Santo Domingo, January 29 (RHC)-- Dominican Republic government officials announced that the dialogue between representatives of the Venezuelan government and the opposition resumes on Monday at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Santo Domingo.... More


With the attendance of Cuban President Raúl Castro, a Statue of National Hero José Martí was unveiled Sunday morning to mark an anniversary of his birth... More


Havana, January 28 (RHC)-- A replica of the equestrian statue of Cuba’s national hero Jose Marti displayed in New York City’s Central Park was officially unveiled Sunday morning in the Cuban capital on the occasion of the 165 anniversary of Marti´s birthday.... More


 Palestinian Authority official Saeb Erekat (Photo: AP)

Ramallah, January 27 (RHC)-- A former negotiator with the Palestinian Authority, Saeb Erekat, said that Donald Trump "can buy many things with his money, but he won’t be able to buy the dignity of our nation." ... More


 Donald Trump delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting on January 26, 2018 in Davos, eastern Switzerland (Photo: AFP)

Davos, January 27 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has once again accused Iran of seeking nuclear weapons despite confirmations by the United Nations’ atomic agency that Tehran complies with the 2015 nuclear deal. Trump made the remarks on Friday in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he declared “America is open for business” despite his railing against “globalism” and free trade in the past. ... More


  Doomsday Clocks moves closer to midnight (Photo: AFP)

Washington, January 27 (RHC)-- Amid the political chaos in the United States and the escalating threat of nuclear war between the U.S. and North Korea, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has advanced the Doomsday Clock 30 seconds closer to midnight. ... More


This picture taken on August 30, 2017 in Geneva shows United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad al-Hussein. (Photo: AFP)

United Nations, January 27 (RHC)-- The United Nations human rights chief has warned that U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech in Switzerland would take the world back to the eve of World War One. Zeid Raad al-Hussein expressed the alarm on Friday after Trump said in a speech at the Swiss ski resort of Davos that countries should pursue their own self-interest. ... More


 African illegal migrants on a boat in the southern port city of Aden on September 26, 2016, before being deported to Somalia (Photo: AFP)

United Nations, January 27 (RHC)-- The United Nations says at least 30 African refugees have drowned when their boat capsized off the coast of Yemen this week with reports that their smugglers opened fire on those on board. The UN refugee and migration agencies said in a joint statement on Friday that there were at least 152 Somalis and Ethiopians on board the overcrowded boat which departed from Aden in southern Yemen on January 23rd. ... More


 Bashar al-Ja’afari (R), the Syrian ambassador to the United Nations and head of the government delegation to intra-Syrian peace talks, speaks to journalists in

Vienna, January 27 (RHC)-- The Syrian ambassador to the United Nations and head of the government delegation to intra-Syrian peace talks has strongly rejected a proposal offered by some countries, including the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, for the resolution of the Syrian crisis, saying the so-called peace plan is “not even worth the ink.” ... More


Image of Municipal Aseembly in Santa Clara that nominated candidates for Provincial Assembly and National Parliament  (Vanguardia newspaper Photo)

Santa Clara, January 27 (RHC-ACN)-- Candidates for delegates to the Provincial Assembly of Peoples Power of the Cuban province of Villa Clara and members of Parliament for that locality exchanged with the people on a tour that included the Marta Abreu Central University of Las Villas.... More


Havana, January 27 (RHC) – A senior Cuban parliamentarian has accused the United States' government of repeating against Cuba a failed policy of unconventional war aimed at internal destabilization.... More


Havana, January 27 (RHC)-- In diverse parts of the world -- such as China, Russia, Costa Rica and Key West, Florida -- homage is being paid to Cuba’s National Hero, José Martí, on the occasion of the 165th anniversary of his birth, on January 28, 1853.... More


Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez, with the delegation of US lawmakers (Cubaminrex Photo)

Havana, January 27 (RHC/Prensa Latina)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez received Friday evening a U.S. congressional delegation made up of two Democrats and one Republican. The visiting U.S. lawmakers included Barbara Lee and Karen Bass, both Democrats and both from California, and Republican Roger Marshall of Kansas.... More


Havana, January 26 (RHC)-- The Cuban Country Program (2015-2018) of the World Food Program (WFP) benefits more than 900 thousand residents in 43 municipalities of six Cuban provinces.... More


Havana, January 26 (RHC)-- The Representative in Cuba of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), María Machicado, praised in Havana Cuba's achievements in childcare over the past twelve months, noting that the country exhibits the best indicators in all of Latin America and the Caribbean.... More


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