El Paso, July 11 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Texas, the white nationalist gunman who killed 23 people at an El Paso Walmart in 2019 has been sentenced to 90 consecutive life terms, after pleading guilty to federal hate crimes and weapons charges. ... More
Washington, July 11 (RHC)-- U.S. President Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency in Vermont, where authorities have closed off downtown areas of the capital Montpelier after two months’ worth of rain fell in less than 48 hours. Vermont’s rivers are expected to crest today at about 20 feet above normal — the state’s worst flooding since 1927.... More
Pretoria, July 11 (RHC)-- South Africa will slated to hold the next BRICS summit in August. The five emerging powers that make up the group: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, which holds its presidency, have decided that the summit will be held in person.... More
Sao Joao del-Rei, Brazil, July 11 (RHC)-- When Israel Domingos was convicted of drug trafficking four years ago, the 34-year-old Brazilian never imagined he would ultimately end up in a prison where he would be handed the keys – and choose not to run away.... More
Washington, July 11 (RHC)-- United States and Israeli forces have started joint military exercises in Israel as the two countries deepen security cooperation amid tensions with Iran. The Israeli military said on Monday that the drills “will incorporate a number of scenarios, including long range strategic striking.”... More
Brasilia, July 11 (RHC)-- The government of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva fired, in the first six months of his administration, 103 public officials involved in corruption cases, reveals Veja magazine.... More
Amsterdam, July 11 (RHC)-- The government of the Netherlands has collapsed after failing to reach an agreement on stricter rules for asylum seekers. ... More
Washington, July 11 (RHC)-- U.S. President Joe Biden says that his country has destroyed the last of its arsenal of banned chemical weapons, in a claim corroborated by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. ... More
New York, July 10 (RHC)-- In New York, protesters rallied in front of the United Nations headquarters over the weekend, demanding the release of 62-year-old Palestinian political prisoner, writer and organizer Walid Daqqah, who has been in Israeli custody since 1986.... More
Mexico City, July 10 (RHC)-- In Mexico, another journalist has been found dead. Luis Martín Sánchez Iñiguez, a staff reporter for the newspaper La Jornada, had been missing since Wednesday. ... More
Tokyo, July 10 (RHC)-- Torrential rain has been pounding southwestern Japan, triggering floods and mudslides and causing loss of lives. Two people died in rain-related incidents, while at least six others were reported missing on Monday.... More
Johannesburg, July 10 (RHC)-- A rare snowfall dusted Johannesburg and other high-lying parts of South Africa on Monday, with weather services warning of potential road closures and dangerously cold temperatures. Residents in the business hub woke up to snowfalls lightly covering rooftops and gardens as a cold front that hit the country late last week morphed into a weather system called a “cut-off low."... More
New York, July 10 (RHC)-- The Threads app launched by Instagram as a rival to Twitter has seen more than 100 million users sign up in less than five days, data tracking websites said on Monday, smashing the record of artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT for the fastest-growing consumer app.... More
New York, July 10 (RHC)-- Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton hailed the Biden administration’s controversial decision to send illegal cluster munitions to Ukraine as “an excellent idea” in a recent radio interview.... More
London, July 10 (RHC)-- U.S. President Joe Biden declared the U.S.-U.K. relationship is “rock solid” as he meets with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London today, ahead of the two-day NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. ... More
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