Barcelona, February 21 (RHC)-- Up to 500,000 people hit the streets in Barcelona to demand their government accept more refugees, just after Spain only accepted 1,100 of the 17,000 it promised to accept in two years. ... More


Washington, February 21 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has named a new national security advisor following the resignation of his first pick and the refusal of the second. ... More


Washington, February 21 (RHC)-- The New York Times is reporting that Donald Trump is "struggling" not only to fill his Cabinet -- with six members still unconfirmed -- but also to fill the important positions of deputy secretary, under secretaries and assistant secretaries for most agencies. ... More


Berlin, February 21 (RHC)-- A top German official says Berlin has deported a record 80,000 refugees denied asylum last year and will set another record high in deportations in 2017.... More


Russian Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin

New York, February 21 (RHC)-- The Russian Foreign Ministry says the country’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin has “died suddenly” in New York, just one day before his 65th birthday. ... More


Ottawa, February 21 (RHC)-- At least 22 asylum seekers have fled the United States to Canada amid uncertainty in the U.S. refugee system under President Donald Trump’s administration. ... More


Havana, February 20 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raúl Castro met Sunday in Havana with Tong Thi Phong, a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam's Political Bureau and Vice President of the country's National Assembly Standing Committee... More


Havana, February 20 (RHC)-- Authorities in Cuba and the ports of Pascagoula and Gulfport, in Mississippi, signed Monday in Havana two memorandums seeking to promote bilateral cooperation.... More


Havana, February 20 (RHC)-- More than 471 thousand Cuban children will be vaccinated against polio during the 56th edition of the national vaccination campaign that began Monday, February 20th.... More


Havana, February 20 (RHC-ACN)-- Representatives from Cuba and France signed a cooperation agreement over the weekend to create a joint scientific cooperation program. ... More


Quito, February 20 (RHC)-- With just over 87 percent of votes counted in Ecuador's election as of Monday morning, ruling party candidate Lenin Moreno is leading the presidential race with 39.11 percent of the vote, bringing him closer to the 40 percent threshold that he needs to avoid a second round. ... More


Stockholm, February 20 (RHC)-- The government of Sweden is calling on the United States to offer “clarity” in the wake of new remarks by President Donald Trump about a terror attack in the Scandinavian country. ... More


Mexico City, February 20 (RHC)-- Mexico is one of the top buyers of U.S. corn in the world today, but a proposed bill in response to Donald Trump's trade rhetoric could change that.... More


London, February 20 (RHC)-- The government of UK Prime Minister Theresa May is scrapping a scheme to resettle child refugees, withdrawing a pledge to let in thousands of the vulnerable children.... More


Washington, February 20 (RHC)-- Cases of human trafficking have been skyrocketing in the United States according to numbers from the National Human Trafficking Hotline. ... More


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