Quito, April 30 (RHC)-- A new solidarity with Cuba group has been created in the Ecuadorian province of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, under the umbrella of the National Coordinating Board for Friendship and Solidarity with Cuba.... More


Central American caravan arrives at the U.S. border with Mexico.  Photo: AFP

Tijuana, April 30 (RHC)-- More than 150 Central American migrants have arrived at the U.S. border in Tijuana, Mexico... More


U.S. Tomahawk missiles launched at Syria in April.  Photo: AP

Damascus, April 30 (RHC)-- Syria has announced that several of its military bases located in the provinces of Hama and Aleppo have come under missile fire.... More


Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales also faced protest in August of 2017.  Photo: Reuters

Guatemala City, April 30 (RHC)-- Several Guatemalan social groups have called for protests  to demand the resignation of the country's president, Jimmy Morales... More


Palestinian protests grow in Gaza.  Photo: AFP

Ramallah, April 30 (RHC)-- Israeli troops have shot and killed three Palestinians in two separate incidents in the besieged Gaza Strip. ... More


US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo leaves the press hall after giving a press briefing at the Royal airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh on April 29, 2018. (Photo

Tel Aviv, April 30 (RHC)-- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is repeating false allegations against Iran during his first tour to the Middle East as Washington's top diplomat.... More


British Prime Minister Theresa May (L), French President Emmanuel Macron (C), and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.  Photo: File composite

London, April 30 (RHC)-- The leaders of Britain, France and Germany have reaffirmed their support for the landmark nuclear deal with Iran, noting that it is the best way to keep limitations on Iran's nuclear program in place. ... More


Cuban Council of Ministers meeting addresses important economic and social issues

Havana, April 27 (RHC)-- During a meeting led by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, the Council of Ministers addressed important issues of current economic and social concern in the country. ... More


Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, Anayansi Rodriguez

United Nations, April 27 (RHC)-- Cuba has called on the United Nations Security Council to fulfill its responsibility under the UN Charter in maintaining international peace and security in relation to the Middle East.  ... More


Since last September, dozens of the cities in Puerto Rico remain dark and abandoned without running water or electricity.  Photo: Reuters

San Juan, April 27 (RHC)-- The United States government has four days to explain to the Puerto Rican senate why tens of thousands of residents continue to live in shelters without basic necessities, according to island officials. ... More


South Korea's Moon greeted Kim at the military demarcation line, making Kim the first North Korean leader to set foot in the South since the 1950-53 Korean War.

Pyongyang, April 27 (RHC)-- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the South's President Moon Jae-in have signed a joint declaration agreeing to work for the "complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula" following their historic summit. ... More


Rodrigo "Timochenko" Londono (third from right) with Eamon Gilmore (second from right), the European Union's (EU) special envoy and others following t

Bogota, April 27 (RHC)-- In Colombia, Rodrigo "Timochenko" Londoño, president of the Common Alternative Revolutionary Force (FARC), has thanked the European Union's special envoy... More


 Mike Pompeo becomes new U.S. Secretary of State.  Photo: The New York Times

Washington, April 27 (RHC)-- Former CIA director Mike Pompeo was sworn in on Thursday afternoon as the 70th U.S. secretary of state, after the U.S. Senate confirmed his nomination, overcoming steep opposition by Democrats against President Donald Trump's pick. ... More


 Admiral Ronny Jackson.  Photo: AP

Washington, April 27 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Veterans Affairs has withdrawn from consideration amid mounting scandals.  ... More


Overview of the 2nd Preparatory session of the 2020 Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland April 23, 2018

United Nations, April 27 (RHC)-- Despite their treaty obligations, observers say that all nuclear-armed NPT members are engaged in modernizing their arsenals and making nuclear weapons a more central part of their defense strategies.... More


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