Johannesburg, August 24 (RHC)-- Saudi Arabia and Iran are among six countries to join BRICS as new members next year, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced, on the final day of a summit of the group that considers itself a counterweight to Western powers.... More


London, August 24 (RHC)-- Israeli embassy officials in London have reportedly attempted to exert influence on legal proceedings involving pro-Palestine protesters.  Citing documents, disclosed in a Freedom of Information request by the UK-based protest network Palestine Action, The Guardian reported that the officials from the mission of the Tel Aviv regime had pressed for Douglas Wilson, the director general of the UK attorney general’s office, to interfere into cases against the demonstrators.... More


London, August 24 (RHC)-- The CEOs of Britain's biggest firms have received significant pay hikes while millions of UK workers struggle with soaring inflation, according to a recent research study.... More


Johannesburg, August 23 (RHC)-- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil arrived this Wednesday in South Africa to participate in the XV Summit of the group composed of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS), on behalf of the President of the South American country, Nicolás Maduro.... More


Johannesburg, August 23 (RHC)-- Brazilian President Lula da Silva affirms that Russia's war against Ukraine reveals the "limitations" of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in promoting peace in the world.... More


Johannesburg, August 23 (RHC)-- Leaders of the BRICS bloc of leading emerging economies have agreed on mechanisms for considering new members, giving dozens of interested nations a path into the organization, according to South Africa's foreign minister. ... More


Caracas, August 23 (RHC)-- The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has rejected the document issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR), which seeks to question the actions of the Public Powers, with the aim of attacking the country.... More


Islamabad, August 23 (RHC)-- In Pakistan, several hundred villages and thousands of acres of land in Punjab province were inundated when the Sutlej River burst its banks earlier this week.... More


La Paz, August 23 (Prensa Latina)-- The president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, confirmed on his Twitter account that today he will arrive in South Africa to take part in the 15th Brics Summit (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa).... More


Johannesburg, August 23 (RHC)-- The leaders of the BRIC nations, namely, Brazil, Russia, India and China, with South Africa joining the group more than a decade later thus changing its name to BRICS, have gathered once more to discuss ways to eliminate the U.S. dollar's domination in the business world.... More


San Juan, August 23 (RHC)-- The government of Puerto Rico could install renewable energy projects on lands with high agricultural and ecological value in violation of related laws and the Local Land Use Plan.  This was denounced by six organizations in a lawsuit they filed with the Puerto Rican government.... More


Oklahoma City, August 22 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Oklahoma, the ACLU -- the American Civil Liberties Union-- and other groups are suing to stop the state from funding the nation’s first religious public charter school. ... More


Niger coup leader proposes 3-year transition as junta supporters remain defiant of ECOWAS threats... More


Moscow, August 22 (RHC)-- Syrian Defense Minister Lieutenant General Ali Mahmoud Abbas has described Israel as the “greatest threat” to the security and stability of West Asia, stressing that the regime aids the U.S. in its aggressive policies.... More


Atlanta, August 22 (RHC)-- Former U.S. President Trump has agreed to turn himself in to authorities at Atlanta, Georgia’s Fulton County Jail on Thursday to face 13 felony charges related to his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. ... More


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