File photo shows Iran’s Azadegan oil field in the southwestern province of Khouzestan.  Photo: File AFP

Washington, July 2 (RHC)-- A senior U.S. State Department official says the countries purchasing oil from Iran should prepare themselves to completely stop the Iranian crude imports by November as Washington reimposes sanctions against Tehran.  ... More


Migrant families about to be processed in Texas.  Photograph: Larry W. Smith/EPA

Portland, July 2 (RHC)-- In Portland, Oregon, federal police from the Department of Homeland Security, wearing riot gear and wielding batons... More


Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

Mexico City, July 2 (RHC)-- Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador won Sunday's presidential elections in Mexico, scoring a 53% landslide victory, according to a quick count by the electoral authority.... More


Arreaza began his diplomatic tour Tuesday with the aim to deepen ties of cooperation and friendship with the Caribbean nations.   Photo: @CancilleriaVE

Caracas, June 30 (RHC)-- Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza concluded his tour of several Caribbean countries where he promoted the consolidation of diplomatic relations and regional unity. ... More


A Palestinian boy who was killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip on June 29, 2018.  Photo: Reuters

Gaza City, June 30 (RHC)-- Israeli fire has taken the lives of two more Palestinians, a 13-year-old boy and a 24-year-old man, across the Gaza Strip.  ... More


Members of Libyan security forces carry the body of a baby as refugees who survived the sinking of an inflatable dinghy off the coast of Libya are brought ashor

Tripoli, June 30 (RHC)-- Three babies have died in an incident where a boat transporting more than 100 refugees capsized off the coast of Libya, according to survivors and the coast guard.... More


Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei.  Photo: File

Tehran, June 30 (RHC)-- The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has strongly denounced the Western states for their pretense of advocating human rights while in reality supporting terrorist groups and acts of terror. ... More


The case for the former Brazilian president, due to be judged in June, was delayed until August.  Photo: Reuters

Brasilia, June 30 (RHC)-- The President of Brazil's Supreme Court, Carmen Lucia Antunes, will be in charge of ruling on the petition for the freedom of ex President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva this August. ... More


Jared Kushner is Trump's adviser on Middle East.  Photo: File

Washington, June 30 (RHC)-- U.S. President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who is also Trump’s top adviser on the Middle East, says the Trump administration will soon roll out its plan for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. ... More


 Protesters outside U.S. Supreme Court.  Photo: AP

Washington, June 30 (RHC)-- The U.S. Supreme Court has dealt a major blow to organized labor. ... More


Demonstrations protest ICE and immigration policies.  Photo: Reuters

Washington, June 30 (RHC)-- Protests against Trump’s immigration policies continue to rage across the country.  ... More


  Aid ship docks in Malta.  Photo: AFP

Tripoli, June 30 (RHC)-- In the Mediterranean, a humanitarian aid ship carrying 230 migrants rescued at sea docked in Malta... More


 EPA administrator Scott Pruitt.  Photo: AFP

Washington, June 30 (RHC)-- In the latest series of scandals for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, newly-released internal e-mails show his office discussed ... More


An employee of the National Electoral Institute (INE) arranges voting materials for the upcoming July 1 presidential elections, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.   Phot

Mexico City, June 29 (RHC)-- Over 20,000 ballots have been stolen since Monday in three different southern states ahead of Mexico’s general elections this Sunday.... More


Five journalists killed in U.S.   Photo: Democracy Now

Washington, June 29 (RHC)-- In Annapolis, Maryland, a gunman armed with a shotgun and smoke grenades stormed the newsroom of the Capital Gazette newspaper on Thursday afternoon, killing five people and injuring two others.  ... More


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