Cuban President Miguel Diaz Canel arrives home after international tour.  Photo: Prensa Latina

Havana, November 15 (RHC)-- The First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Raúl Castro welcomed President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez at Havana's José Martí International Airport Wednesday evening. ... More


Dilma Rousseff laments Cuban decision to pull out of More Doctors Program.  Photo: Google

Havana, November 15 (RHC)-- Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff lamented Cuba's withdrawal from the landmark health program 'More Doctors for Brazil' and highlighted the high professionalism of the island's health personnel offering their services in the South American nation.... More


Engage Cuba works for normalization of relations between Washington and Havana.  Photo: Google

Havana, November 15 (RHC)-- James Williams, president of Engage Cuba coalition has strongly criticized the U.S. government’s latest decision to further expand the list of Cuban entities and sub-entities restricted to US citizens.... More


Supporters of former Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Siva stand next to the Federal Justice headquarters in Curitiba, Brazil, Nov. 14, 2018.    Photo: Re

Brasilia, November 15 (RHC)-- Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva testified before the Federal Supreme Tribunal on Wednesday, giving his much-anticipated deposition on the charges of corruption alleged against him related to the so-called Lavo Jato case and Petrobras.  ... More


Pentagon chief Mattis visits 6,000 troops at U.S.-Mexico border.  Photo: Reuters

McAllen, November 15 (RHC)-- U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis visited the U.S. border area with Mexico near McAllen, Texas, on Wednesday – meeting some of the thousands of troops deployed there by the U.S. president last month. ... More


Eduardo Bolsonaro (left) and President elect Jair Bolsonaro (right).   Photo: EFE

Brasilia, November 15 (RHC)-- In Brasilia, listing the bills he will submit as a lawmaker, the son of Brazil’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro, Eduardo, said he will not hesitate to criminalize social movements like the Landless Workers' Movement (MST) and ban opposition political parties “if necessary.”... More


Israeli prime minister supports death penalty against Palestinians.  Photo: File

Tel Aviv, November 15 (RHC)-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is escalating his war on the Palestinian people, although for reasons almost entirely related to Israeli politics.... More


California wildfires kill 59 across state.  Photo: AP

Sacramento, November 15 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of California, the death toll from the wildfires in Northern and Southern California has reached at least 59, with scores still missing.  ... More


Chicago police shoot and kill Black on-duty security guard.  Photo: Democracy Now

Chicago, November 15 (RHC)-- In the Chicago suburb of Midlothian, a Black security officer was shot and killed by a white police officer Sunday as he was restraining a shooting suspect while on duty at a bar.  ... More


Havana, November 15 (RHC)-- The popular consultation on the draft of a new Constitution in Cuba comes to an end Thursday after 14 weeks of meetings in neighborhoods, work centers and schools.... More


Havana, November 15 (RHC)-- Cuban doctors who were in Brazil participating in the More Doctors Program arrived early Thursday in the Cuban capital.... More


José Ángel Toirac: National Fine Arts Award Winner for 2018

Havana, November 14 (RHC)-- Cuban painter, José Ángel Toirac, has been granted the National Fine Arts Award for his achievements and international projection... More


Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel paid tribute Wednesday to Karl Marx in Highgate Cemetery, in north London. Photo: Estudios Revolución

Havana, November 14 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel is fulfilling a packed agenda in London, where he paid tribute Wednesday to Karl Marx in Highgate Cemetery, in north London. ... More


Havana, November 14 (RHC)-- The National Assembly of Peoples' Power (Cuban Parliament) has called for a massive campaign, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 15th, on occasion of the completion that day of the public consultation of a draft Cuban Constitution.... More


A group of migrants from poor Central American countries are seen near the US border in Tijuana, Mexico, on November 13, 2018.  Photo: AFP

Tijuana, November 14 (RHC)-- Hundreds of migrants from Central America traveling through Mexico to seek asylum in the United States have reached the Mexican border city of Tijuana, which sits across the border from San Diego, California. ... More


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