Carlos Fernandez de Cossío, the Director-General for U.S. Affairs at the Foreign Ministry

Havana, December 15 (RHC)--  Carlos Fernandez de Cossío, the Director-General for U.S. Affairs at the Foreign Ministry, says the current aggressiveness by U.S. foreign policy officials is aggravating tensions between Cuba and the United States.... More


Havana, December 15 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Saturday that "we don't build models for one percent of the population. We don't build models of exclusion."... More


United Nations, December 15 (RHC)-- The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has presented a report confirming that human rights have been violated in Chile.... More


United Nations, December 15 (RHC)-- The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly voted to extend the mandate for a UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees for another three years amid a cash shortfall triggered by a U.S. decision to cut funding for the body by more than half.... More


US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo makes remarks to members of the media at the press briefing room of the State Department in Washington.  (Photo: AFP)

Washington, December 15 (RHC)-- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has threatened Iran with "decisive" action over a series of attacks on American military bases in Iraq.  In a statement released in Washington, Pompeo claimed that Iran was providing "lethal aid and support to third parties in Iraq and throughout the region."... More


Rome, December 15 (RHC)-- Students, pensioners and families with children filled Rome's Piazza San Giovanni over the weekend to protest against League's Leader Matteo Salvini.   Since their maiden protest in Bologna gathered an estimated 15,000 people, the popularity of the so-called "Sardines" has spread.... More


Madrid, December 15 (RHC)-- Environmental groups and activists accused the world's richest countries of showing little commitment to seriously tackling climate change after marathon talks ended in a deal described as "watered down and weak."... More


 Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez presented evidence of terrorist plan led by the right-wing opposition.  (Photo: teleSUR)

Caracas, December 15 (RHC)-- Venezuelan Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez has revealed details of a terrorist operation that was intended to be carried out against the Gran Mariscal Sucre Headquarters and the Zonal Command No. 53 of the Bolivarian National Guard in the state of Sucre.... More


Santiago de Chile, December 15 (RHC)-- Over the weekend in Chile, the same voices that fought against Augusto Pinochet's military dictatorship got together to sing before about 500,000 people who gathered in the "Dignity Square" to protest against President Sebastian Piñera's administration and its ongoing violation of human rights.... More


New Delhi, December 15 (RHC)-- In India, police killed at least two protesters in the state of Assam amid massive demonstrations against the Citizenship Amendment Bill — which many have denounced as a major step toward the official marginalization of India’s 200 million Muslims. ... More


Baghdad, December 15 (RHC)-- In Iraq, thousands of anti-government protesters have gathered in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square to demand the nationwide protest movement in Iraq remain peaceful, and to condemn the brutal killing of a teenager Thursday.  ... More


Paris, December 15 (RHC)-- In France, protests are continuing as workers remain on strike to protest French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension overhaul.  ... More


Washington, December 15 (RHC)-- A Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by BuzzFeed News reveals how inadequate medical care contributed to the deaths of at least four immigrants in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.  ... More


Havana, December 14 (RHC)-- The 17th Summit of ALBA-TCP -- the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty -- issued a Final Declaration on Saturday at the conclusion of a very successful meeting.  ... More


 File photo shows an Iranian child undergoing treatment at a medical center. (Image: Tasnim)

Washington, December 14 (RHC)-- The U.S. Treasury Department has stressed that Washington's newly announced sanctions targeting Iran's air and maritime transport industries will lead to the restriction of trade related to humanitarian goods.... More


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