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. ... More


Ecuadoran President Lenin Moreno (Xinhua photo)

Quito, February 5, (RHC)— Ecuador´s National Electoral Council (CNE) announced the "yes" is leading in a quick recount, with 67.82% of the votes in the seven questions of the popular referendum held Sunday.... More


Former Brazilian President Lula da Silva

Rio de Janeiro, February 3 (RHC)-- Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva would lead the presidential election with 34 percent of voter intention, according to a Datafolha poll released in Rio de Janiero.... More


Washington, February 3 (RHC)-- The Donald Trump administration has announced it will reauthorize temporary protected status -- known as TPS -- for Syrian refugees, but said it will bar any more Syrian citizens from applying to the program.... More


Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh

Washington, February 3 (RHC)-- The U.S. State Department has designated Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the Palestinian political party and militant group Hamas, as a terrorist. ... More


Democratic Senator Bob Menendez

Newark, February 3 (RHC)-- In Newark, New Jersey, U.S. federal prosecutors have dropped corruption charges against Democratic Senator Bob Menendez. ... More


Atlanta, February 3 (RHC)-- In the United States, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has abruptly resigned, following a report she bought shares in a tobacco company after she took the reins of the top U.S. public health agency.... More


Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

United Nations, February 3 (RHC)-- According to reports from the United Nations, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will attend the UN Security Council's meeting on the situation in the Middle East on February 20th, the body's monthly president.... More


US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson disembarks from the plane upon his arrival in Mexico City on February 1, 2018 (Photo by AFP)

Mexico City, February 2 (RHC)-- U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is on a six-day Latin American tour and has arrived in Mexico City. ... More


US President Donald Trump makes his way to board Marine One before departing from the South Lawn of the White House on February 1, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Phot

Washington, February 2 (RHC)-- Senior U.S. officials have claimed President Donald Trump is prepared to launch a military action if necessary against the Syrian government which they claim is possibly developing new types of chemical weapons. ... More


Police stand between protesters during a White Lives Matter rally in Shelbyville, Tennessee, October 28, 2017 (Photo by AFP)

New York, February 2 (RHC)-- White supremacist groups are targeting U.S. colleges more than ever in a bid to recruit new followers through spreading their racist propaganda, an activist group has warned. ... More


 U.S. Representative Maxine Waters criticizes Donald Trump (Photo: The Hill)

Washington, February 2 (RHC)-- Rep. Maxine Waters, a Democratic from California, says U.S. President Donald Trump’s addresses to the nation are so dangerous that they should come with a parental advisory.... More


Washington, February 2 (RHC)—US President Donald Trump has lashed out at the leadership and investigators at the FBI and the Justice Department, saying that they politicized “the sacred investigative process” into his presidential campaign and possible collusion with Russia in favor of Democrats and against Republicans.... More


Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.), former head of the Congressional Black Caucus (File Photo)

Washington, January 2 (RHC)-- Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) in the United States are leading efforts to impeach President Donald Trump.... More


Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in September last year (Photo: AP)

Washington, February 1 (RHC)-- The Federal Emergency Management Agency, known as FEMA, is ending shipments of food and water to Puerto Rico... More


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