London, September 28 (RHC)-- Britain's new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn suffered his first humiliating defeat after his party on Sunday rejected his bid to overhaul the country's nuclear deterrent. ... More


United Nations, September 28 (RHC)-- The French foreign minister has announced plans to take part in a ceremony to hoist the Palestinian flag at the United Nations next week despite opposition against the move by the Israeli regime and the United Nations. ... More


Mecca, September 28 (RHC)-- Survivors of a deadly crush during the Hajj rituals have shared their accounts of the incident in which hundreds of people were killed near Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca. ... More


Sports News Roundup September 28

Ciego de Avila was ratified at the top of the 55th National Baseball Series with 17 wins and 5 losses, after beating Santiago de Cuba 3-1 on Sunday in a day marked by the suspension of 4 challenges.... More


United Nations, September 28 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama expressed his confidence at the UN General Assembly that the U.S. Congress will inevitably lift “an embargo” that has no reason to exist, as he referred to the over-50-year economic, commercial and financial blockade maintained by Washington against Cuba. ... More


Havana, September 28 (RHC)-- The President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Truong Tan Sang, is paying an official visit to Cuba, during which he will hold talks with Cuban President Raul Castro.... More


United Nations, September 28 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raul Castro sent a message of congratulations to the national staff of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR) and all members of the island's largest mass organization on its 55th birthday today.... More


New York, September 28 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raul Castro held a working meeting on Sunday with a group of U.S. entrepreneurs, headed by the president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Thomas Donohue.... More


Quito, September 28 (RHC)-- A Cuban Communist Party delegation is in Ecuador to participate at the 2nd Latin American and Progressive Forum, which got underway on Monday in the South American nation.... More


New York, September 28 (RHC)-- The presidents of Cuba, Raul Castro, and of Palau, Thomas Remengesau, presided over a ceremony on Sunday to establish diplomatic relations between their nations. A similar event was held to establish bilateral links with the Marshall Islands.... More


Bogotá, September 28 (teleSUR-RHC)-- According to Colombian government estimates Sunday, a “significant” amount of international funds would be necessary to implement the recently-signed agreement on transitional justice with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).... More


Little Rock, September 28 (RHC)-- The Governor of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson said he wants to be in an advanced position if the U.S. economic blockade is lifted and, for that reason, is heading a trade delegation to Cuba.... More


Remarks by Raúl Castro Ruz, President of the Councils of State and Ministers of the Republic of Cuba, in his address to the Meeting on “Global Leaders’ Meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: A Commitment to Action”... More


New York, September 28 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro proposed Sunday that a global debate be organized to discuss the 17 new Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the United Nations member countries this weekend, in order to deepen the world's commitments to the targets. ... More


New York, September 28 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Argentinean President Cristina Fernandez said Sunday the world needs to break the sexist cultural patterns that still discriminate against women around the world, especially when it comes to policy decisions.... More


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