Paris, March 31 (RHC)-- Pensioners rallied in hundreds of towns and cities in France against President Emmanuel Macron's determination for even more austerity cuts amid the inflation crisis.  When campaigning in 2017 -- seven years ago -- Macron promised he wouldn't cut pensions and that their purchasing power relative to inflation would be preserved.... More


La Paz, March 31 (RHC)-- The Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reported that Venezuela is preparing to celebrate upcoming elections in an atmosphere of victory, while warning about the actions of extreme right-wing organizations.  ... More


Larnaca, March 30 (RHC)-- A three-ship convoy has left Cyprus’s Larnaca Port headed for the Gaza Strip with nearly 400 tonnes of food and other supplies as people continue to die from hunger in the enclave amid Israel’s ongoing war.   The aid that departed on Saturday will be taken to Gaza by a cargo ship and a platform towed by a salvage vessel.... More


New York, March 30 (RHC)-- Human rights groups have questioned the credibility of an Israeli military video of an alleged Islamic Jihad member admitting to raping an Israeli woman during the Hamas-led operation on October 7th.... More


Lima, March 30 (RHC)-- After the raid by a team of the Prosecutor's Office and police agents to the house of the president-designate of Peru, Dina Boluarte, the ministers of the presidency arrived early Saturday morning at the Government Palace to participate in an extraordinary meeting to analyze the situation of the head of state.... More


Rafah, March 30 (RHC)-- The Israeli military has executed 13 Gazan children in and near Al-Shifa Hospital in the war-torn Gaza Strip in a single week, a report says.  In a shocking report, the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor revealed that 13 children were killed through direct shooting by Israeli soldiers in blatant violation of international law in Al-Shifa Medical Complex and its Gaza City environs earlier this month.... More


London, March 30 (RHC)-- A British charity has launched a nationwide billboard campaign that calls on the UK government to end its arms sales and trade agreements with Israel.  The Human Aid and Advocacy, which works worldwide, has launched its “No to Genocide” campaign in 98 locations across the United Kingdom.... More


United Nations, March 30 (RHC)-- Three United Nations observers and one translator were wounded while patrolling the border in southern Lebanon when a shell exploded near them, the UN peacekeeping mission said.   The blast took place in Rmeish, a village along the Israeli-Lebanese border.... More


Geneva, March 30 (RHC)-- The UNRWA says the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza is man-made, criticizing the Israeli regime’s lack of cooperation with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding the facilitation of aid delivery into the besieged Palestinian territory.... More


Washington, March 30 (RHC)-- A new report says the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has authorized the transfer of billions of dollars in bombs and fighter jets to Israel in recent days amid the regime's genocidal war against the Palestinians in Gaza. ... More


Caracas, March 30 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has rejected new threats against the country by the Government of the United States.... More


Tokyo, March 30 (RHC)-- Japan is planning to resume funding to the United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees after suspending assistance over Israeli claims that some of its staff participated in Hamas’s October 7 attacks.... More


Beirut, March 30 (RHC)-- Hezbollah has carried out multiple strikes against Israeli settlements and positions in the northern sector of the 1948 Israeli-occupied territories, as part of another round of retaliatory operations amid the Gaza war.... More


United Nations, March 30 (RHC)-- The United Nations says it is "deeply disturbed" by attacks on healthcare facilities, a day after Israeli warplanes bombed southern Lebanon killing 10 emergency rescue workers.  “The tragic events of the past 36 hours have resulted in a significant loss of life and injuries in south Lebanon.  Up to 11 civilians were killed in a single day, including 10 paramedics,” said Imran Riza, the UN’s humanitarian coordinator for Lebanon.... More


Gaza City, March 29 (RHC)-- Israel has continued its aerial and ground bombardment of the Gaza Strip, killing dozens more Palestinians, as fighting rages around Gaza City’s main al-Shifa hospital, Palestinian officials and the Israeli military said.  Seventy-one people were killed and 112 wounded over the last 24 hours, Gaza’s Ministry of Health said on Friday.... More


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