Rafah, June 29 (RHC)-- Israel has launched fresh ground and aerial attacks on Shujaiya neighborhood in the besieged Gaza Strip which was condemned by the Hamas resistance movement as “a full-fledged war crime.”... More


Gaza City, June 28 (RHC)-- Palestinian fighters engaged Israeli forces in fierce battles in northern Gaza City’s Shujayea neighbourhood a day after tanks and troops rolled in and sent tens of thousands of terrified civilians fleeing.... More


Berlin, June 28 (RHC)-- Germany has voiced deep concern over potential further escalation along Lebanon's southern border, where the resistance movement Hezbollah is engaged in intense clashes with Israel.... More


Tokyo, June 29 (RHC)-- Japan has lodged a protest at the United States embassy in Tokyo over at least two alleged sexual assault cases involving American service members in the southern Japanese island of Okinawa that were only recently made public.... More


La Paz, June 28 (RHC)-- Bolivian Minister of Defense Edmundo Novillo has pointed to the possibility of foreign interference in the failed coup d'état on Wednesday -- an attempt, he said, to control of Bolivia's natural resources.... More


Atlanta, June 28 (RHC)-- U.S. President Joe Biden and Donald Trump have squared off in the first debate of the 2024 United States presidential race, seeking to pull ahead in a match-up that has, so far, been in a dead heat.  But despite delivering the opening salvo in Thursday’s event, Biden struggled to articulate his points at several moments, appearing to fumble for his words.... More


Washington, June 28 (RHC)-- A senior U.S. Republican lawmaker has called on President Joe Biden's administration to shut down the so-called aid pier built off the coast of the Gaza Strip to be shut down, calling the structure ineffective, risky, and a waste of money.... More


Ramallah, June 28 (RHC)-- The Israeli military has arrested 28 Palestinians in a series of raids across the occupied West Bank, according to a Palestinian rights group.... More


Ottawa, June 28 (RHC)-- In an unusual, strange and rare move, a Canadian university has filed a lawsuit against its own students seeking $1.5 million in damages for continuing its anti-war encampment.  A court document published by the University of Waterloo said administrators sought “damages in the amount of $1,500,000, including damages for trespass, damage to property, intimidation, and ejectment.”... More


Washington, June 28 (RHC)-- The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that would prevent State Department officials from citing casualty figures from the Gaza Health Ministry as the Israeli regime's genocidal war on the besieged strip rages on.  The bill which was passed on Thursday now awaits Senate consideration.... More


Sanaa, June 28 (RHC)-- U.S. and British forces have carried out a series of airstrikes against Yemen's southwestern Ta’izz province as part of their bid to force the country to stop operations against Israel.   Yemen's Arabic-language al-Masirah television network, citing local sources, reported that three strikes hit the Mawaiah district on Thursday night, without providing further information.  There were no immediate reports about possible casualties and the extent of damage caused.... More


Canberra, June 28 (RHC)-- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will take a dip in the sea, get some proper rest and try much-missed food as “a free man,” his wife says, just days after the Australian landed home after striking a remarkable plea deal with U.S. prosecutors.... More


Oslo, June 28 (RHC)-- Norway’s largest pension fund has announced that it will no longer invest in US industrial group Caterpillar, citing concerns that the company’s equipment is used by Israel in its genocidal war on the besieged Gaza Strip.  ... More


London, June 28 (RHC)--Hospital doctors in England have launched a new strike ahead of general elections expected to oust the failed Tory government.   The five-day strike over pay and conditions started on Thursday and would end two days before the July 4th general elections... More


Rafah, June 28 (RHC)-- Gaza’s civil defense agency says three of its medics were killed by Israeli aircraft and 12 others wounded while they carried out rescue efforts in central Bureij refugee camp.... More


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