United Nations, Aug 7 (RHC) United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday expressed his concern over the political crisis in Niger and reiterated his support for the mediation of the Economic Community of West African States.... More


La Paz, Aug 7 (RHC) Bolivian President Luis Arce on Monday urged the Armed Forces to combat smuggling, ensure border control and, above all, protect the country's natural resources from external appetites.... More


Washington, Aug 7 (RHC) Peace groups in the city of New Haven urged the U.S. government to halt its enormous military spending and put a stop to the danger of nuclear war that looms over the world today.... More


Rome, Aug 7 (RHC) The Italian press on Monday highlighted statements made by Pope Francis after his trip to Portugal from August 2 to 6, where he attended World Youth Day (WYD), which, he said, impressed him with the high level of participation.... More


Washington, Aug 7 (RHC) A shooting in Edinburg (Texas), left 7 wounded today, less than 24 hours after two other similar incidents in the capital of the United States and in Lafayette (Louisiana), which caused three and one death, respectively.... More


Brasilia, Aug 7 (RHC) Parliamentarians from different political parties in Brazil will present this Monday in the Legislative Assembly of the state of Sao Paulo a front in defense of the population living on the streets.... More


Tel Aviv, August 7 (RHC)-- Israel has given the go-ahead to extremist Jewish settlers to continue their acts of violence against Palestinians across the occupied West Bank, according to an Israeli military official.  “What we have seen in recent weeks are dozens of terrorist operations [by settlers] against Palestinian villages, without resulting in arrests,” Reserve Colonel Kobi Merom said.... More


Bethlehem, August 7 (RHC)-- An Israeli settler has run over a four-year-old Palestinian child near the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, leaving him in a critical condition.  The incident took place in the village of Kissan, east of Bethlehem, on Sunday, the official Palestinian Wafa news agency reported.... More


Ramallah, August 7 (RHC)-- A Palestinian teenager has died of wounds suffered during a brutal attack perpetrated by an Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank three days ago.   The 17-year-old Ramzi Fathi Hamed succumbed to his injuries on Monday morning, local news outlets reported, further citing witnesses as saying that the youth was shot and critically wounded near the town of Silwad, east of Ramallah, when a Zionist settler opened fire at a vehicle he was riding in. ... More


Niamey, August 7 (RHC)--Thousands of supporters of the military coup in Niger gathered at a Niamey stadium Sunday, when a deadline set by the West African regional bloc ECOWAS to return the deposed President Mohamed Bazoum to power is set to expire, according to AFP journalists. ... More


Ramallah, August 7 (RHC)-- Israeli occupation forces and Zionist settlers perpetrated nearly 900 attacks on Palestinians and their holy sites last month, a new report has unveiled.  The Israeli attacks ranged from direct assaults on Palestinian people, vandalism of property, razing lands, storming villages, uprooting trees and seizing property, the Palestinian Wall and Settlements Resistance Commission declared in its monthly report.... More


Tel Aviv, August 7 (RHC)-- Hawkish Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has released a message of support to extremist settlers who killed a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank.   The far-right minister said on Sunday that anyone defending themselves against "stone-throwing" should "receive a commendation."... More


Tel Aviv, August 6 (RHC)-- A surge in requests from Israeli doctors to leave the occupied territories at any cost has been reported since the Knesset (the parliament) passed a bill late last month that would overhaul the judiciary and limit its powers.... More


Tel Aviv, August 6 (RHC)-- Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied for the 31st straight week against the policies of Israel's hard-right cabinet, including the highly controversial judicial overhaul bill.  The latest rallies took place on Saturday in around 150 locations throughout the occupied territories, local media outlets said.... More


Brasilia, August 6 (RHC)-- Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a decree that guarantees the purchase of energy from Venezuela, thus resuming a supply interrupted in 2019 by former President Jair Bolsonaro.... More


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