Panama City, December 20 (RHC)-- On December 20, 1989, the United States invaded Panama, in what would later be known as "Just Cause" -- an operation that involved 25,000 U.S. soldiers, in addition to the troops that usually remained in the bases near the Panama Canal.... More
Lima, December 20 (RHC)-- The People's Defense Front of Ayacucho together with other social, peasant, student and workers' organizations is holding a regional strike to demand the closure of Congress and the convening of a Constituent Assembly to change the Peruvian Magna Carta.... More
Mexico City, December 20 (RHC)-- Mexico's Secretary of Foreign Affairs Marcelo Ebrard announced Tuesday that his government has granted political asylum to the family of the ousted president of Peru, Pedro Castillo, while noting that it is a sovereign decision of the country.... More
London, December 20 (RHC)-- Britain has ordered hundreds of servicemen to prepare themselves to drive ambulances ahead of a countrywide strike by British paramedics and their fellow healthcare workers. With the strike set to take place on Wednesday, the government on Monday put 600 drivers and 150 logistical staff on standby to drive ambulances.... More
Los Angeles, December 20 (RHC)-- Disgraced Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of rape and two counts of sexual assault against an Italian actress and model – known as Jane Doe 1 – by a jury in Los Angeles, California.... More
Lima, December 20 (RHC)-- The relatives of Peruvians killed by the repression marched with the coffins of their loved ones to the main square of Huamanga, the capital of Ayacucho, where they demanded punishment of those responsible for the deaths and the resignation of President Dina Boluarte.... More
Brasilia, December 20 (RHC)-- The Brazilian Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional the so-called 'Secret Budget' through which right-wing lawmakers have allocated public funds since President Jair Bolsonaro came to power in January 2019.... More
United Nations, December 20 (RHC)-- The United Nations will host a “no-nonsense” climate summit in 2023 to spur action from governments on the climate crisis, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says, as the goal of avoiding global warming of more than 1.5 degrees Celsius begins to slip out of reach.... More
Washington, December 20 (RHC)-- A trial in the United States against five members of the far-right group known as the Proud Boys is set to move forward, with the group’s former leader, Enrique Tarrio, among those facing charges of seditious conspiracy for their involvement in the attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021.... More
Montreal, December 20 (RHC)-- Over the objections of the Democratic Republic of Congo and frustrations by other African nations, a final draft of The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework was adopted in the early hours of Monday that conservationists say is not strong enough to prevent industries and corporate behemoths from continuing their destructive, profit-driven attacks on the natural world and vulnerable species.... More
Montreal, December 20 (RHC)-- Over the objections of the Democratic Republic of Congo and frustrations by other African nations, a final draft of The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework was adopted in the early hours of Monday that conservationists say is not strong enough to prevent industries and corporate behemoths from continuing their destructive, profit-driven attacks on the natural world and vulnerable species.... More
Philadelphia, December 20 (RHC)-- In Philadelphia, a judge granted Mumia Abu-Jamal’s lawyers 60 days to examine all the evidence uncovered in recent years, that supporters say could finally help release the journalist and former Black Panther, who has spent 41 years in prison after being convicted of murdering a police officer. ... More
Damascus, December 20 (RHC)-- The Israeli regime has launched a new missile attack on the Syrian capital, Damascus, in a new act of aggression against the Arab country. Syrian media quoted a military source as saying early Tuesday that the attack took place about half an hour after the midnight with bursts of Israeli missiles fired from the northeast of Lake Tiberias, also known as the Sea of Galilee, in the occupied territories.... More
Washington, December 19 (RHC)-- The U.S. Navy has named a next-generation helicopter assault ship the USS Fallujah, almost two decades after the western Iraqi city was the scene of bloody battles that killed hundreds of civilians.... More
Amsterdam, December 19 (RHC)-- Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has formally apologized on behalf of the Netherlands for its historical role in slavery, and for consequences that he acknowledged continue into the present day. “Today I apologize,” Rutte said on Monday, speaking at a nationally televised speech at the Dutch National Archives.... More
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