Ramallah, August 18 (RHC)-- More than 1,000 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel have launched an indefinite hunger strike to protest attacks by the Israel Prison Service, which is overseen by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. ... More
Beijing, August 18 (RHC)-- China’s President Xi Jinping will attend the summit of BRICS leaders in South Africa as he makes a state visit to the country next week. “At the invitation of President of the Republic of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa, President Xi Jinping will attend the 15th BRICS Summit to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, and pay a state visit to South Africa from August 21 to 24,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said in an online statement.... More
Brasilia, August 18 (RHC)-- In Brazil, hacker Walter Delgatti confessed Thursday that the former president of that nation, Jair Bolsonaro, suggested affecting the electronic system of the South American country.... More
Berlin, August 18 (RHC)-- Extreme weather conditions linked to climate change have wreaked havoc in Germany, Spain and Canada, causing evacuations and disruptions in people's livelihoods and schedules due to floods and a heat wave. Water flooded streets and metro stations and led to dozens of flight cancellations at Frankfurt airport on Thursday as extremely heavy rain deluged parts of Germany.... More
Bogota, August 18 (RHC)-- An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude followed by dozens of aftershocks has struck the Colombian capital Bogota, according to the United States Geological Survey, prompting frightened residents to flee into the street and leading a woman to fall to her death.... More
Damascus, August 18 (RHC)-- The Syrian government recently revoked the media accreditation for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), a British state-controlled news channel, and announced that its journalists are no longer able to legally report from the Arab country. ... More
Jerusalem, August 18 (RHC)-- Israeli officials have forced a Palestinian man to demolish his house near the occupied Old City of al-Quds under the pretext of building without a construction permit.... More
Tripoli, August 15 (RHC)-- Libya’s judicial authorities have formally asked Lebanon to release one of longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi’s sons because of his deteriorating health.... More
Ottawa, August 18 (RHC)-- Authorities in Canada have ordered all residents of the city of Yellowknife to evacuate as a massive wildfire approaches. Military aircraft will help evacuate some residents who cannot drive out of the city, which is the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories. ... More
Roseau, August 17 (RHC)-- The President of CARICOM (the Community of Caribbean States) Roosevelt Skerrit denounced the lack of funds promised by rich countries to help small island states in the fight against climate change.... More
Honolulu, August 17 (RHC)-- The death toll from the devastating Maui fires has reached 111 and continues to rise as crews search areas in and around Lahaina. About 1,000 people remain missing. ... More
Washington, August 17 (RHC)-- The United States has given the green light for a $3.5 billion sale of Israel’s Arrow 3 missile defence system to Germany, the Israeli Ministry of Defense says. The ministry said in a statement on Thursday that senior officials from the Israeli and German defence ministries would sign a letter of commitment to the deal with a preliminary payment of $600 million.... More
Pretoria, August 17 (RHC)-- The New Development Bank (NDB) launched by the BRICS bloc aims to increase local currency fundraising and lending, amid Western sanctions against founding shareholder Russia, South African Finance Ministry has announced.... More
Jackson, August 17 (RHC)-- Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers, all of whom are white, have pleaded guilty to state charges for torturing two Black men in a racist assault in the United States. All six had also recently admitted their guilt in a connected federal civil rights case. They appeared in a Rankin County courtroom in Brandon, Mississippi, on Monday.... More
Cairo, August 17 (RHC)-- The Arab League has welcomed Australia’s decision to resume using the term “Occupied Palestinian territories” to refer to the West Bank and East al-Quds. The General Secretariat of the Arab League said in a statement that the decision will send a message to the Israeli regime to observe international law.... More
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