Brasilia, May 30 (RHC)-- On January 8th, supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro stormed and ransacked important government buildings in Brasilia, including the country’s Congress, the Presidential Palace and the Supreme Court. In scenes reminiscent of the January 6, 2021 insurrection in Washington DC, Bolsonarists demanded that the result of the presidential election of October 2022 be overturned.... More
Brasilia, May 30 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has visited Brazil on a formal invitation to take part in a South American leaders’ summit, marking a new thaw in bilateral ties despite persisting U.S. efforts to isolate the country. Maduro hailed a “new era” in relations between Brasilia and Caracas as he met President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday ahead of the regional summit, saying: “Brazil and Venezuela must be united, from now on and always.”... More
Ramallah, Occupied West Bank, May 30 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian man and injured others during an overnight raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said on Monday that 37-year-old Ashraf Mohammad Ameen Ibrahim had died from gunshot wounds to his chest and stomach.... More
Ramallah, May 30 (RHC)-- Israeli forces stormed a refugee camp on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday, injuring more than 40 Palestinians, Palestinian media reported. Some 46 Palestinians were treated for wounds during the raid on the Askar refugee camp which took place in the predawn hours of Tuesday morning, Ahmad Jibril, the head of the Emergency and Ambulance Department at the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, said. The report added that 44 of the injured Palestinians suffered tear gas inhalation.... More
Brasilia, May 30 (RHC)-- The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, opened Tuesday the summit of South American leaders with a speech in which he stressed the importance of regional integration for "strengthening unity."... More
Cairo, May 30 (RHC)-- The Arab League has urged the international community to intervene to end the crimes of the Israeli regime against Palestinian children. “The international community must take serious action and stop Israeli violations [against] Palestinian children, protect them and guarantee their safety.”... More
Brasilia, May 30 (RHC)-- The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, opened Tuesday the summit of South American leaders with a speech in which he stressed the importance of regional integration for "strengthening unity."... More
Brasilia, May 30 (RHC)-- During President Nicolas Maduro's visit to Brazil on Monday, President Lula da Silva confirmed that his administration yearns to maintain good relations with Venezuela, a country that has been economically and politically harassed by the United States for over a decade.... More
Washington, May 30 (RHC)-- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham has come under fire for cheering the death of Russian soldiers fighting in pro-Moscow regions in eastern Ukraine. During a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev last week, Graham said that "Russians dying" in Ukraine is the "best money the U.S. has ever spent" in reference to the tens of billions of dollars of American military aid sent to Kiev to fight Moscow.... More
Brasilia, May 29 (RHC)-- In Brazil, the Sao Paulo Justice Court confirmed a conviction against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who must pay compensation for moral damages to journalists.... More
Brasilia, May 29 (RHC)-- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has held talks with his Venezuelan counterpart, as Nicolas Maduro made his first visit to Brazil in years in a sign of warming ties between the two South American nations.... More
Rome, May 29 (RHC) In the municipal elections held on May 28 and 29 in several Italian regions, some in the first round and others in a ballot, voting is markedly low and shows a growing disinterest of the electorate, analysts said Monday.... More
Washington, May 29 (RHC) U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy released the bill to raise the debt limit, while Democrats and Republicans debate Monday the tentative agreement to avoid default.... More
Brasilia, May 29 (RHC)-- President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is hosting a meeting with 10 other presidents of South American countries at the Itamaraty Palace, headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Brasilia.... More
Madrid, May 29 (RHC)-- A fourth precarious boat found with 48 people on board brings to 167 the migrants rescued in the Canary Islands, Spain this Sunday, off the coasts of the islands of Gran Canaria and Lanzarote, according to a Salvamento Maritimo information.... More
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