Pope Francis arrives to lead the Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican.  Photo: Reuters

Vatican City, June 21 (RHC)-- Pope Francis has criticized the Donald Trump administration's policy of separating migrant families at the Mexican border... More


 U.S. and South Korean military manuevers canceled.  Photo: AFP

Washington, June 21 (RHC)-- The U.S. and South Korea have canceled joint military exercises on the Korean Peninsula scheduled for August... More


Peace activists arrive in Afghan capital after month-long march.   Photo: Reuters

Kabul, June 21 (RHC)-- In Afghanistan, dozens of activists have arrived in the capital Kabul after a 435-mile march to demand peace.  ... More


 Former CIA engineer Joshua Adam Schulte.  Photo: Democracy Now

Washington, June 21 (RHC)-- Former CIA software engineer Joshua Adam Schulte has been indicted on charges of violating the Espionage Act for allegedly leaking thousands of documents last year revealing CIA programs and tools that are capable of hacking into both Apple and Android cellphones. ... More


India`s President Ram Nath Kovind. File Photo

Havana, June 21 (RHC)—India´s President Ram Nath Kovind arrives this Thursday in Cuba to pay an official visit.... More


The Cuban president meets with workers of  Dr. Antonio María Béguez César Pediatric Hospital in Santiago de Cuba. Estudios Revolucion Photo.

Santiago de Cuba, June 21 (RHC)-- The President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermudez started a visit of the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba on Wednesday, and toured sites of social, economic and historical interest.... More


Havana, June 21 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Diaz Canel Bermudez has stressed the need to pay greater attention to foreign investment and highlighted how important it can be for the development of Cuba.... More


Francesco Rocca, the President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, meets a Palestinian, receiving treatment for wounds sust

Geneva, June 20 (RHC)-- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says Israeli troops’ unrestricted use of live ammunition against unarmed Palestinian protesters in the besieged Gaza Strip has left the enclave’s health workers struggling to cope with an unprecedented crisis. ... More


U.S. policy of separating children from their parents comes under attack.  Photo: AFP

Mexico City, June 20 (RHC)-- Central American countries and Mexico have denounced the U.S. policy of separating immigrant families at its southern border. ... More


 Thousands flee Saudi offensive in Yemen.  Photo: Reuters

Sanaa, June 20 (RHC)-- Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee Yemen amid fierce fighting along the country's western coast, a United Nations official said Monday. ... More


Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.  Photo: File

Tehran, June 20 (RHC)-- Iran's foreign minister has decried Israel’s nukes as a real threat to the Middle East region and the rest of the world, calling for a new focus on the occupying regime’s nuclear arsenal. ... More


Donald Trump looks toward space for a 'new frontier.'  Photo: File

Washington, June 20 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to establish a standalone Space Force as a new branch of the armed forces. ... More


 Drought in India worse in country's history.  Photo: AP

New Delhi, June 20 (RHC)-- India is facing its worst water shortage crisis in its history.... More


Political cartoon that got Rob Rogers fired.  Photo: Democracy Now

Pittsburgh, June 20 (RHC)-- In the United States, longtime political cartoonist Rob Rogers has been fired from his job at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette after 25 years, in what he says was a response to his critical cartoons about President Donald Trump. ... More


 Boston Globe editorial blasts Trump's policy of taking children from parents.  Photo: Google

Boston, June 20 (RHC)-- In an editorial by the leading U.S. newspaper The Boston Globe, the Trump administration's policy of separating children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border was the subject of strong words.  ... More


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