Cruise line tourism to Cuba on the rise despite Washington's latest anti-Cuba moves. File photo

Havana, July 18 (RHC)-- U.S. tourism to Cuba bounced back in June from a months-long slump, bolstered by increased visits from cruise ships that have emerged as the most vibrant part of a sector hurt by deteriorating relations under President Donald Trump.... More


Demonstrators take to the streets to demand Lula's release from prison.  Photo: Twitter / @LulaOficial

Brasilia, July 18 (RHC)-- National protests are taking place throughout Brazil to mark 100 days since former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been imprisoned at the federal police headquarters in Curitiba, Parana. ... More


Israel tightens blockade on Gaza by closing the Kerem Shalom crossing to the strip.   Photo: Reuters FILE

Tel Aviv, July 18 (RHC)-- Israel has closed the Kerem Shalom crossing to any gas and fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip.  ... More


An Israeli soldier fires a tear gas canister during clashes with Palestinian protesters in the center of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on July 13, 2018.

Tel Aviv, July 18 (RHC)-- The Israeli parliament, known as the Knesset, has approved a law banning any criticism of the regime's harsh treatment of Palestinians.... More


US protesters hold placards in a rally against deportations of immigrants in Washington DC, on July 16, 2018.  Photo: Twitter

Washington, July 18 (RHC)-- Protesters flooded the streets of Washington, DC, slamming the apprehension and deportation of immigrants by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.  ... More


Ivan Marquez of FARC speaks during a news conference in Bogota, Colombia April 10, 2018.  Photo: Reuters

Bogota, July 18 (RHC)-- Former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) commander, Ivan Marquez says he will not take his seat as national senator this week to protest the arrest of his former-guerilla colleague, Jesus Santrich. ... More


Protests continue in oil-rich region of southern Iraq

Baghdad, July 18 (RHC)-- In southern Iraq, massive protests are continuing, denouncing the lack of access to electricity, clean water and jobs in the oil-rich region. ... More


New York City tenants say Kushner Co. harassed them into leaving rent-controlled apartments

New York, July 18 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner is facing more scrutiny over his family’s real estate empire, Kushner Companies. ... More


Havana, July 18 (RHC)-- The 24th annual meeting of the Sao Paulo Forum concluded on Tuesday in the Cuban capital issuing a Final Declaration with a call to reinforce the world movement to defend peace.... More


Havana, July 18 (RHC)-- Beginning on Wednesday, Cuban Parliamentary Commissions are devoting three working days to study the draft of the Constitution of the Republic, prior to its presentation next Saturday during the First Ordinary Session of the 9th Legislature of the National Assembly of People's Power.... More


Delegates of EU and CELAC sign a joint statement after two days of meetings in Brussels.   Photo: Twitter / @sabellosi

Brussels, July 17 (RHC)-- The foreign ministers of the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) called Tuesday for the end of the blockade imposed on Cuba by the United States, since "it has caused undue humanitarian consequences for the Cuban people." ... More


Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment. File photo

United Nations, July 17 (RHC) -- Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, who heads the Cuban delegation to the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, was received by Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the Organization. ... More


Cuban doctors in  Liberia. File photo

Monrovia, July 17 (RHC)-- In the framework of a cordial meeting held between the Liberian Vice Chancellor, Elias Shoniyin and Cuba's Charge d'Affaires, Yordenis Despaigne Vera... More


Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell and his Chilean counterpart Roberto Ampuero during the UE-CELAC summit in Brussels, July 16, 2018.   Photo: EFE

Brussels, July 17 (RHC)-- Delegations of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and foreign ministers of the European Union met for a two-day summit to discuss multi-lateralism and global trade in Brussels. ... More


Children separated from their parents at U.S.-Mexico border.  Photo: Reuters

Washington, July 17 (RHC)-- A U.S. judge has ordered the government to pay the costs of reuniting immigrant families with their children after being separated at the U.S.-Mexico border as part of President Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" policy. ... More


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