Cairo, August 14 (RHC)-- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has reportedly rejected multiple requests from the United States to send arms and military equipment to Ukraine. The New York-based Wall Street Journal reports that U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin received a “noncommittal” reply in March when he asked Sisi to send weapons to Ukraine.... More
Berlin, August 14 (RHC)-- Berlin plans to deliver the Luna NG aerial reconnaissance drones to Ukraine by the end of this year, according to reports from German media. Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported on Saturday that the German defense firm Rheinmetall will deliver the supplies under a governmental contract.... More
Caracas, August 14 (RHC)-- Venezuela has won a major legal battle to recover about $1.5 billion that had been confiscated by the Portuguese bank Novo Banco, which is largely owned by the U.S. private equity firm Lone Star. ... More
Washington, August 14 (RHC)-- In the U.S. Congress, Democrats have renewed their calls for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to resign, following yet another bombshell report from ProPublica detailing even more lavish gifts from right-wing billionaires, including “38 destination vacations.” ... More
Mexico City, August 14 (RHC)-- Mexican officials are demanding Texas remove its border buoys from the Rio Grande, saying the floating barrier, aimed at blocking asylum seekers from reaching the United States, was installed on Mexico’s side of the river. Between the buoys there are circular saw blades. ... More
Ramallah, August 14 (RHC)-- At least thirteen Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails have gone on an open-ended hunger strike against their administrative detention and the regime’s repressive measures.... More
United Nations, August 14 (RHC)-- The United Nations says the number of Palestinians killed in the occupied territories by Israeli forces this year has surpassed the death toll of Palestinians for the whole year of 2022.... More
United Nations, August 14 (RHC)-- The United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in Mali has sped up its withdrawal from the city of Ber in the north after a surge in fighting. The UN mission, known as MINUSMA, said in a statement on Sunday that “deteriorating security” had made its departure urgent.... More
Quito, August 13 (RHC)-- The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) has pointed to the administration of conservative Guillermo Lasso as responsible for the ongoing spiral of violence, which claimed the life of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.... More
Niamey, August 13 (RHC)-- Coup leaders in Niger say they are open to diplomacy to resolve a standoff with West Africa’s regional bloc, according to a group of senior Nigerian Islamic scholars who have met the military leaders in the capital, Niamey.... More
Caracas, August 13 (RHC)-- The Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) Commander Domingo Hernandez confirmed on Sunday that the military has expelled 8,431 illegal miners from the Venezuelan Amazon region since July 1st.... More
Tel Aviv, August 13 (RHC)-- Israel has rejected the idea of a diplomatic base in Jerusalem for Saudi Arabia’s envoy to the Palestinian Authority (PA), who recently presented his credentials to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s diplomatic adviser Majdi al-Khalidi.... More
Buenos Aires, August 13 (RHC) Argentine President Alberto Fernández urged citizens today to participate in the Primary, Open, Simultaneous, and Mandatory Elections (PASO) and emphasized that it is a way to exercise their rights and express their will for the future.... More
Havana, Aug 13 (RHC) Pope Francis called on Saturday, from Vatican City, on all citizens and political forces in Ecuador to "unite in a common effort for peace," while condemning the recent murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.... More
Havana, Aug 13 (RHC) Maui County authorities reported Saturday that at least 80 people died after wildfires swept through a town in the U.S. archipelago of Hawaii this week.... More
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