Cuba pays tribute to Nelson Mandela with graduation of 700 medical doctors. Photo: PL

Havana, July 5 (RHC)-- Cuba paid tribute to South African hero Nelson Mandela on the 100th anniversary of his birth -- which will be celebrated this coming July 18th -- with the graduation on Wednesday in Havana of 700 medical doctors.... More


U.S. President Donald Trump.  Photo: File

Washington, July 5 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly floated the idea of invading Venezuela to both senior administration officials and world leaders multiple times in the past year.... More


(R-L): Ernesto Samper, Piedad Cordoba and Evo Morales among those who expressed their solidarity with Correa.  Photo: EFE

Quito, July 5 (RHC)-- Social and political leaders from across Latin America have expressed their support for Ecuador’s former president after Ecuadorean Judge Daniella Camacho ordered his arrest, and the country's government requested Interpol issue a red notice for Correa’s capture. ... More


Migrants rescued by Libyan coast guards in Tripoli, Libya.  Photo: Reuters

United Nations, July 5 (RHC)-- Planned new centers around the Mediterranean to handle migrants and asylum seekers will be no silver bullet solution to the European Union's immigration challenge, says a U.N. agency of the idea it will be asked to implement. ... More


Protesters at U.S. Supreme Court on affirmative action.   Photo: Getty Images

Washington, July 5 (RHC)-- The Donald Trump White House has rescinded an extensive set of guidelines put in place under President Barack Obama that had called on colleges and universities to consider race as a way of promoting diversity. ... More


U.S. church detains Jesus, Mary and Joseph in protest of Trump's immigration policy.  Photo: AP

Indianapolis, July 5 (RHC)-- A church in the U.S. state of Indiana is protesting the child separation policy of President Donald Trump. ... More


Protesters climb Statue of Liberty on 4th of July.  Photo: AP

New York, July 5 (RHC)-- In New York City, police arrested seven activists Wednesday as they protested against family separations at the Statue of Liberty.  ... More


 U.S. Supreme Court nominee to be announced next week.  Photo: File

Washington, July 5 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump says he’ll announce his Supreme Court nominee on July 9th and that he’s considering two women as possible replacements for retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. ... More


 Anthony Kennedy’s son loaned Donald Trump $1 billion.  Photo: Deutsche Bank File

New York, July 5 (RHC)-- New revelations show the close financial ties between U.S. President Donald Trump and Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s son, Justin Kennedy, who served as the global head of real estate capital markets for Deutsche Bank. ... More


Geneva, July 5 (RHC)—Cuba has ratified its support to the Haitian people and its willingness to continue assisting the sister Caribbean nation.... More


The Cuban president was welcome at Montego Bay´s airport by the president of the Jamaican Senate, Thomas Tavares-Finson. Juventud Rebelde Photo

Montego Bay, July 5 (RHC)The president of the Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermudez, arrived on Thursday morning in Montego Bay, Jamaica, where he will attend the 39th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).... More


Cuban president meets with visiting prime minister of Dominica.  Photo: Estudios Revolución.

Havana, July 4 (RHC)-- President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez met Tuesday in Havana with the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit, who is visiting Cuba.... More


Cuban Communist Party's Central Committee debates Draft Constitution.  Photo: Prensa Latina

Havana, July 4 (RHC)-- The Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) has met to debate the country's draft constitution. ... More


Cuba and China sign MoU on cooperation in legal matters.   Photo: Prensa Latina

Beijing, July 4 (RHC)-- Representatives from Cuba and China signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance cooperation in a wide variety of legal matters.  ... More


Heads of several Caribbean governments in last year's Caribbean Community, CARICOM meeting.   Photo: CARICOM

Kingston, July 4 (RHC)-- The 39th Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, CARICOM, opens Wednesday afternoon as the regional body marks the 45th anniversary of its establishment which took place on July 4, 1973.... More


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