U.S. lawmakers hold hearings on Donald Trump’s plans to reorganize government.   Photo: U.S. Senate

Washington, July 19 (RHC)-- In the United States, on Capitol Hill, Senate committees are holding hearings on President Donald Trump’s proposal to reorganize the federal government. ... More


EU and Japan sign one of world’s largest trade-acts.   Photo: AP

Tokyo, July 19 (RHC)-- The European Union and Japan have signed one of the world’s largest free-trade agreements during a meeting of leaders in Tokyo.  The trade deal will cover a quarter of the global economy.  ... More


Direct flights resume between Ethiopia and Eritrea.   Photo: Reuters

Addis Ababa, July 19 (RHC)-- In East Africa, the first direct flights between Ethiopia and Eritrea in 20 years have taken off from Addis Ababa, connecting Eritrea’s capital Asmara. ... More


Demonstrators take to the streets to demand Lula's release from prison.  Photo: Twitter / @LulaOficial

Brasilia, July 18 (RHC)-- National protests are taking place throughout Brazil to mark 100 days since former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been imprisoned at the federal police headquarters in Curitiba, Parana. ... More


Israel tightens blockade on Gaza by closing the Kerem Shalom crossing to the strip.   Photo: Reuters FILE

Tel Aviv, July 18 (RHC)-- Israel has closed the Kerem Shalom crossing to any gas and fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip.  ... More


An Israeli soldier fires a tear gas canister during clashes with Palestinian protesters in the center of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on July 13, 2018.

Tel Aviv, July 18 (RHC)-- The Israeli parliament, known as the Knesset, has approved a law banning any criticism of the regime's harsh treatment of Palestinians.... More


US protesters hold placards in a rally against deportations of immigrants in Washington DC, on July 16, 2018.  Photo: Twitter

Washington, July 18 (RHC)-- Protesters flooded the streets of Washington, DC, slamming the apprehension and deportation of immigrants by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.  ... More


Ivan Marquez of FARC speaks during a news conference in Bogota, Colombia April 10, 2018.  Photo: Reuters

Bogota, July 18 (RHC)-- Former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) commander, Ivan Marquez says he will not take his seat as national senator this week to protest the arrest of his former-guerilla colleague, Jesus Santrich. ... More


Protests continue in oil-rich region of southern Iraq

Baghdad, July 18 (RHC)-- In southern Iraq, massive protests are continuing, denouncing the lack of access to electricity, clean water and jobs in the oil-rich region. ... More


New York City tenants say Kushner Co. harassed them into leaving rent-controlled apartments

New York, July 18 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner is facing more scrutiny over his family’s real estate empire, Kushner Companies. ... More


Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell and his Chilean counterpart Roberto Ampuero during the UE-CELAC summit in Brussels, July 16, 2018.   Photo: EFE

Brussels, July 17 (RHC)-- Delegations of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and foreign ministers of the European Union met for a two-day summit to discuss multi-lateralism and global trade in Brussels. ... More


Children separated from their parents at U.S.-Mexico border.  Photo: Reuters

Washington, July 17 (RHC)-- A U.S. judge has ordered the government to pay the costs of reuniting immigrant families with their children after being separated at the U.S.-Mexico border as part of President Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" policy. ... More


German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas.  Photo: AFP

Berlin, July 17 (RHC)-- Germany says that European countries can no longer fully rely on the United States, calling for a unified front against Washington after U.S. President Donald Trump called the 28-member bloc a “foe” with regard to trade.... More


Mexico's president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador holds a news conference at the campaign headquarters in Mexico City, Mexico July 15, 2018.   Photo: Reuters

Mexico City, July 17 (RHC)-- Mexico's president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has announced he will cut his own salary by 60 percent once he is sworn in.  ... More


Pope Francis will participate in AMLO's proposed Mexican peace process.  Photo: Reuters Archive

Mexico City, July 17 (RHC)-- Pope Francis has accepted an invitation to participate in the framework of the consultations that the team of Mexican president-elect will carry out, in order to create strategies to decrease violence and insecurity in the country.  ... More


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