Brasilia, August 23 (RHC)-- Brazil's presidential candidate, Lula da Silva, criticized politicians who use religious faith as a political platform.  His position was expressed at a time when his rival, Jair Bolsonaro, carries out such practices to attract voters.... More


London, August 23 (RHC)-- Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted in favour of an all-out strike next month in a row with the UK government over jobs and pay.... More


Seoul, August 23 (RHC)-- South Korea and the United States have launched their largest joint military drills in years, officials said, as the allies seek to tighten readiness over North Korea’s potential weapons tests.... More


Sao Paulo, August 23 (RHC)-- Brazil's former two-term president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says Brazilians are "tired" of incumbent far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and will topple him in the Oct. 2 election.... More


Tel Aviv, August 23 (RHC)-- Israel’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal to release a Palestinian detainee on a hunger strike for several months to protest his detention without charge.... More


Ramallah, August 22 (RHC)-- Palestinian prisoners have staged a mass hunger strike in Israeli prisons to protest crackdowns and mistreatment by prison officials.... More


Lima, August 22 (RHC)-- Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has denounced the intention of the Prosecutor's Office to arrest First Lady Lilia Paredes, who is accused of coordinating a criminal network.... More


New Delhi, August 22 (RHC)-- In climate news, monsoon rains have triggered flooding and mudslides across northern India in recent days, inundating hundreds of villages and leaving at least 50 people dead. ... More


Mogadishu, August 22 (RHC)-- At least 21 people died in Somalia after militants stormed an upscale hotel in Mogadishu over the weekend, beginning a 30-hour siege.  Somali officials say at least 117 people were wounded. ... More


Damascus, August 22 (RHC)-- The U.S. military has smuggled crude oil from Syria to bases in Iraq as Washington continues to loot energy resources in the war-ravaged country, says Syria’s official news agency SANA.... More


Sao Paulo, August 22 (RHC)-- Brazil’s presidential front-runner has pledged to tackle hunger and ensure food security as the country has returned to the United Nations hunger map as a result of the neoliberal policies of his opponent, incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.  Former President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva says there’s no explanation for the dire circumstances within the country.... More


Ramallah, August 22 (RHC)-- The wife of Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh, who is on a months-long hunger strike, says Israeli forces have prevented her from entering the occupied territories through a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank to visit her critically ill husband.... More


United Nations, August 22 (RHC)-- The United Nations has renewed its call for an international investigation into the assassination of veteran Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed by Israeli forces while on assignment in the occupied northern West Bank city of Jenin.... More


Caracas, August 22 (RHC) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro congratulated the rank and file of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) for their massive participation in the popular assemblies to elect the new street chiefs.... More


United Nations, August 22 (RHC)-- The United Nations says the Israeli regime tore down as many as 50 Palestinian-owned structures across the Tel Aviv-occupied West Bank in a matter of just two weeks, displacing 55 people.... More


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