Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the dedication ceremony of the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, May 14, 2018.   Photo: Reuters

Washington, July 20 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump spent over $21 million, which is over 100 times what he said it would cost, on adding features to the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, according to the official U.S. State Department estimate. ... More


Palestine Freedom Flotilla campaign.  Photo: freedomflotilla.org

Palermo, July 20 (RHC)-- Activists from around the world have gathered in the Italian city of Palermo and are engaged in the final stages of preparations for this year's Palestine Freedom Flotilla campaign, Press TV reports.... More


US President Donald Trump holds a military sales chart in a meeting with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, March 20, 2018 in Washington, DC.  Pho

Tehran, July 20 (RHC)-- Iran's foreign minister has denounced the United States as the world's leading weapons seller, saying Washington's excessive arms exports undermine global peace. ... More


Bloodied Mexican flag symbolizes violent elections.  Photo: Reuters

Mexico City, July 20 (RHC)-- The Seventh Report on Political Violence, by the consulting firm Etellekt, recorded aggressions against aspiring and active public servants during the whole federal electoral process, starting on September 8, 2017 and ending on the day of the election on July 1, 2018.... More


Former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort boasts of VIP treatment in jail

Washington, July 20 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chair, Paul Manafort, privately boasted of receiving ”VIP” treatment in jail -- contradicting his public complaints about jail conditions and his claims that his access to lawyers was limited. ... More


Nicaraguan President, Daniel Ortega, and vice-President, Rosario Murillo, meet the Bishops.

Managua, July 20 (RHC)-- Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has strongly criticized the religious hierarchy in his country for taking sides, instead of mediating in the national dialogue.... More


People hold Sandinista National Liberation Front flags on the 39th anniversary of the Nicaraguan Revolution.  Photo: Reuters

Managua, July 19 (RHC)-- Nicaragua is marking the 39th anniversary of the triumph of the Popular Sandinista Revolution, a process that signaled the end of the Somoza family dictatorship and represented socio-economic transformations to benefit the Nicaraguan people. ... More


The gate of the Kerem Shalom crossing, the main passage point for goods entering Gaza.  Photo: AFP

United Nations, July 19 (RHC)-- The United Nations says that the freshly imposed restrictions by Israel on Gaza risk causing a "dramatic deterioration" in the enclave's humanitarian conditions. ... More


Olga Sanchez Cordero, designated Interior Minister of Mexico's President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, arrives to the campaign headquarters in Mexico City,

Mexico City, July 19 (RHC)-- Mexico's future secretary of the interior said the government of President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will implement a national plan to repair relatives of victims and prevent further forced disappearances... More


Colombian teachers during the June 2017 strike demanding better working conditions.  Photo: EFE

Bogota, July 19 (RHC)-- Colombia’s National Federation of Educators (Fecode) has announced they will hold a national strike next Wednesday... More


The National Meteorological Institute predicts rainfall to continue until Thursday.   Photo: Facebook: Comisión Nacional de Emergencias

San Jose, July 19 (RHC)-- Heavy rain showers in Costa Rica are reportedly costing the state millions of dollars as one city after another announces a "red alert" amid the continual downfall. ... More


U.S. lawmakers hold hearings on Donald Trump’s plans to reorganize government.   Photo: U.S. Senate

Washington, July 19 (RHC)-- In the United States, on Capitol Hill, Senate committees are holding hearings on President Donald Trump’s proposal to reorganize the federal government. ... More


EU and Japan sign one of world’s largest trade-acts.   Photo: AP

Tokyo, July 19 (RHC)-- The European Union and Japan have signed one of the world’s largest free-trade agreements during a meeting of leaders in Tokyo.  The trade deal will cover a quarter of the global economy.  ... More


Direct flights resume between Ethiopia and Eritrea.   Photo: Reuters

Addis Ababa, July 19 (RHC)-- In East Africa, the first direct flights between Ethiopia and Eritrea in 20 years have taken off from Addis Ababa, connecting Eritrea’s capital Asmara. ... More


Demonstrators take to the streets to demand Lula's release from prison.  Photo: Twitter / @LulaOficial

Brasilia, July 18 (RHC)-- National protests are taking place throughout Brazil to mark 100 days since former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been imprisoned at the federal police headquarters in Curitiba, Parana. ... More


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