Tehran, October 6 (RHC)-- Iran has blasted a German official's call for abandoning the 2015 nuclear deal and cutting ties with the Islamic Republic in support of Israel.... More


Inga Yumasheva, Russian lawmaker, detained in NYC:  (Photo: © Sputnik/Vladimir Fedorenko)

New York, October 6 (RHC)-- The Russian embassy in Washington has filed a note of protest with the State Department and the FBI, after parliament member Inga Yumasheva was detained at a New York airport and questioned by a U.S. federal agent. ... More


Portuguese prime minister casts his ballot in Lisbon.  (Photo: AFP)

Lisbon, October 6 (RHC)-- Portuguese voters went to the polls on Sunday in an election that Prime Minister Antonio Costa’s Socialists are expected to win without an outright majority, leaving the fate of potential allies as the main question.... More


Protesters inside the Italie Deux shopping mall in Paris.  (Photo: AFP)

Paris, October 6 (RHC)-- For the 47th consecutive weekend, Yellow Vests marched across France and many were savoring their historic victory from last week. President Emmanuel Macron was forced to abandon a 10th consecutive year of budget austerity out of fear that it would provoke even bigger Yellow Vest protests. ... More


United Nations, October 6 (RHC)-- The United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (UNVMC) has published a report stating that at least 52 former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have been killed this year, 24 of them being killed between June 27 and September 26th.... More


Paris, October 6 (RHC)-- France says Europe is ready to respond with sanctions of its own, if the United States slaps tariffs on European goods. ... More


Benjamin Netanyahu, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Trump.  (Photo: Haaretez)

Tel Aviv, October 6 (RHC)-- An anti-Iran alliance forged between the leaders of the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia is faltering as each have become overwhelmed by their own dilemmas, Israel's leading daily Haaretz reports.... More


Washington, October 6 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered a major staff cut in the National Security Council (NSC) as an imminent impeachment looms on the horizon and his number of 'friends' begins to dwindle.... More


Police and Iraqi security forces vehicles in Baghdad.  (Photo: Reuters)

Baghdad, October 6 (RHC)-- Iraqi authorities have lifted a curfew in Baghdad after several days of demonstrations against the government. This move by the Iraqi authorities comes just hours after the death toll rose to 72 following clashes betwen the protesters and security forces. ... More


Omara Poruondo: the Diva of the Buena Vista Social Club

Havana, September 6 (RHC) – The musical video Sábanas Blancas dedicated to Havana on its 500th birthday, featuring Omara Portuondo, is ready... More


Havana, October 6 (RHC)-- Cuba pays tribute this Sunday to the 73 victims of the terrorist attack committed against a Cubana de Aviación plane off the coast of Barbados 43 years ago, a crime for which the perpetrators were never prosecuted.... More


Chief negotiator Kim Myong Gil outside the North Korean embassy in Stockholm.  (Photo: Reuters)

Stockholm, October 5 (RHC)-- North Korea’s top negotiator said late on Saturday that working-level nuclear talks in Sweden between officials from Pyongyang and Washington had broken off, dashing prospects for an end to months of stalemate. ... More


(Photo: @PresidencialVen)

Caracas, October 5 (RHC)-- Venezulean President Nicolás Maduro says that diplomatic relations and socio-productive commitments with Russia are stronger than ever. The announcement was made after holding a meeting with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov, who on behalf of President Vladimir Putin, reaffirmed his commitment to diplomatic strengthening and bilateral cooperation. ... More


Quito, October 5 (RHC)-- Ecuador’s indigenous and union organizations kept protests going on Saturday and promised not to let-up in their push to overturn President Lenin Moreno’s austerity measures, which have convulsed this South American country for three days on a row.... More


Washington, October 5 (RHC)-- The U.S. government plans to collect the DNA of all migrants detained after entering the country illegally. According to reports, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is developing a plan to take DNA samples from each of the undocumented immigrants and store it in a national database for criminal DNA profiles.... More


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