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


Washington, August 22 (RHC)-- In the U.S., the National Weather Service has issued excessive heat warnings from Texas to Illinois, where the heat index in Chicago could top 115 degrees Fahrenheit this week. ... More


Johannesburg, August 22 (RHC)-- In South Africa to attend the 15th Summit of Heads of State and Government of BRICS, Brazilian President Lula da Silva expressed his support for Argentina's inclusion in the BRICS, an economic cooperation bloc led by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.... More


Johannesburg, August 22 (RHC)-- The leaders of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) gathered at a pre-summit business forum in Johannesburg, South Africa on Tuesday, focusing on greater financial ties between their members, although they nuanced the concrete proposals.... More


South Africa, Aug 22 (RHC) Under the theme "BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development, and Inclusive Multilateralism," the 15th Summit of the BRICS group began in this city on Tuesday.... More


Caracas, August 22 (RHC)-- The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, denounced on Monday a new campaign against his country by sectors of the extreme right, after the statements made by the former mayor of Caracas, Antonio Ledezma, urging clashes between Venezuelans.... More


Quito, August 22 (RHC)-- Ecuadorian voters overwhelmingly supported a historic referendum on Sunday, blocking oil extraction in the Amazon’s Yasuní National Park — the largest protected area in Ecuador with massive petroleum reserves crossing through Indigenous Yasuní land. ... More


Washington, August 21 (RHC)-- Supporters of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange gathered outside Attorney General Merrick Garland's home in Maryland on Sunday for a vigil urging him to drop the charges filed against the Australian journalist for publishing classified U.S. military documents leaked by a whistleblower.... More


Atlanta, August 21 (RHC)-- Authorities in the U.S. state of Georgia said they are investigating threats against members of the grand jury that indicted former United States President Donald Trump and 18 of his allies.... More


Brussels, August 21 (RHC)-- The Netherlands and Denmark said on Sunday that they would give Ukraine long-demanded F-16 fighter jets.  The move was announced during a meeting between Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, as the leaders toured an airbase in Eindhoven.... More


Ramallah, August 21 (RHC)--The latest Israeli raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the northern Occupied West Bank last month has been described as a “massacre” by local officials and residents and condemned by the United Nations, but it is far from unique in scope and brutality.... More


Brasilia, August 21 (RHC)-- The Federal Police (PF) and the Brazilian Attorney General's Office (PGR) have carried out arrest warrants against members of the leadership of the Military Police of the Federal District (PM-DF) accused of allowing the coup attempts against the three branches of the Republic on January 8.... More


Quito, August 21 (Prensa Latina)-- The president of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Diana Atamaint, confirms that next October 15, Ecuadorians will return to the polls to elect the president in a runoff between Luisa Gonzalez and Daniel Noboa.... More


London, August 21 (RHC)-- According to reports from London, the Bibby Stockholm, which docked off the Dorset Coast last month, was supposed to house as many as 500 refugees.  But, within recent days, a few dozen refugees were sent on board and then swiftly removed due to the discovery of Legionnaire’s disease in the water supply of the barge.... More


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