Havana, April 19 (RHC)-- Congratulatory messages began to pour in on the election Thursday of Miguel Díaz-Canel as the new president of the Council of State and the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cuba.... More


Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno gives a news conference after two Ecuadorean journalists and their driver were killed after being kidnapped in March.  Photo: R

Quito, April 19 (RHC)-- Ecuadorean President Lenín Moreno has announced that his country would no longer serve as the guarantor and host of the Colombian government's peace talks ... More


Power outage throws entire island of Puerto Rico into the dark.   Photo: Democracy Now

San Juan, April 19 (RHC)-- An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the U.S. colony struggles to repair an increasingly unstable power grid ... More


UNASUR works for Continental integration.  Photo: UNASUR

La Paz, April 19 (RHC)-- Bolivia has assumed the pro tempore presidency of the Union of South American Nations, UNASUR... More


 German political party denounces attacks against Syria.  Photo: Ruptly Press

Berlin, April 19 (RHC)-- The left-wing Die Linke party held a rally in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Wednesday, where party leaders protested against the airstrikes carried out by the U.S., France and the UK in Syria over the past weekend. ... More


Paul Singer was admitted last Sunday at a hospital in Sao Paulo, due to an infection.   Photo: Creative Commons

Brasilia, April 19 (RHC)-- The economist and founder of the Workers' Party in Brazil (PT), Paul Singer, has died at the age of 86 in Sao Paulo after suffering an infection. ... More


US Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) speaks during a press conference at the US Capitol on March 14, 2018 in Washington.  Photo: AFP

Washington, April 19 (RHC)-- The U.S. Senate has grilled officials of the Donald Trump administration over Washington's support for Saudi Arabia's war on Yemen, saying there's an “alarming absence of strategy” when it comes to the war. ... More


Havana, April 19 (RHC)--Raúl Castro today expressed confidence in the newly elected president of the Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, by highlighting his loyalty to the Revolution and political solidity.... More


As preparations continue for the Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, Colombia, more than 400 Cuban athletes have already secured a spot in the regional competition, being held July 19th through August 3rd.... More


South Korea´s president Moon Jae-in

Seoul, April 19 (RHC)-- South Korea´s president Moon Jae-in has accepted North Korea´s request of a signing of a formal peace treaty to replace the current truce that currently governs the relations between the two countries after the end of the Korean peninsula conflict in 1953.... More


Havana, April 19 (RHC)--The newly installed 9th Legislature of the Cuban Parliament will be informed today about the results of the elections for the 31 members of the Council of State, an organ for which the deputy and current first vice president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, was proposed as its president.... More


Havana, April 18 (RHC)-- The Cuban Foreign Ministry (MINREX) issued a statement Wednesday, in which it assured Canada that Cuba is a safe country for Cubans, for diplomats from around the world and for the nearly five million foreign visitors who choose our country to spend their holidays every year.... More


New York, April 18 (RHC)-- On Monday, at the Coordination and Management Segment of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)... More


Havana, April 18 (RHC)-- The People's Power National Assembly of Cuba (Parliament) called on Tuesday for a Twitter campaign on April 18 and 19 on the inauguration of its 9th legislature.... More


The White House, National Security Council, State Department and Treasury Department are also working on options to "help drive Maduro from office," t

Washington, April 18 (RHC)-- In what is being considered yet another attempt at undermining Venezuela's democracy, U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing a team of lawyers and policy experts... More


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