Rafah, February 5 (RHC)_- Thirty Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on areas the regime claimed to be “safe” in the city of Deir al-Balah, the central Gaza Strip, local Palestinian authorities say. The media office of Gaza’s government said in a statement on Monday the airstrikes hit the city over the course of 24 hours.... More
Belfast, February 5 (RHC)-- History has been made in Northern Ireland as Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill has been sworn in to the top post of Northern Ireland’s Parliament, marking the first time the position has been held by a politician who supports the reunification of Ireland... More
New York, February 5 (RHC)-- UAW Labor for Palestine, a coalition of United Auto Workers (UAW) union members who support the liberation of Palestine, voted unanimously on Wednesday to release an official statement calling for the labor group’s leadership to rescind its endorsement for President Joe Biden’s reelection. The coalition joins a growing number of rank-and-file member groups leveraging their unions’ political cache to pressure the White House to stop abetting Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza. The groundswell of support signals a public shift concerning the occupation of Palestine, which had previously received fairly little attention within the U.S. labor movement.... More
Washington, February 5 (RHC)-- The main Muslim civil rights group in the United States has called on the Biden administration to end the Israeli regime's genocide in the Gaza Strip instead of waging war across West Asia, citing the latest strikes in Iraq and Syria as proof of "the total failure" of U.S. foreign policy in the region.... More
Santiago de Chile, February 5 RHC)-- In Chile, at least 112 people have been killed as the country’s deadliest-ever wildfires rage throughout the central coastal hills. Hundreds of others are missing in the fires caused by a summer heat wave and drought. ... More
San Salvador, February 5 (RHC)-- In El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele has declared victory in Sunday’s election — though the official results haven’t been announced. Early ballot counts showed Bukele with over 80% of the votes. ... More
Rafah, February 5 (RHC)-- Israel is continuing to bomb the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians had taken shelter seeking safety. ... More
Atlanta, February 5 (RHC)-- CNN’s staff have slammed the network’s biased coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza, saying the editorial policies have led to a regurgitation of Israeli propaganda and the censoring of Palestinian perspectives.... More
Geneva, February 5 (RHC)-- A Geneva-based human rights organization has provided a gruesome report on the vast trail of death and destruction left by four months of Israel's genocidal war on the besieged Gaza Strip. ... More
Washington, February 5 (RHC)-- U.S. President Joe Biden is urging the U.S. Senate to "swiftly pass" legislation with $14.1 billion in Israeli military funding. The bill before the Senate is part of a draft emergency national security funding bill released on Sunday.... More
Damascus, February 4 (RHC)-- Syria has strongly condemned the United States' strikes against the country, saying they are deliberately aimed at weakening Damascus' fight against Takfiri terrorist groups, especially Daesh.... More
London, February 4 (RHC)-- UK Interior Minister James Cleverly has unveiled a new public order offence under which pro-Palestine protesters could face jail in the country following some incidents during a Pro-Palestinian demonstration.... More
Washington, February 4 (RHC)-- U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has threatened that Washington plans to launch further strikes across the West Asia region in reprisal for the death of three American occupation forces in a recent drone attack in Jordan.... More
New York, February 4 (RHC)-- U.S. oil companies ExxonMobil and Chevron announced their second-highest profits in a decade on Friday, with both companies paying out a record amount to shareholders in 2023, which was the hottest year on record due largely to the burning of fossil fuels.... More
Beirut, February 4 (RHC)-- A senior official of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says any ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip must entail complete withdrawal of Israeli forces and lifting of the regime’s blockade of the territory.... More
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