Tegucigalpa, July 21 (RHC)-- Hondurans have clashed with police in the capital Tegucigalpa during a protest against rising fuel prices. Public transport workers, taxi drivers and university students took part in the protest, which turned violent when police fired tear gas and water cannons at the demonstrators. ... More


Gaza City, July 21 (RHC)-- At least four Palestinians have lost their lives and nearly 120 others sustained critical injuries when Israeli military aircraft and battle tanks hit targets throughout the Gaza Strip as the Tel Aviv regime presses ahead with its acts of aggression against the besieged coastal sliver.... More


Havana, July 21 (RHC)— Cuban lawmakers debated the content of the proposed text of a new Constitution, in a plenary session of the Cuban parliament held Saturday in Havana´s Convention Center.... More


Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel proposes the new Council of Ministers to the National Assembly (Cubadebate Photo)

Havana, July 21 (RHC)-- Cuba´s National Assembly of People´s Power approved Saturday the proposal of new members of the island´s Council of Ministers.... More


Cuban lawmakers debated the draft constitution on Friday. PL Photo

Havana, July 21 (RHC)— The presentation of the new Council of Ministers, the assessment of budget performance and the discussion of the draft of the new constitution make up the agenda of the first ordinary session of the 9th Legislature of the National Assembly of Peoples Power taking place this Saturday at Havana´s Convention Center.... More


United Nations, July 20 (RHC)-- The Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations hosted the working meeting of the member states of the forum of countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on sustainable development... More


Havana, July 20 (RHC)-- The standing commissions of the National Assembly of People's Power (Cuban Parliament) met Friday to continue studying the draft Constitution, after two days dedicated to the individual reading of the document. ... More


Barranquilla, July 20 (RHC)-- The Cuban delegation began its activities in the Central American and Caribbean Games Friday, competing in 17 disciplines, in Barranquilla, Colombia, the main stage, and the sub-districts of Bogotá and Cali, where the medals table open with the cycling time trials. ... More


Protest in Spain demands justice for victims of Francisco Franco.  Photo: EFE

Madrid, July 20 (RHC)-- On the anniversary of the coup led by military dictator Francisco Franco, which started the Spanish Civil War in 1936, hundreds of people rallied in Madrid to demand justice for the victims of the Franco era.... More


Palestinian doctors and medical staff try to save 22-year-old Abdel-Karim Radwan at the European Gaza Hospital, Gaza Strip, on July 19, 2018.  Photo: Twitter

Gaza City, July 20 (RHC)-- At least one Palestinian man lost his life and three others sustained injuries when an Israeli fighter jet launched an airstrike against an area in the southern part of the Gaza Strip as the Tel Aviv regime continues with its acts of aggression against the impoverished coastal sliver.... More


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the dedication ceremony of the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, May 14, 2018.   Photo: Reuters

Washington, July 20 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump spent over $21 million, which is over 100 times what he said it would cost, on adding features to the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, according to the official U.S. State Department estimate. ... More


Palestine Freedom Flotilla campaign.  Photo: freedomflotilla.org

Palermo, July 20 (RHC)-- Activists from around the world have gathered in the Italian city of Palermo and are engaged in the final stages of preparations for this year's Palestine Freedom Flotilla campaign, Press TV reports.... More


US President Donald Trump holds a military sales chart in a meeting with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, March 20, 2018 in Washington, DC.  Pho

Tehran, July 20 (RHC)-- Iran's foreign minister has denounced the United States as the world's leading weapons seller, saying Washington's excessive arms exports undermine global peace. ... More


Bloodied Mexican flag symbolizes violent elections.  Photo: Reuters

Mexico City, July 20 (RHC)-- The Seventh Report on Political Violence, by the consulting firm Etellekt, recorded aggressions against aspiring and active public servants during the whole federal electoral process, starting on September 8, 2017 and ending on the day of the election on July 1, 2018.... More


Former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort boasts of VIP treatment in jail

Washington, July 20 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chair, Paul Manafort, privately boasted of receiving ”VIP” treatment in jail -- contradicting his public complaints about jail conditions and his claims that his access to lawyers was limited. ... More


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