Bethlehem, May 29 (RHC)-- Thousands of Palestinian mourners have attended the funeral of a 15-year-old Palestinian boy who was killed by Israeli forces in the town of al-Khader near the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem.... More


Pretoria, May 29 (RHC)-- The African Development Bank is looking to source about 500,000 tonnes of fertiliser for West Africa by the end of August as an emergency stopgap to avert a food crisis, a source with direct knowledge of the matter has told the Reuters news agency.... More


Brussels, May 29 (RHC)-- The European Union has deplored the Israeli regime’s plans for the construction of nearly 4,500 new illegal settler units in the occupied West Bank, calling on Tel Aviv to reverse the decision.... More


Tehran, May 29 (RHC)-- Iran’s top security official has decried U.S. sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis, calling on the international community to unite and stand up against Washington’s unilateral policies.... More


Atlanta, May 29 (RHC)-- In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a study finding more than one in five adults who survive COVID-19 go on to experience at least one symptom of “long COVID” -- with problems including fatigue; heart, lung and kidney damage; cognitive decline; blood clots and more. ... More


Bogota, May 28 (RHC)-- The Colombian presidential candidate of the leftist coalition Pacto Histórico, Gustavo Petro, has expressed his concern about the lack of audit of the software that will be used to count the votes in this Sunday's elections.... More


Ramallah, May 28 (RHC)-- Some 90 Palestinian protesters have sustained injuries in fierce clashes with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, amid escalating violence over the regime’s provocations ahead of the so-called march of the flags.... More


Ramallah, May 28 (RHC)-- A Palestinian teenager has been shot and killed by Israeli regime forces in the village of Al-Khader, south of the occupied West Bank, according to local media citing the Palestinian ministry of health.... More


Atlanta, May 28 (RHC)-- In the United States,  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that 4,368 children died from gunshot wounds in the U.S. in 2020.  Recently-released data from the the Atlanta-based CDC shows firearms are now the leading cause of death for children in the United States.... More


Houston, May 28 (RHC)-- Only a few days and less than 450 km (280 miles) from where a gunman killed 21 people at a primary school in Uvalde, Texas, former U.S. President Donald Trump has headlined a defiant conference of the pro-gun lobby group, the National Rifle Association (NRA).... More


Ramallah, May 28 (RHC)-- Israeli forces shot a Palestinian teenager dead near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank and in a separate incident Israeli forces injured around 90 people protesting near Nablus against the confiscation of Palestinian flags by Jewish settlers.... More


Caracas, May 28 (RHC)-- Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez has ratified President Nicolas Maduro's administration's interest in strengthening investments and cooperation with Eurasian nations.... More


Malabo, May 28 (RHC)-- African leaders gathered for a summit Friday in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to address growing humanitarian needs on the continent, which is also facing increased violent activity, climate change challenges and a run of military coups.... More


San Francisco, May 27 (RHC)-- The Goldman Environmental Foundation held its annual awards ceremony Wednesday, honoring the world’s foremost grassroots environmental activists. ... More


Tehran, May 27 (RHC)-- Thousands of people across the Middle East have been hospitalized with respiratory problems, after a massive sandstorm settled over the region this week. ... More


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