Buenos Aires, December 24 (RHC)-- Argentinian President Alberto Fernández questioned the international silence regarding the human rights violations committed by the security forces in Chile during the protests against the policies of Sebastián Piñera that began more than two months ago.... More


Israeli minister asked Prime Minister Netanyahu to give the Palestinian Authority an ultimatum to remove their complaint to the ICC.   (Photo: WikiCommons)

Tel Aviv, December 24 (RHC)-- Israel's Minister of Transport Bezalel Smotrich took to social media to demand his government dismantle the Palestinian Authority (PA) government after the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided to probe into alleged Israeli war crimes in Palestine.... More


London, December 24 (RHC)-- The hazelnuts used by the chocolate company Ferrero in its products, including the famous Ferrero Rocher, and sold across the world for Christmas, may have been harvested by children working in the agricultural sector in Turkey, human rights campaigners denounced in London.... More


Dallas, December 24 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Texas, a grand jury has indicted former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean for murdering Atatiana Jefferson in a case that sparked widespread outrage over police killings of African-American women.... More


Paris, December 24 (RHC)-- French President Emmanuel Macron is asking trade unions for a Christmas “truce” as the massive strike against Macron’s proposed pension plan heads into its third week.... More


Washington, December 24 (RHC)-- The Pentagon says a U.S. soldier was killed in Afghanistan on Monday, and a second U.S. soldier was injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the killing in Kunduz province.... More


Bagdhad, December 24 (RHC)-- In Iraq, thousands of protesters poured into the streets of cities across southern Iraq, demanding the appointment of an independent prime minister, after former Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi was forced to resign amid massive anti-government protests.... More


Havana, December 24 (RHC)-- The appointment last Saturday of Manuel Marrero Cruz as Prime Minister of the Republic of Cuba has prompted messages of congratulations from various parts of the world.... More


Nicolas Maduro urged the government of Brazil not to support terrorist actions against Venezuela.  (Photo: Prensa Presidencial)

Caracas, December 24 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called on the government of Brazil to not support terrorist actions against the South American country and urged its authorities to arrest those involved in Sunday's attack on a military border outpost. ... More


Washington, December 24 (RHC)-- The Donald Trump administration is considering a controversial plan to deport Mexican asylum seekers to Guatemala.  ... More


Washington, December 24 (RHC)-- The Washington Post has revealed a secret White House plan, pushed for by Donald Trump’s immigration adviser Stephen Miller, sought to use the U.S. refugee agency to expand Trump’s mass deportation efforts. ... More


Riyadh, December 24 (RHC)-- Saudi Arabia has sentenced five people to death for the killing of prominent journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.  Three additional people were sentenced to prison over the brutal murder carried out inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, which sparked international outrage. ... More


Washington, December 24 (RHC)-- The Pentagon has released new e-mails revealing how the White House budget office ordered the Pentagon to halt all military aid to Ukraine only 91 minutes after President Trump’s July 25th telephone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. ... More


New Delhi, December 24 (RHC)-- In India, widespread protests are continuing against the controversial new citizenship law, which many say is a major step toward the official marginalization of India’s 200 million Muslims. ... More


Havana, December 24 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said Monday that the island's people are the main character of the island's diplomacy.... More


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