Chileans prepare for visit of Pope Francis (Foto: Press TV)

Santiago de Chile, January 9 (RHC)-- Chile is strengthening its border patrol ahead of a scheduled visit by Pope Francis in mid-January, as Indigenous leaders warn the pontiff is "not welcome." Thousands of police officers will be deployed in the Chilean capital of Santiago, where more than 500,000 people are expected to gather for a planned mass. ... More


Boycott Israel protest demonstration (Photo: AFP)

Tel Aviv, January 9 (RHC)-- Israel has published a blacklist of 20 different organizations worldwide whose members are banned from entering Israel over their groups’ support for BDS, the nonviolent Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement targeting Israel over its treatment of Palestinians. ... More


A file photo of an Israeli F-15 fighter jet (Photo: AFP)

Damascus, January 9 (RHC)-- Syria’s army says its air defense systems have hit an Israeli aircraft and intercepted a number of rockets fired at targets on Syrian soil as the Tel Aviv regime continues its acts of aggression against the Arab country. ... More


U.S. meetings prepare for nuclear war (Photo: AP)

Atlanta, January 9 (RHC)-- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, known as the CDC, is slated to hold a briefing in the coming days to outline how the U.S. public should prepare for the event of a nuclear war. T... More


New book “Fire and Fury” hits the book-stands (Photo: Democracy Now)

Washington, January 9 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump took to Twitter to defend his mental health, as an explosive new tell-all book portraying Trump as unfit for the presidency sold out from coast to coast after going on sale over the weekend. ... More


New York, January 9 (RHC-Agencies) The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), gave Salvadoran holders of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) until September 9, 2019, to leave or find a legal way to stay in the country.... More


Seoul, January 9 (RHC-- On the first day of much anticipated talks, North and South Korea have agreed to reopen their military hotline, a South Korean government official told reporters.... More


Washington, January 9 (RHC)--The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has found no evidence pointing to the occurrence of “sonic” attacks against US diplomats based in Cuba, following months of investigation and four trips to Havana, according to Associated Press.... More


President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet

Havana, January 8 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raúl Castro receives the President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, Monday in Havana during her official visit to the country. ... More


Havana, January 8 (RHC)-- Cubans marked Monday the 59th anniversary of the arrival of the Freedom Caravan, led by Fidel Castro, after the revolutionary triumph in January 1959.... More


Guantánamo, January 8 (RHC-PL)-- Authorities in the province of Guantánamo continue to monitor the weather situation in Baracoa, punished in recent days by heavy rainfall.... More


Maputo, January 8 (RHC-Minrex)-- The Mozambican Minister of Health, Nazira Vali Abdula, received Cuban Ambassador Pavel Díaz Hernández, to discuss the status of the health projects being developed as part of the Cuba-Mozambique Collaboration Agreement in this area.... More


Tegucigalpa, January 8 (RHC)-- In Honduras, thousands of people took to the streets of the capital Tegucigalpa over the weekend to protest the re-election of President Juan Orlando Hernández, saying the vote was marred by widespread fraud. ... More


Washington, January 8 (RHC)-- The United States has reportedly cut off $125 million in funding for a UN agency that provides aid to Palestinian refugees... More


A man watches across the border from Tijuana, Mexico, to prototypes of US President Donald Trump's proposed wall on the border with Mexico, October 12, 2017. (P

Washington, January 8 (RHC)-- The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed spending $18 billion over the next 10 years to construct his controversial wall on the border with Mexico... More


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