Northern Cayo Coco key home to first environmental beach in Cuba. File photo

Ciego de Ávila, June 18 (RHC)-- Las Coloradas in Cayo Coco, on Cuba's northern coast, has been granted the status of Environmental Beach following an evaluation by CITMA, the island's ministry in charge of Science, Technology and the Environment.  ... More


Refugees disembark from the Italian navy boat Dattilo at the port of Valencia, Spain, June 17, 2018.  Photo: AFP

Valencia, June 18 (RHC)-- The International Red Cross has called on members of the European Union to accept and protect refugees "according to international law for refugees but also according to the principles of humanity." ... More


 U.S. Catholic bishops take aim at Trump's immoral immigration policy.  Photo: Google

Ft. Lauderdale, June 18 (RHC)-- More than 300 Catholic bishops in the United States have blasted the Donald Trump administration’s immigration policies... More


France's river police escort a boat belonging to the Gaza Strip-bound Freedom Flotilla in Seine River, Paris on June 17, 2018.  Photo: Reuters

Paris, June 18 (RHC)-- Police in France have prevented two boats from a Gaza Strip-bound flotilla from docking in Seine River, despite subjecting the vessels to extensive searches in advance. ... More


 An Israeli soldier detaining a 12-year-old Palestinian boy in the West Bank.   Photo: File

Tel Aviv, June 18 (RHC)-- Israel's cabinet ministers have authorized a bill that would criminalize filming of the Israeli soldiers' atrocities against the Palestinians while on duty. ... More


Trump quote on wall at children's detention center.  Photo: AP

Dallas, June 18 (RHC)-- New photos have emerged showing the inside of a former Walmart in Texas that’s been converted into a detention center for 1,500 migrant boys.  ... More


 Trump Foundation accused of using money as piggy bank.  Photo: AFP

New York, June 18 (RHC)-- New York’s attorney general filed suit against Donald Trump’s charitable foundation, accusing the president and three of his children of using the nonprofit for illegal campaign activity and as a virtual piggy bank for “repeated self-dealing.” ... More


MOVE activist Debbie Africa finally freed from prison.  Photo: Democracy Now

Philadelphia, June 18 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, MOVE member Debbie Africa has been granted parole and was released from prison after a decades-long campaign to win her freedom. ... More


Ivan Duque, Colombia´s president-elect.

Bogota, June 18 (RHC)-- The conservative candidate from the Democratic Center Party, Ivan Duque, has been elected to become the next president of Colombia.... More


U.S.-backed Saudi attacks on Yemen take thousands of lives.  Photo: AP

United Nations, June 16 (RHC)-- The Swedish deputy ambassador to the United Nations has urged the Security Council to demand a swift freeze to an ongoing Saudi-led military operation against Yemen’s port of Hudaydah.... More


Vienna, June 16 (RHC)-- Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency has told the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna that Israel's nuclear program poses threat to the international peace and security. Speaking at the board's quarterly meeting, Reza Najafi said Israel's nuclear capabilities should be put on the IAEA's agenda as a real threat to the regional and international peace and security.... More


U.S. separates children from their parents on border.   Photo: Reuters

United Nations, June 16 (RHC)-- The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has expressed "deep concern" about the zero-tolerance policy of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration towards immigrants. ... More


London, June 16 (RHC)-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is “no longer immune” from attacks carried out by the occupying regime, a month after Tel Aviv conducted a large-scale air raid against military targets in southern Syria.... More


Havana, June 16 (RHC)-- During a recent meeting to critically analyze the development of foreign investment and trade programs, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel described this area as important to the economy, noting that Cuba must be audacious in the way it is approached.... More


Prensa Latina celebrates another anniversary.   Photo: File logo

Quito, June 16 (RHC)-- The 59th anniversary of Prensa Latina was celebrated in Ecuador, with an activity attended by intellectuals and journalists from the country, as well as members of Cuba's diplomatic mission in Quito.... More


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