Santiago de Chile, August 25 (RHC)-- The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), through an official statement expressed its concern about the situation in Afghanistan, which has highlighted concern for the situation of women, girls, boys, gays and lesbians and religious minorities. ... More
New York, August 25 (RHC)-- Four Black police groups, including the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice, are calling for former Black Panther Sundiata Acoli to be released from prison. The 84-year-old activist has been locked up for nearly 50 years. ... More
Minneapolis, August 25 (RHC)-- A Minnesota appeals court has denied an appeal aimed at halting construction of the Enbridge Line 3 tar sands pipeline in northern Minnesota. In a 2-1 ruling, the court upheld the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission’s approval of the 340-mile pipeline. ... More
Washington, August 25 (RHC)-- The United States recorded 1,400 new COVID-19 deaths and 150,000 new cases Tuesday as the highly contagious Delta variant continues to spread. Oregon has become the first state to reinstate an outdoor mask mandate in most public settings. Hawaii’s governor is begging tourists to stay away as the state deals with a surge in COVID cases. ... More
Mexico City, August 25 (RHC)-- The Puebla Group (el Grupo de Puebla) warned on Tuesday that right-wing political sectors in Peru, as well as sectors of the Army, are creating the scenario for a coup attempt against the nation's president, Pedro Castillo.... More
United Nations, August 25 (RHC)-- The United Nations has warned of a looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan as supplies of food aid deplete in the war-torn country.... More
Tokyo, August 25 (RHC)-- Japan is expanding a state of emergency to eight more prefectures, taking the total to 21 in all, to stem a rapid rise in coronavirus infections, the minister in charge of COVID-19 countermeasures announced on Wednesday.... More
Kabul, August 25 (RHC)-- The U.S. forces stationed at Kabul’s international airport have reportedly been extorting money from Afghan nationals trying to flee the chaos in their homeland, following the collapse of Afghanistan’s military and the Taliban’s takeover of the country.... More
United Nations, August 25 (RHC)-- An Iranian envoy to the United Nations has called on the Security Council to pressure Israel to stop its violation of Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity amid the regime’s constant aggression on Syrian soil.... More
Washington, August 25 (RHC)-- The Supreme Court of the United States has denied President Joe Biden’s bid to rescind an immigration policy implemented by his predecessor that forced thousands of asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the United States.... More
Brasilia, August 25 (RHC)-- More than 6,000 people representing 173 indigenous peoples marched this Tuesday to the headquarters of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) in Brasilia, as part of the national mobilization "Fight for Life" called by the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB). They reject the territorial demarcation project and at the same time, demand rights over their territories.... More
Bogota, August 25 (RHC)-- Student leader Esteban Mosquera was murdered Monday afternoon by unknown persons in the center of the city of Popayán, in the department of Cauca, located in the southwest of Colombia, humanitarian sources reported.... More
Caracas, August 25 (RHC)-- The Executive Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, presented a report on the damages caused to Venezuela by the U.S. blockade. At a press conference, Delcy Rodríguez presented the case known as "Venezuela II" in which the Bolivarian government denounces the United States before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity.... More
Lima, August 25 (RHC)-- The secretary general of the Peru Libre party, Vladimir Cerron, has called for a march against what he calls the ongoing sabotage to dismantle the cabinet proposed by President Pedro Castillo, headed by Guido Bellido as prime minister.... More
United Nations, August 25 (RHC)-- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Colombia revealed on Monday that in the first semester of 2021 the number of displaced people in that country grew by 191 percent compared to the same period in 2020; while the number of those confined rose to 100 percent.... More
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