United Nations, October 18 (RHC)-- The head of the United Nations has reiterated a call for “armed action” in Haiti, warning that residents face a “nightmarish” situation, especially in the capital, Port-au-Prince.... More
Rome, October 18 (RHC)-- During the United Nations World Food Forum, the president of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, called for an alternative model to capitalism that guarantees food security and sovereignty.... More
Washington, October 17 (RHC)-- The U.S. Department of Justice has asked a federal judge to sentence former President Donald Trump’s adviser Steve Bannon to six months in prison for defying a subpoena to testify before a congressional committee investigating the United States Capitol riot.... More
London, October 17 (RHC)-- In Britain, two climate activists glued their hands to the walls of London’s National Gallery Friday to call out the U.K. government’s role in fueling the climate catastrophe. The activists from the group Just Stop Oil first flung two cans of soup onto Vincent Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” painting, which was protected by a glass screen.... More
New York, October 17 (RHC)-- The startup union that clinched a historic labor victory at Amazon earlier this year is slated to face the company yet again, aiming to rack up more wins that could force the reluctant retail behemoth to the negotiating table.... More
Caracas, October 17 (RHC)-- Venezuela's Executive Vice President, Delcy Rodríguez, headed this Sunday a meeting with representatives of the Portuguese community and the diplomatic corps in the locality of Las Tejerías, Aragua state (center-north), in which strategies for its socioeconomic recovery after the floods and the large-scale landslide that occurred there last October 8 were evaluated.... More
Ramallah, October 16 (RHC)== The family of an elderly Palestinian-American man, Omar Abdalmajeed As’ad, who died after being forcibly detained, blindfolded and handcuffed by Israeli soldiers, has vehemently rejected a claim from Israeli authorities that the parties have reached a compensation settlement.... More
Washington, October 16 (RHC)-- The United States has signed a military deal with Sweden claiming to protect the Nordic nation’s borders, while it awaits official accession to the NATO military alliance. Swedish top defense official Karl Engelbrektson told local media on Sunday that Washington and Stockholm signed “a strategic agreement” that will serve as a framework for deepening defense cooperation between the two countries. “Being a good friend to the United States is not wrong when it comes to war,” Engelbrektson said.... More
Guatemala City, October 16 (RHC)-- Guatemala has 111 suspected cases of monkeypox, of which 45 have been ruled out and one is still under investigation. The Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (Mspas) of Guatemala confirmed this Saturday six new cases of monkeypox and accumulates a total of 61 since its appearance in that Central American nation.... More
A member of the Israeli forces aims his weapon amid clashes with Palestinians. The incident follows months of tensions that have deepened since Israel began a crackdown in the West Bank in March in response to a series of attacks by Palestinians in Israel. [File: Mussa Qawasma/Reuters]... More
Tel Aviv, October 16 (RHC)-- Member of the Israeli Knesset Itamar Ben-Gvir has urged Israeli settlers to shoot Palestinians, while brandishing a loaded gun in the occupied East al-Quds neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. “We’re the landlords here. Remember that, I am your landlord,” Ben Gvir was quoted by Middle East Monitor, urging Israeli settlers to shoot Palestinians who throw stones in resistance of occupation.... More
Port-au-Prince, October 16 (RHC)-- Canada and the United States have sent “security equipment”, including tactical and armoured vehicles, to Haiti to help the country tackle a political, economic and security crisis, according to a joint statement.... More
San Juan, October 17 (RHC)-- The Puerto Rican Health Department reported Sunday that the number of deaths directly and indirectly associated with the passage of Hurricane Fiona, which affected the island of Puerto Rico last month, has risen to 31.... More
Brasilia, October 17 (RHC)-- Far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and left-wing rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva traded jabs and insults as they squared off in their first head-to-head debate in the second and final round of Brazil’s presidential election.... More
Paris, October 16 (RHC)-- Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Paris adding to growing defiance and anger about inflation, three weeks into a refinery strike that caused fuel shortages across France. The demonstration against the rising cost of living on Sunday was called by the left-wing political opposition and led by the head of the France Unbowed party, Jean-Luc Melenchon.... More
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