Ramallah, June 19 (RHC)-- Aid organizations have said that the $230 million temporary pier constructed by the U.S. military to expedite humanitarian aid to Gaza has not been successful in fulfilling its purpose and is likely to cease operations earlier than anticipated.... More


Tel Aviv, June 19 (RHC)-- The Israeli ministry of military affairs says the number of disabled Israeli soldiers has surpassed the 70,000 mark for the first time, adding that 8,663 troops have also been injured since the start of the war on Gaza.... More


Rafah, June 19 (RHC)-- At least 17 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip early Tuesday morning after Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes on homes in the Nuseirat and Bureij refugee camps.  This came after at least nine Palestinians were reported killed in another Israeli attack while waiting for aid trucks to arrive in the southern city of Rafah. ... More


Washington, June 19 (RHC)-- The chair of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee has agreed to back the sale of $18 billion worth of F-15 fighter jets and other arms to Israel, following intense pressure from the Biden administration. ... More


Tel Aviv, June 19 (RHC)-- Benjamin Netanyahu says the United States had promised him to remove all restrictions on weapons transfers to Israel in the coming days.  Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured him during a meeting last week that President Joe Biden's administration was working "day and night" to lift those restrictions.... More


Washington, June 18 (RHC)-- A new report to Congress reveals that the Biden administration has deployed a record number of U.S. troops to Jordan as the occupying Israeli regime continues its bloody ground and aerial offensives against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.... More


New York, June 18 (RHC)--The U.S. state of Kansas has sued Pfizer, accusing the pharmaceutical company of making “misleading claims” about the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine and hiding its risks.  The lawsuit was filed by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach in the District Court of Thomas County on Monday.... More


Tel Aviv, June 18 (RHC)-- A top Israeli officer has slammed the inability of the Tel Aviv regime to continue the devastating war in the Gaza Strip, saying that Israeli troops are unprepared and roam "like ducks in a shooting range" in the besieged territory.... More


Sao Paulo, June 18 (RHC)-- The wife of American linguist, social critic, analyst and activist Noam Chomsky, Valeria Wasserman, denied rumors about his death on Tuesday.... More


Havana, June 18 (JIT) -- The president of INDER, Osvaldo Vento Montiller, received this Monday the 2024 World Academy Award, conferred by the World Council of Academics and University Researchers.... More


Havana, Jun 18 (PL) Brazil defeated the Netherlands 3-1 in the start of the third week of the men's volleyball Nations League and climbed positions in the overall standings of the tournament.... More


Havana, Jun 18 (PL) The Boston Celtics conquered the throne of American basketball in the NBA on Monday after defeating the Dallas Mavericks in five games, becoming the most successful team in history.... More


Havana, Jun 18 (ACN) The Cuban Baseball5 team that will participate in the upcoming Pan American Championship to be held in Venezuela, where three tickets for the world championship will be distributed, was announced on Monday by the authorities of this sport.... More


Havana, June 18 (RHC) The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez, reiterated today the call for an end to the genocide of the Palestinian people and advocated allowing the entry and immediate delivery of sufficient humanitarian aid to Gaza.... More


Havana, June 18 (RHC) The International Cuban Industry Fair begins today at the Pabexpo exhibition center, as part of Cubaindustria 2024.... More


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