Hanoi, February 3 (RHC)-- The first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), Raul Castro, sent his 'most sincere congratulations' to the Communist Party of Vietnam (PCV) on the occasion of its 90th anniversary this Monday.... More


Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter (Photo by Reuters)

Atlanta, February 2 (RHC)-- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter says Donald Trump’s self-styled initiative for resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict serves instead to compromise any prospect of “peace" and violates international law. ... More


Washington, February 2 (RHC)-- The Donald Trump administration is loosening restrictions on the use of landmines, in order to roll back an Obama-era policy that restricted the use of landmines to the Korean Peninsula. ... More


Washington, February 2 (RHC)-- The Pentagon has deployed the first submarine armed with a low-yield Trident nuclear warhead in a move that anti-nuclear activists say increases the threat of nuclear war. ... More


Beijing, February 1 (RHC)-- China reports the number of people who have died from the coronavirus that originated in Wuhan late last year has now reached 304, with the new deaths all reported in the hard-hit central province of Hubei.... More


Cairo, February 1 (RHC)-- Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, attended the emergency meeting with the Arab League's foreign ministers in Cairo, alongside chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat.  Abbas announced that the Palestinian Authority will stop recognizing ties with the United States and Israel after the White House announced the long-awaited outline of a controversial pro-Tel Aviv scheme.... More


Arab League foreign ministers meet in Cairo, Egypt, February 1st. (Photo: Reuters / Mohamed Abd El Ghany)

Cairo, February 1 (RHC)-- The Arab League has shot down U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan, saying it would not lead to a just peace between Israel and Palestine.  The deal has already been rejected by the Palestinian side.... More


Former Mining Minister Cesar Navarro and former Agriculture Minister Pedro Dorado arrested at airport.

La Paz, February 1 (RHC)-- Bolivia's Former Mining Minister Cesar Navarro and former Agriculture Minister Pedro Dorado were arrested at the El Alto airport on Saturday when they were about to board a plane as political refugees.... More


A woman and a child walk past Israeli troops during clashes with Palestinian demonstrators at a protest in Hebron.   (Photo by AFP)

Ramallah, February 1 (RHC)-- The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that 48 Palestinians were injured during clashes that erupted with Israeli forces in the cities of Tubas, Nablus, Qalqilya, Jericho, and Ramallah on Friday.... More


U.S. soldier with head injury.  (Photo: File)

Washington, February 1 (RHC)-- The Pentagon has yet again raised the figure of soldiers wounded in Iran's retaliatory missile attack in Iraq earlier this month to 64, saying they have suffered “traumatic brain injuries.”... More


Baghdad, February 1 (RHC)-- At least five shells struck a military base housing U.S. forces in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, the Iraqi military said, Trend reports citing Xinhua.  The attack took place during the night when the shells landed on al-Qayyara air base in south of the provincial capital city of Mosul, the media office affiliated with the Iraqi Joint Operations Command said in a statement.  The were no human or material casualties by the attack, the statement said.... More


Havana, February 1 (RHC) -- The 5th ‘Identities’ Guitar Encounter will gather in the Cuban capital beginning today musicians from more than ten countries, including the United States and Colombia... More


Havana, February 1 (RHC)-- The Council of Ministers of Cuba has approved a Plan for the Prevention and Control of the coronavirus epidemic, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan.... More


London, February 1 (RHC)-- The flags outside embassies have been lowered, the countdown clocks have stopped. The United Kingdom is no longer a member of the European Union.  The country's 47 years of membership officially ended at the stroke of 12 midnight Brussels time, more than three and half years after an in/out referendum exposed deep rifts across British society.... More


Palestinians protest against the so-called "Deal of the Century."  (Photo: Twitter @FreePali1948)

Ramallah, February 1 (RHC)-- Thousands of Palestinians held numerous demonstrations on the first Friday following the announcement of the so-called "Deal of the Century" promoted by the U.S. President Donald Trump.... More


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