Tel Aviv, September 27 (RHC)-- Israel's Ministry of War Affairs says it has secured an $8.7 billion aid package from the United States to support its ongoing military plans across the region.... More
Caracas, September 27 (RHC)-- The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has rejected a statement by the U.S. State Department attacking the constitutional government of Nicolas Maduro.... More
Oslo, September 27 (RHC)-- Norwegian police have issued an international search request for a missing man linked to the booby-trapped pagers in Lebanon.... More
Washington, September 26 (RHC)-- The United States, France and several Arab and European countries have called for an immediate 21-day ceasefire across the Israel-Lebanon border following intense discussions at the United Nations.... More
New York, September 26 (RHC)-- More than two dozen Palestinian and Jewish activists and allies were arrested in New York City Thursday after blocking the planned route of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's motorcade ahead of the right-wing leader's United Nations General Assembly speech.... More
Havana, Sept 26 (JIT) - Cuba will attend with a powerful set of eight players to the II Baseball5 World Cup, to be held at the Central Harbourfront Event Space, in Hong Kong, from October 7 to 12.... More
Havana, Sept 26 (ACN) Cuba will compete from October 22 to November 3 in the World Youth Boxing Championship in Duvba, Montenegro, with presence in eight weight divisions.... More
Havana, Sept 26 (PL) - A total of 69 young Cuban baseball players will be shown on September 28 and 29 before scouts from foreign clubs at the Latin American Stadium in Havana, announced the National Baseball Commission.... More
Moscow, September 26 (RHC)-- During Energy Week in Moscow, an international energy forum, the Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, highlighted the geopolitical reconfiguration at a global level and pointed out the key role that the Global South will play in the face of the decline of Western hegemony.... More
New York, September 26 (RHC)-- Lebanon’s interim Prime Minister Najib Mikati pleaded with the U.N. Security Council Wednesday to intervene to stop Israel’s bombardment during an emergency session. Mikati said: “Israel is violating our sovereignty by sending their warplanes and drones to our skies.” ... More
Tel Aviv, September 26 (RHC)-- Israel has rejected a possible ceasefire as it continues its assault on Lebanon. The U.S., France, Canada, Australia, Japan, Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia had called for a 21-day ceasefire as the death toll in Lebanon topped 620 people, at least 72 of those killed on Wednesday. ... More
Havana, September 26 (RHC) -- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel received the President of Vietnam, To Lam, on Thursday morning.... More
New York, September 26 (RHC)-- Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri has declined to accept an award from New York City’s Noguchi Museum after it fired three employees for wearing keffiyeh head scarves, an emblem of Palestinian solidarity.... More
New York, September 26 (RHC)-- Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda has won a News and Documentary Emmy for her AJ+ report “It’s Bisan from Gaza and I’m Still Alive.” ... More
Mexico City, September 26 (RHC)-- In Mexico, protesters are commemorating the 10th anniversary of the disappearance of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers’ College.... More
