Caracas, August 29 (RHC)-- Analysts inteviewed by teleSUR are focussing on the importance of the BRICS Summit held recently in South Africa.  During the forum "Expansion of the BRICS: Signs of a New World," several political observers talked about the outcome of the XV summit of the bloc held in Johannesburg, South Africa.... More


United Nations, August 29 (RHC)-- Hundreds of thousands of people are being trafficked by criminal gangs and forced to work in scam centers and other illegal online operations that have sprung up across Southeast Asia in recent years, the United Nations said in a report issued in New York.... More


Port-au-Prince, August 29 (RHC)-- In Haiti, at least seven people were killed after gang members armed with machine guns opened fire on protesters in Canaan.  The rally against gang violence had been organized by a local church. ... More


Jacksonville, August 29 (RHC)-- According to reports from the U.S. state of Florida, while some observers are treating the recent murder of three Black people at a Jacksonville Dollar General as an anomaly, others see it as a byproduct of a culture that aids and abets racism and violence at the expense of equality guaranteed by the Constitution.... More


Tehran, August 29 (RHC)-- Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says the enemy has failed in its attempts to isolate his country and drive the nation to despair.  Speaking at a press conference in Tehran on Tuesday, Raeisi highlighted his administration’s successful approach in foreign relations as a factor that contributed to the failure of the emery’s anti-Iran schemes.... More


Canberra, August 29 (RHC/China Daily)-- Nine former Australian lawmakers have called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to end the incarceration of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, saying "enough is enough".... More


Caracas, August 29 (RHC)-- The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, said Monday that the BRICS group (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) represents the new world order without colonialism.... More


Santiago de Chile, August 29 (Prensa Latina)-- The Chilean Supreme Court has convicted seven retired military officers for the crimes of aggravated kidnapping, torture and murder of the renowned singer-songwriter Víctor Jara, as well as Litré Quiroga, former director of prisons.... More


Caracas, August 29 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has made changes to his cabinet and announced the new board of directors of the state-owned company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA).... More


Paris, August 28 (RHC)-- France’s ambassador to Niger will stay in the Sahel country despite pressure to leave from leaders of a recent coup, President Emmanuel Macron has said.... More


Paris, August 28 (RHC)-- France will ban children from wearing the abaya – the loose-fitting, full-length robe worn by some Muslim women – in state-run schools, the country’s education minister has said ahead of the back-to-school season.... More


New York, August 28 (RHC)-- In the U.S., Robert F. Kennedy Jr. -- the son of Robert Kennedy and nephew of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy -- took to X, formerly Twitter, to express his gratitude towards WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for exposing the U.S. government’s controversial efforts related to Monsanto’s Roundup.... More


London, August 28 (RHC)-- The world’s first global platform for protest in the metaverse, announced that the campaign to stop the extradition of Julian Assange launched the first ever virtual political rally for Assange over the weekend.... More


San Juan, August 28 (RHC)-- The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, arrived Sunday in Costa Rica where he will address a broad agenda that includes human rights, climate change, energy transition, sustainable tourism, trade and migration.... More


Sao Tomé, August 28 (RHC)-- Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, participated this Sunday in the 14th Conference of Heads of State of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP), which was held in the city of Sao Tomé, capital of Sao Tomé and Principe.... More


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