Prefect of Pichincha Paola Pabon at a local radio station in Quito.  (Photo:Twitter)

Quito, December 26 (RHC)-- In Ecuador, the Provincial Justice Court of Pichincha acting president Patlova Guerra Tuesday revoked preventive prison against the Prefect of Pichincha Paola Pabon, former lawmaker Virgilio Hernandez, and activist Christian Gonzalez, all of whom are accused of rebellion.... More


Damascus, December 25 (RHC)-- The United States is building a large military base within the al-Omar oil field, in the province of Deir Ezzor, in Syria, local media reported.... More


New York, December 25 (RHC)-- The New York Times reports the Pentagon is considering withdrawing many, if not all, of the U.S. troops stationed in West Africa.  The potential pullout could include withdrawing U.S. troops from a newly built drone base in Niger and ending U.S. support to French forces fighting in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. ... More


Washington, December 25 (RHC)-- A U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee lawyer has raised the possibility of additional articles of impeachment against President Trump if the House uncovers new evidence that Trump attempted to obstruct investigations of his actions.  ... More


La Paz, December 25 (RHC)-- La Paz Police Commander William Cordero has demanded that Mexico hand over supporters and former officials of the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) who sought refuge at the Mexican embassy after the coup d'état against President Evo Morales on November 10th.... More


Washington, December 25 (RHC)-- An editor at The Christian Post has abruptly quit the publication after it aligned itself with Donald Trump as part of a spiraling evangelical Christian civil war. ... More


Evo Morales gestures during an interview with Reuters, in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 24, 2019.  (Photo: Reuters)

Buenos Aires, December 25 (RHC)-- The de facto government of Bolivia, headed by the self-proclaimed President Jeanine Áñez, issued a statement announcing that she is evaluating the suspension of her country from the Community of American and Caribbean States (Celac).... More


 Migrants rescued off the Libyan coast disembark in Taranto, Italy.  (Photo: Laurence Bondard/SOS Mediterranee/Handout via Reuters) 

Rome, December 25 (RHC)-- More than 160 migrants and refugees rescued off the Libyan coast have disembarked in the southern Italian port of Taranto, the NGO SOS Mediterranee announced.... More


Havana, December 25 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez followed up on the actions being carried out in the country to increase food production.... More


New York, December 25 (RHC)-- In the U.S., former Black Panther Robert Seth Hayes has died at the age of 72. Hayes was born in Harlem in October 1947, the grandson of sharecroppers.  He was drafted into the Vietnam War and was awarded a Purple Heart. ... More


Baltimore, December 25 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Maryland, a 56-year-old Nigerian man died in while in ICE custody.  The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency revealed that Anthony Oluseye Akinyemi’s death is under investigation but that the cause appears to be death by suicide. ... More


Tokyo, December 25 (RHC)-- Managers of the Japanese company Rainbow and Nature have expressed interest in expanding the market for Cuban pharmaceutical products in Japan.... More


Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento, General Secretary of the CTC

Havana, December 25 (RHC)-- The Cuban Trade Union Federation is calling workers island-wide to discuss the Economic Plan for 2020 in work centers.... More


New York, December 24 (RHC)-- As people across the world celebrate the holidays gathering at home for celebratory dinners with family and friends, while putting together their toys and goodies wish lists, for about 150 million children, according to the United Nations, this will not be such a merry Christmas as they will spend the holidays in the streets.... More


Bolivian police and intelligence officers were posted outside the Mexican diplomatic premises in La Paz on December 23.  (Photo: teleSUR)

Mexico City, December 24 (RHC)-- Mexico’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said Monday that it was “deeply concerned” about “excessive” surveillance of the Mexican ambassador’s residence and Mexican embassy in Bolivia by about 150 Bolivian intelligence and security service personnel.... More


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