Beirut, July 5 (RHC)-- Lebanon’s Hezbollah has struck a number of Israeli military sites with more than 200 missiles and drones in retaliation for the regime’s assassination of a top commander of the popular resistance movement in the country’s south.... More


Washington, July 4 (RHC)-- For hundreds of millions across the world, the stars and stripes are symbols of U.S. empire, not independence.... More


On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass gave a keynote address at an Independence Day celebration and asked, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”  Douglass was a powerful orator, often traveling six months out of the year to give lectures on abolition.  His speech, given at an event commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence, was held at Corinthian Hall in Rochester, New York. It was a scathing speech in which Douglass stated: “This Fourth of July is yours, not mine, You may rejoice, I must mourn.”... More


Caracas, July 4 (RHC)-- The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) called for a large march this Thursday at the national level, called the Great March for Victory, to support the administration of President Nicolás Maduro Moros, candidate of the people, peace and unity for the presidential elections on July 28th.... More


Cairo, July 4 (RHC)--  Hamas’ Political Bureau chief has contacted Qatari and Egyptian mediators as means of keeping up discussion about underway efforts at reaching a potential truce deal that could end the Israeli regime’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.... More


Beirut, July 4 (RHC)-- Hezbollah says a top commander has been killed in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon, at least the third high-ranking official in the group to be killed in almost nine months of cross-border fighting that has sparked fears of wider regional escalation.... More


Canberra, July 4 (RHC)-- A group of pro-Palestinian protesters have scaled Parliament House in the Australian capital, unfurling banners denouncing Israel’s brutal war on the besieged Gaza Strip.... More


Tel Aviv, July 4 (RHC)-- Israeli authorities have given the green-light to the largest West Bank land seizure in more than three decades as the rate of land grabs in the occupied Palestinian territory peaks, an Israeli anti-settlement watchdog says.... More


Washington, July 4 (RHC)-- U.S. President Joe Biden has pledged to stay in the presidential race, despite media reports he was assessing an exit following a dismal debate showing against his Republican challenger, former President Donald Trump, last week.... More


Washington, July 4 (RHC)-- A new poll has found that nearly a third of Democrats believe US President Joe Biden should withdraw from the 2024 presidential election race, citing concerns over his ability to carry out another four-year term.... More


Washington, July 4 (RHC)-- Twelve former U.S. officials have denounced President Joe Biden’s policies on Gaza as “a failure and a threat” to the country’s national security, calling on the government to overhaul them and use all "available leverage” to bring the ongoing war to an immediate end.... More


Caracas, July 4 (RHC)-- The Government of Venezuela denounced the use of the Human Rights Council (HR) of the United Nations in the face of the fascist demonstration of a Venezuelan extremist opposition group.... More


United Nations, July 4 (RHC)-- The United Nations has once again highlighted the sheer plight of repeating displacement affecting Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, who are enduring a genocidal Israeli war.... More


Khan Younis, July 4 (RHC)-- Palestinian health officials are warning of the spread of disease after Israel’s assault on Khan Younis destroyed water and sanitation infrastructure, flooding entire neighborhoods with sewage and dirty water. ... More


New York, July 4 (RHC)-- U.S. civil rights and criminal defense attorney Martin R. Stolar has died at the age of 81.  ... More


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