In Argentina, thousands marched in Buenos Aires Tuesday to protest sweeping layoffs and austerity cuts imposed by Argentina’s new right-wing President Mauricio Macri. ... More


U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter

U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter visited Baghdad as the Barack Obama administration prepares to widen its military presence in Syria and Iraq in its fight against the self-proclaimed Islamic State.... More


Pope Francis traveled to the Greek island of Lesbos to meet with refugees who have fled war and poverty in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries.... More


At least eight Palestinians have been injured after Israeli military forces raided a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank to demolish the house of a teenager. ... More


German Chancellor Angela Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has strongly criticized Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied Palestinian territories as "counterproductive" to the so-called two-state solution.... More


European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says the EU does not recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, a day after Tel Aviv said the region would remain part of Israel "forever."... More


The number of people killed in the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that devastated northwestern Ecuador on Saturday has risen to 413 according to a report by the country’s Security Coordination Ministry.... More


The President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, voiced her indignation with the Chamber of Deputies’ maneuver to approve a request of political trial against her, saying that it was just marking the beginning of a long fight for democracy.... More


The government of Venezuela has rejected what it termed intruding statements from U.S. Secretary of States, John Kerry, to use the Democratic Charter of the Organization of American States against their nation.... More


The government of Uruguay enacted a red alert for its central territory as a result of forecasts of heavy rains and winds that may exceed 120 kilometers per hour.... More


Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russia will support Palestine's efforts to settle its conflict with the Israeli regime through negotiation.... More


UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon

The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, reminded Israel of the Security Council resolutions passed against the occupation of Syria's Golan. Ki-moon’s remarks followed Israel’s Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyaju’s speech in which he declared that the Golan occupation would be permanent.... More


Sweden's Minister of Housing Mehmet Kaplan

Sweden's Minister of Housing Mehmet Kaplan has resigned under mounting pressure over remarks he reportedly made seven years ago comparing the Israeli regime to the former Nazi regime in Germany.... More


More than 300 people were arrested Monday in Washington, D.C., in a mass civil disobedience to protest against the influence of big money and corporate lobbying in U.S. politics.... More


Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says there are no secret talks between Moscow and Washington over Syria. ... More


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