U.S. President Barack Obama says world leaders are “rattled” by the presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and are not sure how to react to his proposals. ... More


The Netherlands has rejected calls by Israel to declare illegal a growing international campaign that calls for the boycott of Israeli products. ... More


The Italian coast guard says at least 20 people have drowned trying to cross the Mediterranean, while the coast guard rescued more than 4,000 additional people in recent hours.... More


U.S. Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton has defended using a private e-mail server while serving as secretary of state, saying the e-mail controversy will not affect her White House bid.... More


A second major leak has hit the political scene in Brazil, revealing that the head of the Senate, Renan Calheiros, planned to negotiate with the Supreme Court about removing suspended President Dilma Rousseff from office while also scheming to change laws governing investigations into corruption.... More


U.S. Pulitzer Prize winner and journalist Glenn Greenwald

U.S. Pulitzer Prize winner and renowned journalist Glenn Greenwald suggested that all media should begin referring to the impeachment trial against suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff as what it is -- “a coup.”... More


Renowned Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho has criticized the Brazilian Senate’s decision to depose President Dilma Rousseff and is asking people to unmask the politicians who support the parliamentary coup.... More


Former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya

Former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, ousted in the 2009 U.S.-backed military coup, has announced his interest in running for the country’s top office in the next election... More


Roberta Jacobson arrives in Mexico Thursday to assume her new post as U.S. ambassador following a drawn-out process that began in June 2015 when President Barack Obama first nominated her.... More


The demands by several social sectors in Bolivia for a new referendum are growing stronger, after the conspiracy carried out by right-forces in order to tarnish President Morales' image during the last referendum was revealed.... More


Israeli warplanes have launched two airstrikes on the Gaza Strip in yet another act of aggression against the besieged coastal enclave.... More


Sweden’s parliament has approved a deal with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to give the Western military alliance more access to its territory amid brewing tensions between the neutral Nordic country and Russia.... More


The Israeli military has placed more than three dozen Palestinians under administrative detention, sending them to prison without charge or trial.... More


WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

Despite international condemnation, Sweden insists on moving forward with arbitrary proceedings against the internationally renowned journalists. ... More


The U.S. State Department says its former chief Hillary Clinton broke federal rules by using her own personal e-mail for communicating sensitive materials.... More


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