Caracas, November 5 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro demanded Friday that his country's right to vote in the General Assembly be restored, which it lost due to the "debts accumulated in its obligatory contributions" because of U.S. sanctions.... More
New York, November 5 (RHC)-- Elon Musk plans to start charging for Twitter’s blue check mark as early as next week, according to media reports, as the billionaire’s closely-watched plans for the social media giant rapidly take shape.... More
Ramallah, November 5 (RHC)-- Fatima, the wife of Palestinian prisoner Mohammed Mortaja, says she was prevented from meeting him at an Israeli prison, calling it a tactic used by the Israeli regime to demoralize prisoners. The Israeli regime’s policies with regard to Palestinian prisoners have led to economic and emotional pressures on the families of detainees.... More
United Nations, November 5 (RHC)-- The United Nations refugee chief has called on countries to suspend any forced returns of Haitians to their country, where gang violence and political instability are fuelling a humanitarian and security crisis.... More
Tehran, November 5 (RHC)-- Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has addressed U.S. President Joe Biden, telling him Iran was freed more that four decades ago and is no longer under the control of U.S. hegemony. “I was informed a few hours ago that the President of the United States has uttered some words due to distraction, saying we (the U.S.) are aiming to free Iran,” President Raeisi said.... More
Brasilia, November 4 (RHC)-- The outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro met with advisors to his incoming successor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday, who described the visit as "positive" amid fears that the far-right incumbent would try to contest his election defeat.... More
Quito, November 4 (RHC)-- At least six police officers have been wounded during a prison riot in Ecuador, the latest incident during a deadly week in the Latin American country, which has seen a recent uptick in violence blamed on feuding drug gangs.... More
London, November 4 (RHC)-- A British subsidiary of Swiss mining and trading group Glencore has been ordered to pay a total penalty of 276.4 million pounds ($310.6 million) by a London court for seven bribery offences in relation to its oil operations in Africa.... More
United Nations, November 4 (RHC)-- Some of the world’s most famous glaciers, including in the Dolomites in Italy, the Yosemite and Yellowstone parks in the United States, and Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, will disappear by 2050 because of global warming, whatever the temperature rise scenario, according to a UNESCO report.... More
Washington, November 4 (RHC)-- Nearly 100 civil society groups in the United States wrote a letter to President Biden urging him to reject outside military intervention in Haiti, and instead pursue diplomacy and support “Haitian-led political dialogue.” ... More
Thousands of people participate in a protest by followers of former President Jair Bolsonaro for the result of the elections today, in front of the Eastern Military Command, in Rio de Janeiro | Photo: EFE / Antonio Lacerda... More
Ramallah, November 4 (RHC)-- At least four Palestinians were killed by the Israeli military forces on Thursday, making it the deadliest day of violence in the West Bank and the Old City of al-Quds this week, as 2022 is on course to become the bloodiest year of aggression in the occupied territories in nearly two decades.... More
Madrid, November 4 (RHC)-- Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Spain’s capital, Madrid, for higher pay and better working conditions in the first mass protest since the cost-of-living crisis began across Europe. Angry demonstrators waved placards and chanted slogan as they packed the landmark Plaza Mayor square on Thursday.... More
Buenos Aires, November 4 (RHC)-- In Argentina, Macri-controlled judges released the "Federal Revolution" members arguing that "there are no procedural risks" that would allow them to be kept in prison.... More
Washington, November 4 (RHC)-- In the U.S., new e-mails shared with the House committee investigating the insurrection reveal Trump’s legal team saw Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as their “only chance” to help overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss. ... More
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