Santo Domingo, August 7 (RHC)-- The Dominican Republic's Attorney General's Office has concluded a police operation in dozens of establishments in the capital, Santo Domingo, and other localities in which it rescued more than 80 women, between 18 and 23 years old, from South America, victims of sexual exploitation.... More


Paris, August 6 (RHC)-- A proposed resolution by dozens of members of the French parliament from left-wing parties has condemned the Israeli regime for “practicing apartheid and committing war crimes against Palestinians,” causing an uproar among political circles and the Jewish community in the Western European country.... More


La Paz, August 6 (RHC)-- On Saturday, August 6, Bolivia celebrates 197 years of its independence with central acts in the city of Sucre, where a session of honor of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly will be installed, which will have as its central act the message of President Luis Arce.... More


Lima, August 6 (RHC)-- Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has announced that he does not accept the resignation of Prime Minister Anibal Torres, who will remain in charge of the Council of Ministers.... More


Paris, August 6 (RHC)-- The French government has activated a crisis task force to coordinate efforts to alleviate the effects of an “historic” drought exacerbated by an extreme summer heatwave.... More


Brasilia, August 6 (RHC)-- In Brazil, federal deputy André Janones (Avante-MG) has announced that he is withdrawing his candidacy for the general elections in Brazil to offer his support to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, candidate for the Workers' Party (PT).  ... More


Gaza City, August 6 (RHC)-- Israeli jets have pounded the besieged Gaza Strip for a second day following a wave of air strikes on the coastal enclave that killed at least 12 people, including a five-year-old girl and a commander of a Palestinian armed group.... More


Bogota, August 6 (RHC)-- The Colombian Truth Commission delivered this Friday its final report to the Integral System for Peace in the country, integrated by the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) and the Unit for the Search of Disappeared Persons (UBPD).... More


La Paz, August 6 (RHC)-- Mexico and Bolivia reaffirmed their decision to promote an alliance for bilateral and regional cooperation in the exploitation of lithium during a visit this Friday by Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard and his host counterpart Rogelio Mayta to the Uyuni salt flat, the largest deposit of this mineral in the world.... More


Tokyo, August 6 (RHC)-- The Japanese city of Hiroshima has marked the 77th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing during the World War 2.  The ceremony began with a silent prayer at 8:15 a.m. on Saturday, at the exact time when the bomb was dropped.... More


Mexico City, August 6 (RHC)-- Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) has proposed a five-year truce to the international community to avoid military and economic wars.... More


Washington, August 6 (RHC)-- In the basement of a church, a short walk from the U.S. Capitol Building, Daniella rummages through a pile of donated clothing and picks out a pair of yellow pajamas that appear to be her size.... More


Ottawa, August 6 (RHC)-- Canada has requested the French government for the extradition of a French priest, Johannes Riviore, accused of sexually abusing Indigenous children more than 30 years ago, the Canadian minister of justice David Lametti said in Ottawa.... More


Ramallah, August 6 (RHC)-- Israel has approved construction of as many as 1,400 new illegal settler units next to an illegal settlement in the holy occupied city of al-Quds.... More


Buenos Aires, August 5 (RHC)-- Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez left on Friday for Bogota to attend the inauguration of Gustavo Petro as President of Colombia on Sunday.... More


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