Davos, January 27 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has once again accused Iran of seeking nuclear weapons despite confirmations by the United Nations’ atomic agency that Tehran complies with the 2015 nuclear deal. Trump made the remarks on Friday in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he declared “America is open for business” despite his railing against “globalism” and free trade in the past. ... More
Washington, January 27 (RHC)-- Amid the political chaos in the United States and the escalating threat of nuclear war between the U.S. and North Korea, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has advanced the Doomsday Clock 30 seconds closer to midnight. ... More
United Nations, January 27 (RHC)-- The United Nations human rights chief has warned that U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech in Switzerland would take the world back to the eve of World War One. Zeid Raad al-Hussein expressed the alarm on Friday after Trump said in a speech at the Swiss ski resort of Davos that countries should pursue their own self-interest. ... More
United Nations, January 27 (RHC)-- The United Nations says at least 30 African refugees have drowned when their boat capsized off the coast of Yemen this week with reports that their smugglers opened fire on those on board. The UN refugee and migration agencies said in a joint statement on Friday that there were at least 152 Somalis and Ethiopians on board the overcrowded boat which departed from Aden in southern Yemen on January 23rd. ... More
Vienna, January 27 (RHC)-- The Syrian ambassador to the United Nations and head of the government delegation to intra-Syrian peace talks has strongly rejected a proposal offered by some countries, including the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, for the resolution of the Syrian crisis, saying the so-called peace plan is “not even worth the ink.” ... More
Washington, January 26 (RHC)-- In the United States, eight activists with the humanitarian group 'No More Deaths' have been charged with a number of federal crimes over their volunteer efforts to leave water and food in the harsh Sonoran Desert to help refugees and migrants survive the potentially deadly journey across the U.S. border.... More
London, January 26 (RHC)-- The London charity behind a men-only fundraising gala, where specially hired hostesses were groped and harassed according to a Financial Times report, faced a swift backlash with donations being returned and politicians denouncing it.... More
Tokyo, January 26 (RHC)-- Japanese protesters have staged a sit-in, trying to obstruct the construction of a new U.S. military base on the southern island of Okinawa, which has been rife with anti-U.S. sentiment for years.... More
Brasilia, January 26 (RHC)-- The Brazilian construction company Odebrecht has agreed to pay the Government of Guatemala $17.9 million dollars, an amount equivalent to the bribe Guatemalan public officers received from the company in order to obtain its contracts, the country's prosecutor's office.... More
Washington, January 26 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the firing of special counsel Robert Mueller last June, and only backed away from this demand after the top White House lawyer, Donald McGahn, said he’d rather resign than carry out Trump’s order.... More
Caracas, January 26 (RHC)-- The Venezuelan government has expelled the Spanish ambassador to Venezuela, Jesus Silva Fernandez -- declaring him "Persona Non-Grata" due to "interventions" and "the continuous aggressions" committed by the Spanish government against the South American country and infringing "on the sovereignty and independence of the Venezuelan people."... More
Rio de Janeiro, January 26 (RHC)-- Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva has been forced to cancel a trip to Ethiopia, after court authorities revoked his passport, the Justice Ministry confirmed Thursday.... More
London, January 26 (RHC)— The British Prosecution Service says WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could “walk free” if his defense succeeds in its most recent request.... More
Caracas, January 26 (RHC)-- Venezuela has blasted a statement issued by the U.S. State Department rejecting the decision by the Constituent Assembly to convene snap presidential elections before April 30.... More
Brasilia, January 25 (RHC)-- In Brazil, an appeals court has upheld the conviction of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for corruption, dealing a blow to the highly popular left-wing leader’s bid to run in Brazil’s upcoming presidential election. ... More
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