Managua, June 14 (RHC)-- President Ebrahim Raeisi says the Iranian nation has succeeded in turning the United States' sanctions and threats into opportunities.  "The U.S. sought to stop our nation through sanctions and threats, but not only our nation did not give in, it created an opportunity out of threats and sanctions and made progress," Raeisi said after he was officially welcomed by his Nicaraguan counterpart, Daniel Ortega, upon arrival in Managua on Tuesday evening local time.... More


United Nations, June 14 (RHC)-- Last year was one of the deadliest for migrants using travel routes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with nearly 3,800 deaths reported.  The International Organization for Migration (IOM) recorded 3,789 deaths in 2022 along sea and land routes in the MENA region, including crossings in the Sahara Desert and Mediterranean Sea.... More


Houston, June 14 (RHC)-- In climate news, tens of thousands of dead fish have washed ashore across multiple beaches along the Texas Gulf Coast after they were starved of oxygen due to abnormally warm ocean temperatures. ... More


Managua, June 14 (RHC)-- Iranian President Seyed Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Nicaragua on Tuesday as part of his tour of Latin America.... More


Cairo, June 14 (RHC)-- The secretary general of the Arab League has strongly denounced Israeli settlement expansion policy following reports that the Tel Aviv regime was preparing to build thousands more settler units in the occupied West Bank.... More


Caracas, June 13 (RHC)-- Iran and Venezuela have announced their decision to increase the volume of bilateral trade to 20 billion dollars, as Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi is visiting the country on the first leg of his tour of three Latin American natio... More


London, June 13 (RHC)-- The Official UK Campaign to stop the extradition of Julian Assange has called for a rally to take place this Saturday, June 24th, in London's Parliament Square.... More


Washington, June 13 (RHC)-- A study published recently in Nature Communications is the latest of several recent reports to detail the rapid rise of sea levels in the southern U.S., which is happening faster than scientists previously realized and has also intensified hurricane damage in coastal cities.... More


Paris, June 13 (RHC)-- Washington plans to rejoin the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) five years after ex-president Donald Trump quit the agency in a new bid to counter China's growing clout.... More


New York, June 12 (RHC)-- Hundreds of alumni have denounced as “unacceptable and unconscionable” the inaction of the City University of New York (CUNY) after a Yemeni-American Muslim student was targeted by a smear campaign for her speech at the university about Israeli crimes against Palestinians.... More


Brasilia, June 13 (RHC)-- Brazilian President Lula da Silva expressed concern over additional demands made by the European Union (EU) regarding its trade agreement with the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR).... More


Caracas, June 12 (RHC)-- Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says a new world order is being formed in favor of freedom-seeking, independent countries, stressing that resistance against the arrogant powers has led to significant achievements.... More


Beijing, June 13 (RHC)-- Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has arrived in Beijing with China expressing readiness to help facilitate Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.   Media giant CGTN said Abbas landed in the Chinese capital on Tuesday morning for a four-day state visit.  It is Abbas’s fifth official visit to the world’s second-largest economy.... More


La Paz, June 13 (RHC)-- Bolivian President Luis Arce took part in a ceremony over the weekend in honor of the 79th anniversary of the Bolivian Federation of Mine Workers Union (FSTMB).  "We celebrate the 79th anniversary of the glorious Bolivian Mining Workers Union Federation, the vanguard of the workers' struggle," he said.... More


Ramallah, June 13 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have stormed several neighborhoods in the West Bank governorate of Nablus, shooting a Palestinian youth and detaining four others.  Citing security sources, the Palestinian WAFA news agency reported on Monday that the Palestinian youth suffered a live bullet injury in his foot.... More


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