Ramallah, December 1 (RHC)-- Israel’s brutal, renewed assault on Gaza came after Israel and Hamas completed a seventh exchange of captives.... More


Khan Younis, December 1 (RHC)-- With the resumption of bombing and barbaric attacks on Gaza, Israel has expanded its military campaign to target southern areas of Gaza, where Israeli planes have been dropping leaflets warning people to evacuate areas around Khan Younis.... More


Brazil set to join OPEC+ in 2024

Brasilia, December 1 (RHC)-- Major oil producer Brazil is set to join the OPEC+ group of oil-producing countries next year upon formal invitation.  Brazilian Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira made the announcement on Thursday during a rescheduled OPEC+ meeting convened to discuss the oil output strategy for next year. Brazilian President Lula da Silva had already given consent for his country to join OPEC+, the minister said.... More


Madrid, December 1 (RHC)-- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says given the number of casualties among civilians, including a huge number of children, in the besieged Gaza Strip during Israel’s weeks-long war, he has “serious doubt” that Tel Aviv respects international humanitarian law.... More


New York, December 1 (RHC)-- MSNBC has cancelled Mehdi Hasan’s weekend TV programme, sparking anger from many Palestinian rights supporters who consider the progressive host a rare critic of Israeli policies on United States cable news.... More


Tehran, December 1 (RHC)-- Iran's President Ebrahim Raeisi will not attend the UN's COP28 climate summit in Dubai because of the presence of Israeli president Isaac Herzog, official news agency IRNA reports.   President Raeisi had been invited to the summit during UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s meeting with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdullahian on the sidelines of the Friends of BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting in Cape Town in June.... More


Gaza City, December 1 (RHC)-- Israel has begun its brutal and genocidal attack on Gaza after the temporary ceasefire expired.... More


Ramallah, December 1 (RHC)-- Tension hangs in the air in an occupied West Bank village nestled amid rolling hills and olive groves. Out of nowhere, a deafening roar of helicopter blades resonates there, exacerbating tensions.  Israeli regime soldiers, clad in olive green fatigues, armed with rifles and wearing protective gear, prepare to carry out their dastardly military raid... More


La Paz, December 1 (RHC)-- A criminal investigation by the Bolivian Ministry of Interior revealed that the former civic leader of the department of Santa Cruz, Fernando Camacho, promoted the coup d'état that took place in that South American nation in November 2019 and forced the resignation of then president Evo Morales to avoid bloodshed.... More


Caracas, November 30 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has denounced that the United States, Guyana, and the oil company ExxonMobil are seeking to sabotage or prevent the referendum on the Essequibo territory scheduled for Sunday.... More


Miami, November 30 (RHC)-- Former Chilean officer Pedro Barrientos, convicted of the torture and murder of singer Victor Jara, will be extradited from the United States to Chile.... More


Washington, November 30 (RHC)-- In the U.S., employees and job seekers continue to report retaliatory action for speaking out against the conflict.  Georgetown Law School graduate Jinan Chehade says she had a job offer with prominent law firm Foley & Lardner LLP rescinded over her support for Palestinian rights on social media, after she was interrogated by the law firm’s partners.... More


Johannesburg, November 30 (RHC)-- Members of South African political parties and civil society organisations marched through the streets of Johannesburg on Wednesday demanding a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as they marked the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.... More


Tehran, November 30 (RHC)-- A high-ranking Iranian military commander says Operation al-Aqsa Storm launched by Gaza-based resistance factions against Israel laid bare the inefficiency of the occupying regime’s military systems, and the erosion of its armed forces' capabilities.... More


Tehran, November 30 (RHC)-- Iran’s foreign minister says the United States and Israel have failed to eradicate the Palestinian Hamas resistance group and lost their war on the besieged Gaza Strip.   Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said the current humanitarian truce between Israel and Hamas was the result of the failure of Washington and Tel Aviv to eliminate Hamas through the war.... More


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