Santiago de Chile, May 15 (RHC)-- The Chilean Ministry of Defense confirmed this Saturday that the head of the portfolio, Maya Fernández Allende, was the victim of a robbery at her home, noting that both she and her family are out of danger.... More


Washington, May 15 (RHC)-- Tens of thousands have taken to the streets in the United States in support of a national day of action for safe and legal access to abortion.... More


Bogota, May 15 (RHC)-- At least three young people were killed over the weekend in the municipality of Buga, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, and a 16 year-old minor was wounded.  Local police sources confirmed a new episode of armed violence in the South American country.... More


Ramallah, May 15 (RHC)-- The health of Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawda is quickly deteriorating, after he passed the 70th day of his hunger strike earlier this week.   Awawda, 40, is protesting his continued detention in Israeli prisons without trial or charge.... More


New York, May 15 (RHC)-- Oil prices rose about 4 percent over the weekend as United States gasoline prices jumped to a record high, China looked ready to ease pandemic restrictions and investors worried supplies will tighten if the European Union bans Russian oil.... More


Tehran, May 15 (RHC)-- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has slammed Washington's broad and unilateral sanctions against Iran and Cuba, saying the two countries should make use of their experience to counter the bans.... More


Ramallah, May 15 (RHC)-- Attacks by Israeli forces on mourners of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh have sparked condemnation, with the United Nations and the United States describing the scenes as “deeply disturbing” – although the U.S. stopped short of explicitly condemning Israel for the violence.... More


London, May 14 (RHC)-- Thousands of people from all walks of life have staged a mass rally in the United Kingdom to commemorate the 74th anniversary of the ‘Nakba,’ or Catastrophe, when more than 700,000 Palestinians were forcibly driven from their homes as Israel proclaimed its illegal existence in 1948.... More


Bogota, May 14 (RHC)-- Colombia's vice-presidential candidate, Francia Márquez has accused the United States of intervening in the nation's elections, which will take place next May 29th.... More


Austin, May 14 (RHC)-- In the U.S., rights groups are condemning Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott over a joint statement he made with the National Border Patrol Council criticizing the Biden administration for providing asylum-seeking children in U.S. custody with food. ... More


Buenos Aires, May 14 (RHC)-- In Argentina, thousands took to the streets of Buenos Aires to protest the country’s soaring living and food costs.  ... More


Islamabad, May 14 (RHC)-- Pakistan is in the grip of a blistering heatwave, with parts of the nation already scorched by temperatures of nearly 50C as officials warn of acute water shortages and a threat to health.... More


Tegucigalpa, May 14 (RHC)-- In a rare display of unanimity, the Honduran Congress has voted to reverse a controversial law that had facilitated one of the most widely loathed economic projects in this Central American nation.... More


Berlin, May 14 (RHC)-- Over a three-year period, 327 employees of Germany’s federal and state security authorities have been found to have links to right-wing extremism.... More


Vatican City, May 14 (RHC)-- Pope Francis will travel to Canada at the end of July, the Vatican has announced, as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church is expected to meet Indigenous survivors of abuse committed at so-called residential schools.... More


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