The Hague, March 6 (RHC)-- Judges at the International Criminal Court have authorized an investigation into allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Taliban, Afghan and U.S. troops in Afghanistan.... More
Ankara, March 6 (RHC)-- In Turkey, an estimated 25,000 refugees and asylum seekers — many of them from Syria — have massed at the border with Greece, after Turkish officials ended a 2016 agreement to prevent them from entering the European Union.... More
San Francisco, March 6 (RHC)-- In the United States, a federal appeals court has ruled the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy for asylum seekers can remain in effect for at least one more week — even though the court ruled last Friday the policy violates U.S. law... More
New York, March 6 (RHC)-- In climate news, a new scientific paper finds the Congo and Amazon tropical rainforests could soon become net emitters of carbon dioxide — reversing their role as carbon sinks that mitigate the worst effects of the climate crisis. ... More
Brasilia, March 6 (RHC)-- In Brazil, at least 29 people have died and more than two dozen are missing after torrential rains in the southeastern states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro sparked flash floods and landslides.... More
Panama City, March 6 (RHC)-- Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez -- currently in Panama -- has invited the President of the Panamanian Parliament, Marcos Castillero, to visit Cuba, to whom he also conveyed greetings from his Cuban counterpart, Esteban Lazo.... More
Washington, March 6 (RHC)-- U.S President Donald Trump claims he "has plans" for Venezuela, addressing the Latino Legislative Coalition Summit in Washington. The U.S. president did not offer details of his plans.... More
Brasilia, March 6 (RHC)-- Opposition parties in Brazil reaffirmed in a document their unity to resist the neoliberal and anti-democratic agenda of far-right president Jair Bolsonaro while urging the population to demonstrate.... More
Santiago de Chile, March 6 (RHC)-- The Chilean Senate has approved a bill on gender parity in the body charged with the eventual drafting of a new Constitution. ... More
United Nations, March 6 (RHC)-- Around 13 million, or one in 20 girls between the ages of 15 and 19 worldwide have experienced rape during their lifetime, according to a report published Tuesday by the United Nations’ Children’s Agency, UNICEF.... More
Tehran, March 6 (RHC)-- Iran says the U.S. and Israel are seeking to undermine the “constructive cooperation” between the country and the UN nuclear agency by forcing the latter to act outside its purview.... More
Havana, March 5 (RHC)-- Cuba´s foreign minister regretted on Thursday the passing of former UN Secretary-General, Peruvian Javier Perez de Cuellar.... More
Havana, March 6 (RHC)-- The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Benin, Aurélien Agbénonci, will visit Cuba beginning March 7, diplomatic sources of the Caribbean nation have announced.... More
Havana, March 6 (RHC)-- The Council of Ministers met in an extraordinary session on Thursday to update the Plan for the Prevention and Control of the new coronavirus in Cuba.... More
Chinese scientists have identified the mechanism of how the novel coronavirus works to infect humans, which could explain the molecular basis for coronavirus recognition and infection and provide a basis for the development of therapeutics.... More
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