Lima, August 24 (RHC)-- Defense lawyers of the president-designate of Peru, Dina Boluarte, requested the prosecutor of the nation, Patricia Benavides, to dismiss the complaint for genocide against the head of state, because of the deaths that occurred in the protests of last December and February.... More


Ramallah, August 24 (RHC)-- A new much-awaited documentary has revealed how Palestinian fighters infiltrated deep into Israel's so-called internal security service, Shin Bet, and Mossad spy agency.... More


Istanbul, August 24 (RHC)-- Officials in Turkey have suspended ship traffic in the Turkish Straits linking the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, after wildfires broke out in the region.  Hundreds of ships were left idled as officials closed the Dardanelles Strait to clear the area for firefighting planes. ... More


Little Rock, August 24 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Arkansas, education officials told high schools not to offer Advanced Placement African American Studies, warning students would not receive credit for taking the course. ... More


San Juan, August 24 (RHC)-- The Puerto Rico Department of Justice is sueing student loan and financial services company Navient Corp. for predatory lending and widespread loan servicing failures. ... More


New York, August 24 (RHC)-- U.S. voters supporting former U.S. President Donald Trump are most likely to believe the criminally indicted 2024 Republican presidential candidate ia telling them the truth than their own family members or religious leaders, a new survey has found.... More


Mexico City, August 24 (RHC)-- At least 16 people were killed and 36 wounded when a bus crashed into a freight truck in central Mexico Tuesday.  Some of the injured are asylum seekers from Venezuela who were headed to the U.S. border for an appointment with Customs and Border Protection. ... More


Caracas, August 24 (RHC)-- The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, advocated this Thursday during the BRICS group summit in South Africa, to advance in the process of de-dollarization of the world economy in the context of the birth of a new world order and a new world geopolitics.... More


Buenos Aires, August 24 (RHC)-- An invitation to join the BRICS group of emerging economies opens up a “new scenario” for Argentina, outgoing President Alberto Fernandez has said, as the South American nation struggles with an economic crisis and soaring inflation.... More


Tokyo, August 24 (RHC)-- Japan has announced it will start releasing radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean.  The move has been condemned by a number of Pacific nations, including China.... More


Santiago de Chile, August 24 (RHC)-- Chile's Supreme Court has convicted six former agents of the former National Intelligence Directorate (DINA) and two former military personnel for the murder of Spanish diplomat Carmelo Soria, carried out on July 14, 1976.... More


Athens, August 24 (RHC)-- In Greece, the remains of at least 18 people believed to be asylum seekers were found in the Dadia Forest, where wildfires have been blazing for nearly one week.... More


Tel Aviv, August 24 (RHC)-- Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has openly admitted that his right to move around unimpeded is superior to the freedom of movement for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, sparking outrage.... More


Los Angeles, August 24 (RHC)-- A shooting at a biker bar in the western U.S. state of California has killed at least four people and wounded six others.  Police said the shooting took place at Cook’s Corner, a bar and restaurant in Orange County, on Wednesday evening.... More


Tel Aviv, August 24 (RHC)-- European embassies in Tel Aviv have recorded an unprecedented increase in the number of Israelis applying for a passport or an immigration visa in recent months.  Israel's Ynetnews website reported on Wednesday that the diplomatic missions of France, the Netherlands, Romania, Portugal, Spain, Germany, Italy, and the Baltic states have all witnessed a significant surge in Israeli requests for foreign passports.... More


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