Israeli policemen keep watch the demolition of a Palestinian home in East Jerusalem on September 13, 2017.  Photo: AFP

Ramallah, June 27 (RHC)-- The Israeli military has threatened to demolish more than 50 Palestinian homes in the northern part of the West Bank... More


Demonstration against US President Trump's travel ban as protesters gather outside the US Supreme Court following a court issued immigration ruling June 26, 201

Washington, June 27 (RHC)-- U.S. rights groups have harshly criticized the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban on several Muslim-majority countries. ... More


Palestinians hold portraits of relatives jailed in Israeli prisons as they protest to demand for their release during a demonstration to mark the Prisoners' Day

Ramalllah, June 27 (RHC)-- Hundreds of Palestinians have staged a rally in the central part of the occupied West Bank to express solidarity with detainees, who are languishing in Israeli prisons and detention centers. ... More


U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley.  Photo: UN File

United Nations, June 27 (RHC)-- In news from the United Nations, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley has slammed a new U.N. report by the special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Philip Alston, who recently toured the United States.  ... More


Manzanillo, June 27 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has begun a visit to the eastern province of Granma, the first to that territory since he took office last April 19.... More


Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

Mexico City, June 27 (RHC)-- Mexico’s presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has widened his lead slightly to 26 percentage points ahead of the country’s election on Sunday, according to a new poll.... More


Dr. Carlos Alberto Martinez Blanco, director of General Calixto Garcia Hospital.

Havana, June 27 (RHC)-- After 38 days at the intensive care unit of the Calixto García University Hospital in Havana, the lone survivor of the May 18th plane crash is recovering the balance of her vital systems.... More


Pastors for Peace launches campaign across the U.S. in support of Cuba

Washington, June 26 (RHC)-- The U.S. organization Pastors for Peace, a special ministry of the Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO), has launched a ten-day caravan of vehicles, traveling across the U.S.... More


Brasilia, June 26 (RHC)-- The Brazilian newspaper Brasil Popular marked the 32nd anniversary of reestablished diplomatic ties between Brazil and Cuba with an article highlighting the benefits of mutually beneficial cooperation ties.... More


Havana, June 26 (RHC)-- The Cuban Friendship Institute (ICAP) announced that Japan's Peace Boat will dock at Havana Port on July 17th, as part of its 98th Global Voyage for Peace, which departed from Yokohama, Japan, on May 8th.... More


Port of Spain, June 26 (RHC-Minrex)-- Dr. June Soomer, Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), will visit Cuba as a special invitee to the Cuba-Caribbean Business Fair, taking place 28 and 29 July in Santiago de Cuba.... More


Maria Emilia Quesada, the oldest person in Cuba. Photo: PL

Cienfuegos, June 26 (RHC-PL)-- Maria Emilia Quesada, the oldest person in Cuba and possibly the world, will be buried today in Cienfuegos, where she was born 117 years ago, on January 5, 1901.... More


Varadero, June 26 (RHC-PL)-- The keynote speech “Emblematic elaborations of traditional Cuban cuisine and its heritage value”, Tuesday opened the 10th International Varadero Gourmet Festival that runs through June 29.... More


U.S. Supreme Court decision upholds Trump's travel ban.  Photo: Reuters

Washington, June 26 (RHC)-- The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed Donald Trump a victory by upholding his travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries. ... More


The Michoacan state police force ride in to arrest all 28 members of the Ocampo municipal police force.   Photo: @MICHOACANSSP

Mexico City, June 26 (RHC)-- In an unprecedented move, all 28 members of the Ocampo municipal police force in Mexico’s Michoacan state have been arrested on suspicion to the connection of the Thursday murder of one of the municipality's mayoral candidates. ... More


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