Washington, November 20 (RHC)-- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Fox News personality Sean Duffy as secretary of transportation. In the 1990s, Duffy starred in MTV reality TV shows including “The Real World: Boston” and “Road Rules.”... More
Ramallah, November 20 (RHC)-- Tens of thousands of Palestinians are at risk of starvation and deadly thirst in the northern Gaza Strip, amid Israel’s devastating siege and bombing of the area. The situation in northern Gaza has been described as "apocalyptic" by acting UN aid chief Joyce Msuya as the regime’s military has intensified bombardment of residential areas and blocked the entry of humanitarian aid to the besieged people for more than 50 days now.... More
UNICEF reports more than 200 children killed and over 1,000 wounded in Lebanon during past 24 months
Geneva, November 20 (RHC)-- UNICEF says more than 200 children have been killed and 1,100 others injured in Lebanon in less than two months since the Israeli regime escalated its deadly offensive in the country. UNICEF spokesperson James Elder made the remarks at a press conference in the Swiss city of Geneva on Tuesday, while condemning the inaction of influential world powers on Israel’s ongoing violence against children.... More
Niamey, November 20 (RHC)-- With the theme “For anti-imperialist unity, peace and friendship among peoples,” Niger hosted this Tuesday an historic conference on the struggle against neo-colonialism in the Sahel.... More
Caracas, November 20 (RHC)-- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil repudiated on Tuesday in Caracas the U.S. government's recognition of former presidential candidate for the opposition, Edmundo Gonzalez, as president-elect in the July 28th elections.... More
Washington, November 20 (RHC)-- U.S. President Joe Biden has created discord within the White House over his “horrific” Israel policy amid the ongoing genocide of Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip. The U.S. "Leahy Laws" prohibit supplying military aid to Washington’s allies if they are committing human rights violations and blocking aid to war victims.... More
Brasilia, November 20 (RHC)-- Five people have been arrested in Brazil for their suspected involvement in an alleged attempt to assassinate then President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his vice president in December 2022, according to police. The police said in a statement on Tuesday that most of those investigated in the alleged coup attempt are military personnel with special forces training.... More
Caracas, November 19 (RHC)-- Vemezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil has issued a strong statement following the departure of Josep Borrell from his position as High Representative of the European Union. Gil harshly criticized Borrell’s work during his tenure, asserting that it was marked by attempts to “lie and harm Venezuela,” as well as being “inspired by his old colonialist thinking.”... More
Panama City, Nov 19 (PL) The Panama national team secured its place in the Final Four of the CONCACAF Nations League after tying Costa Rica 2-2, but with a 3-2 aggregate score.... More
Baku, November 19 (RHC)-- "Cuba is the victim of the longest economic, commercial and financial blockade ever imposed by the U.S. government on any nation in history," denounced Armando Rodríguez Batista, Cuban Minister of Science, Technology and Environment (Citma).... More
Havana, Nov 19 (ACN) Cuban Luis Ernesto Quesada could not close with a win and said goodbye far from the prizes in the International and National Chess Tournament Revolution Cup 2024, led by Colombian Sebastian Felipe Sanchez.... More
Santiago de Cuba, Nov 19 (RHC) - The Cuban national soccer team qualified for the preliminaries of the Gold Cup 2025, after defeating its similar team from St. Kitts and Nevis at the Antonio Maceo Stadium in Santiago de Cuba.... More
Managua, November 19 (RHC)-- Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has offered China the proposal to construct an interoceanic canal through the Central American country, this time with a new route. Instead of crossing the Great Lake, or Lake Cocibolca, the canal would pass through Lake Xolotlan, also known as Lake Managua.... More
Washington, November 19 (RHC)-- U.S. senators will vote Wednesday on whether the U.S. should halt $20 billion of arms sales to Israel. Bernie Sanders introduced the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval as the Biden administration has continued to violate U.S. laws that prohibit the transfer of weapons to governments committing human rights violations.... More
Gaza City, November 19 (RHC)-- In northern Gaza, at least 17 Palestinians were killed when Israel’s military bombed a home near the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia. The dead were members of the family of Dr. Hani Badran, one of the few remaining medical workers at Kamal Adwan. ... More
