Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a press conference in New York, US, on September 26, 2018.  Photo: president.ir

United Nations, September 27 (RHC)-- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to exit the Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), has isolated Washington as the majority of countries back the historic agreement. ... More


UN investigators demand probe into 'extremely alarming' situation in Yemen.  Photo: Press TV

Geneva, September 27 (RHC)-- War crimes investigators have called on the UN Human Rights Council to provide them with the opportunity to continue a probe into the "extremely alarming" situation in Yemen... More


Israeli forces kill another Palestinian at protest -- 174th since end of March.  Photo: AP

Gaza City, September 27 (RHC)-- In the Gaza Strip, hundreds of Palestinians held a funeral for a man who was shot and killed earlier this week near Israel’s separation barrier with the besieged Palestinian territory. ... More


US President Donald Trump attends the United Nations Security Council briefing on counterproliferation at the United Nations in New York on the second day of th

United Nations, September 27 (RHC)-- Venezuela has denounced U.S. President Donald Trump over his “warmongering and interventionist” remarks which it says promote a "military uprising" against President Nicolas Maduro.  ... More


German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the audience during a conference organized by the Federation of German Industries (BDI) on September 25, 2018 in Berli

Berlin, September 27 (RHC)-- German chancellor Angela Merkel has slammed United Kingdom’s lack of clarity in talks for the country’s withdrawal from the European Union... More


President Miguel Diaz Canel speaks at Rally. Photo Leticia Martinez

New York, September 27 (RHC)-- New York's Riverside Church was the venue Wednesday evening of a solidarity rally. Cuban President Miguel Diaz Canel and Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro were on hand.... More


UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses the 73rd session of the General Assembly at the United Nations in New York on September 25, 2018. Photo: AFP

United Nations, September 26 (RHC)-- United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has issued a stark warning of growing chaos and confusion as the rules-based global order comes under a threat of breaking down. ... More


U.S. President Trump speaks at a bilateral meeting during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York.   Photo: Reu

New York, September 26 (RHC)-- Speaking on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session in New York, an organization meant to promote peace, the U.S. president has confirmed his backing for violent military takeovers and interventions. ... More


Undated photo shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.  Photo: AFP

Tel Aviv, September 26 (RHC)-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Tel Aviv will continue to carry out military operations in Syria, two days after Russia held the occupying regime fully responsible for downing one of its reconnaissance aircraft off a Syrian coast last week. ... More


 Attempted assassination of President Nicolas Maduro on August 4.  Photo: Reuters

Caracas, September 26 (RHC)-- New developments in the investigation into the assassination attempt last month against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro have been released during a televised presidential address. ... More


Saudi bombing destroying Yemeni infrastructure.   Photo: AP

New York, September 26 (RHC)-- Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned attempts by the regime in Riyadh and its ally the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to stop an investigation into crimes committed in Yemen.... More


U.S. considers building permanent military base in Poland.   Photo: Google

Washington, September 26 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed that the United States is considering building a permanent U.S. military base in Poland.  ... More


U.S. commerce secretary Wilber Ross lied under oath.   Photo: Google

Washington, September 26 (RHC)-- In the United States, the magazine Mother Jones reports that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross lied under oath in testimony about the controversial citizenship question in the 2020 census. ... More


File photo shows a Yemeni woman inspecting the damage on the first day of the new academic year on September 16, 2018, at a school that was damaged last year in

Sanaa, September 26 (RHC)-- At least three people, including a young child, have been killed after Saudi-led warplanes hit localities in Yemen’s Hudaydah and Sa’ada provinces... More


Havana, September 26 (RHC) – At the UN General Assembly, President Miguel Díaz-Canel delivered a formal address Wednesday on behalf of Cuba. In spite of the blockade, hostility and efforts at regime change, the Cuban Revolution remains alive, strong and faithful to its principles, he said.... More


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