Tel Aviv, November 12 (RHC)-- Israeli President Isaac Herzog has said he is set to give former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the mandate to form a new Israeli government on Sunday. Herzog made the announcement on Friday, after consultations with representatives of all parties entering the 25th Israeli parliament (Knesset). A statement by the president’s office said 64 members of Israel’s 120-seat parliament recommended that Netanyahu assemble the new coalition.... More
Paris, November 12 (RHC)-- On Friday, Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez arrived in France to participate in the 5th Paris Forum for Peace that takes place at the Palacio de la Bolsa. “We are convinced that the path for Venezuela is dialogue, the suspension of all illegal sanctions and respect for the Constitution,” said Rodriguez, who is also a militant of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV).... More
Montevideo, November 12 (RHC)-- Organizations of retirees and pensioners in Uruguay demonstrated this Thursday in defense of the quality of life, and reiterated the need for an increase in retirement and pensions in the country.... More
Lima, November 12 (RHC)-- Thousands of Peruvians have taken to the streets of Lima to protest against Congress, which has been sabotaging and plotting against the administration of President Pedro Castillo. Carrying national flags and posters with phrases in support of the leftist president, citizens from all over the country converged on the capital city to demand governability in the midst of a political situation marked by tensions between the Executive and Legislative branches.... More
Quito, November 12 (RHC)-- The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) insisted through an official statement that the 2022 Census in the country is not a statistical genocide, nor a political or judicial tool.... More
Cairo, November 12 (RHC)-- More than 600 delegates affiliated with the fossil fuel industry are attending this year’s climate talks in Egypt, campaign group Global Witness has found, a number greater than the combined delegations from the 10 most climate-impacted countries.... More
Washington, November 12 (RHC)-- The United States has condemned far-right Israeli politician Itamar Ben-Gvir for attending an event honouring an ultranationalist rabbi who inspired violent attacks against Palestinians and Arab Americans.... More
London, November 11 (RHC)-- The Freedom Flotilla Coalition is set to challenge the Israeli blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip, in light of the worsening situation and the increasingly brutal repression in occupied Palestine. Zaher Birawi, president of the International Committee for Breaking the Siege on Gaza declared that the Freedom Flotilla Coalition will soon be back to sailing in order to “break the illegal, immoral and inhuman siege of Gaza,” following a halt of activities due to the corona virus lockdown. ... More
San Francisco, November 11 (RHC)-- Mutulu Shakur at least won't die in prison. But once freed, he will only be free to die. On Thursday, the U.S. Parole Commission confirmed that the Black liberation elder and stepfather of rapper Tupac will be permitted, after more than 36 years behind bars, to spend his final days outside of prison walls.... More
Brasilia, November 11 (RHC)-- The Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB), communicated this Thursday the publication, by the government transition team of the ordinance that establishes the new Ministries and confirms the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples.... More
London, November 11 (RHC)-- In Britain, activists with Just Stop Oil brought parts of the nation’s busiest highway to a standstill for a fourth straight day to demand the U.K. government stop all new oil and gas projects. Protesters climbed on highway sign overpasses, forcing police to shut down traffic. ... More
London, November 11 (RHC)-- Tens of thousands of nurses in the United Kingdom will go on strike for the first time demanding better pay as the cost of living soars. Nurses at most of the state-run National Health Service (NHS) employers across the country have voted for the action, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said on Wednesday.... More
Paris, November 11 (RHC)-- A rescue ship carrying 230 people has docked at the French port of Toulon, according to maritime authorities, amid a French-Italian dispute over which country is responsible for them. The Ocean Viking, operated by a French NGO, had picked up the people at sea near the Libyan coast before spending weeks seeking a port to accept them.... More
Quito, November 11 (RHC)-- In Quito, the Court of Appeals of the National Court of Justice announced Thursday the annulment of the eight-year sentence against the former vice-president of Ecuador Jorge Glas and six others sanctioned for the Singue case for alleged embezzlement in the awarding of an oil exploitation contract.... More
Caracas, November 11 (RHC)-- The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has announced that his country would include training on climate change and environmental preservation in the initial, primary and secondary educational programs.... More
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