Montevideo, (Mesa Américas) September 29 (RHC-Sputnik)-- French foreign policy expert Janette Habel said that “the eventual pull out of most U.S. diplomats from the country's embassy in Cuba, following presumed 'sonic attacks' that caused health problems to some of them could be used by U.S. President Donald Trump to begin the process to break relations with the Caribbean state.”... More
San Juan, September 29 (RHC)-- In Puerto Rico, a vast stockpile of food, water and medicine is piling up at the main port in San Juan, as a shortage of truck drivers and fuel prevents the aid from being delivered to the island’s 3.5 million residents, many of whom remain without electricity, communications and clean water more than a week after Hurricane Maria devastated the island. ... More
Damascus, September 29 (RHC)-- Syria has written to the United Nations again, urging the world body to take immediate action against a U.S.-led bombing campaign which is taking a heavy toll on civilians and devastating the country's infrastructure. In two letters addressed to the UN chief and the Security Council chairman, the Syrian Foreign and Expatriates Ministry denounced repeated U.S. attacks on civilians and the country's infrastructure. ... More
Mexico City, September 29 (RHC)-- Mexico needs more than $2 billion to rebuild after three earthquakes and the tropical storm Lidia struck several states this month, leaving more than 400 dead and 150,000 houses damaged, according to official figures. More than 12,000 schools were also affected and will require about $717 million for reconstruction, while the country’s 1,500 historical monuments will need some $440 million to be fixed. ... More
Tehran, September 29 (RHC)-- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Tehran may walk away from the 2015 nuclear deal with the P5+1 group of countries if the U.S. withdraws from the agreement. "If Washington decides to pull out of the deal, Iran has the option of withdrawal and other options," the Twitter feed of the Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera quoted Zarif as saying in an exclusive interview. ... More
Brussels, September 29 (RHC)-- In Brussels, Belgium, over one thousand people marched near European Union buildings Thursday, calling for safe, legal access to abortion across Europe. ... More
Washington, September 29 (RHC)-- In the U.S., the Donald Trump administration said Thursday that immigration agents arrested nearly 500 undocumented immigrants around the country over the past week. ... More
Geneva, September 28 (RHC)-- During the 36th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Thursday, 57 countries signed an expression of support and respect for the sovereignty and independence of Venezuela. ... More
San Juan, September 28 (RHC)-- In Puerto Rico, hospitals report they’re at capacity and struggling to maintain operations -- part of a growing humanitarian catastrophe more than a week after Hurricane Maria devastated the island. ... More
Moscow, September 28 (RHC)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised his country's destruction of its last supplies of chemical weapons, accusing the U.S. of failing to fulfill its own obligations in this regard. Putin on Wednesday hailed the destruction of the chemical stockpile, which was carried out before the initial deadline, as “a historic event,” stressing it was “a huge step towards making the modern world more balanced and safe." ... More
Barcelona, September 28 (RHC)-- Spain’s government has ordered police to seize control of polling places and ballot boxes ahead of Sunday’s planned independence referendum in the country’s Catalonia region. ... More
Washington, September 28 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has unveiled a proposal to cut personal and corporate taxes by at least $5 trillion over 10 years, under a sweeping White House and Congressional plan that aims to slash the corporate tax rate by 15 percent, one of the lowest rates in the industrial world. ... More
Bogota, September 28 (RHC)-- In Colombia, rebel FARC leader Rodrigo Londono -- also known as Timoleon Jimenez or “Timochenko -- has accused the Colombian government of failing to meet the terms of the peace deal. In an open letter addressed to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, Londono says that hundreds of FARC prisoners remain in jail despite amnesty laws and decrees. ... More
Santiago de Chile, September 28 (RHC)-- Over 2,000 demonstrators protested Chile's capital Santiago to support four Mapuche Indigenous community members who have been on hunger strike for 115 days. Chanting the main motto "for the dignity of the Mapuche people," the demonstrators marched down major thoroughfares in Santiago de Chile, lit fires in the street and blocked traffic for evening commuters, but also in other cities of the country. Police used water cannons to break up the demonstrators. ... More
Caracas, September 27 (RHC)-- Venezuela's Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza has attacked U.S. President Donald Trump on Twitter for his "interventionist position and support for violence and extremists in Venezuela." ... More
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