Paris, June 9 (RHC)-- Representatives from more than 170 nations have agreed to draft the first global treaty aimed at reducing plastic waste, after a week of United Nations-brokered negotiations in Paris. ... More
Jackson, June 9 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Mississippi, progressive groups have filed a lawsuit seeking to block a new state law that forces protesters to get approval from law enforcement officials before holding public actions near or at government buildings in the city of Jackson. ... More
Caracas, June 9 (RHC)-- The President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, received Thursday the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Algeria, Mohamed Abdelhafid Henni, who visits this South American country in order to strengthen the ties of cooperation and brotherhood between the two peoples.... More
London, June 9 (RHC)-- Press freedom groups on Thursday said that following the United Kingdom High Court's rejection of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's appeal against his extradition order to the United States, U.S. President Joe Biden has a choice to make: continue with the federal case against the publisher or stand on the side of journalists everywhere and drop the charges against Assange.... More
Palm Beach, June 9 (RHC)-- Former U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday night that he has been indicted in the special counsel investigation into his handling of classified documents, a development that sources familiar with the matter also confirmed to multiple media outlets.... More
Virginia Beach, June 8 (RHC)-- Pat Robertson, a religious broadcaster who turned a tiny Virginia station into the global Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) and helped make religion central to Republican Party politics in the United States through his right-wing Christian Coalition, has died at the age of 93. Robertson’s death on Thursday was announced by his broadcasting network. No cause was given.... More
The Vatican, June 8 (RHC)-- Pope Francis is recovering after undergoing abdominal surgery in Rome amid concerns over the pontiff’s already fragile health. “The Holy Father is well, this is the news that you and the whole world were waiting for,” Sergio Alfieri, the doctor who performed the operation at the Gemelli Hospital in the Italian capital, told reporters late on Wednesday.... More
Ottawa, June 8 (RHC)-- Canada will soon become the first country in the world where warning labels must appear on individual cigarettes. The move was first announced last year by the health department, Health Canada, and is aimed at helping people quit the habit.... More
New York, June 8 (RHC)-- Large swaths of the U.S. and Canada woke up to hazy skies and air quality alerts for a third straight day today as thick smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to blanket areas as far west as Kansas and as far south as the Carolinas. ... More
Washington, June 8 (RHC)-- Two employees at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate moved boxes full of papers the day before the Department of Justice (DOJ) executed a subpoena last year to retrieve classified documents from the property, a new report indicates.... More
Berlin, June 8 (RHC)-- Germany is preparing to host NATO’s largest-ever aerial war games in a show of force against Russia. The chief of staff of Germany’s Air Force, Ingo Gerhartz, said next week’s military exercises will include personnel from Sweden — which is seeking NATO membership — as well as members of Japan’s military.... More
Miami, June 8 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Florida, the family of Ajike “AJ” Owens is seeking accountability after the Black mother of four was shot dead through her neighbor’s front door last week. ... More
Tripoli, June 8 (RHC)-- Humanitarian aid groups are accusing Malta of violating international law after facilitating the forced return of hundreds of asylum seekers to Libya, where they were then imprisoned under horrific conditions. ... More
Hollywood, June 8 (RHC)-- Members of Hollywood’s largest union, SAG-AFTRA, overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike as the entertainment industry fights back against pay issues, the impact of streaming services on residuals, and the threat of AI to workers’ livelihoods. ... More
Quito, June 8 (RHC)-- In Ecuador, the ruling party Movement Creating Opportunities (CREO), led by President Guillermo Lasso, will not present candidates for the Presidency of Ecuador in the early elections to be held next August.... More
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