Boise, August 16 (RHC)-- Idaho’s Supreme Court has signed off on a law outlawing nearly all forms of abortion. Justices in the U.S. state rejected lawsuits filed by abortion care providers who sought to stop Idaho’s so-called trigger law from taking effect later this month.... More
Washington, August 16 (RHC)-- A group of journalists and lawyers have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. intelligence agency, CIA, and its former director Mike Pompeo, saying the agency spied on them when they visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange during his stay in Ecuador's embassy in London.... More
Kabul, August 16 (RHC)-- The Red Cross has called on international donors to resume aid flows to Afghanistan as the war-ravaged country is grappling with an “unbearable” humanitarian situation after more than two decades of American occupation.... More
Ramallah, August 16 (RHC)-- The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has denounced the killing of a young man during an overnight Israeli military raid in al-Quds.... More
Madrid, August 16 (RHC)-- A massive wildfire in drought-hit northeast Spain, which expanded alarmingly on Sunday, has forced the evacuation of eight villages and at least 1,500 people in Zaragoza province, according to local reports citing firefighters. ... More
Quito, August 16 (RHC)-- Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso has declared a "State of Emergency" for 30 days in Guayaquil, a coastal city in which an explosive attack in the Cristo del Consuelo neighborhood left five people dead and 17 injured.... More
London, August 16 (RHC)-- The vast swathes of England have been hit by an unprecedented drought following the driest July in the United Kingdom since 1935, with households facing another surge in food prices. According to the announcement made by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, parts of the southwest, southern and central England, and the east of England have been moved into drought status.... More
Mexico City, August 15 (RHC)-- On Monday, the administration of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced a new plan to save 10 miners who were trapped in the Sabinas mine in the state of Coahuila after a flood that took place on August 3rd.... More
Washington, August 15 (RHC)-- The FBI and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have warned of an increase in the number of violent threats against federal agents, following last week’s unprecedented search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.... More
Damascus, August 15 (RHC)-- A military base in southeastern Syria near the borders with Jordan and Iraq, where U.S. occupation troops and their allied Takfiri militants are stationed, has come under attack by armed unmanned aerial vehicles.... More
London, August 15 (RHC)-- In Southport, an old seaside town in the northwest of England, bus drivers congregated under a bus stop. They stood and chatted, one fiddled with a Rubik’s cube, and a couple held red flags, now three weeks into an acrimonious standoff with bus operator Arriva North West.... More
Paris, August 15 (RHC)-- Climate activists affiliated with Extinction Rebellion have targeted golf courses in southern France, filling holes with concrete in protest over exemptions from water restrictions during one of the worst droughts on record.... More
Bogota, August 15 (RHC)-- Six Ancestral Authorities and the Association of Ukawe Councils of Colombia denounce threats against members of indigenous communities by irregular armed groups in the municipality of Caldono, located in the department of Cauca.... More
Brasilia, August 15 (RHC)-- Facebook failed to filter out advertisements containing election disinformation in Brazil, a new report from human rights group Global Witness has found, as the country prepares for a tightly contested October vote.... More
Palm Beach, August 15 (RHC)-- Former U.S. President Donald Trump has called on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to return documents reportedly seized from his Florida home that are protected by attorney-client and executive privileges.... More
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