Madrid, August 13 (RHC)-- In the summer of 1521, Spanish conquistadors led by Hernan Cortes looted and destroyed the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. Today, 500 years later, Mexico’s indigenous Zapatistas are holding their own “invasion” of the Spanish capital to mark the anniversary.... More
Mexico City, August 13 (RHC)-- Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has asked the country’s Indigenous Mexica Peoples for forgiveness for the abuses inflicted on them during the bloody 1521 Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire.... More
Kabul, August 13 (RHC)-- Canadian special forces troops will be deployed to help evacuate diplomatic staff from Ottawa’s embassy in Afghanistan, according to multiple reports, following similar moves by the US and UK amid a devastating Taliban offensive.... More
Paris, August 13 (RHC)-- At least a quarter of a million people in France are expected to take to the streets over the weekend to protest controversial anti-Covid measures, local media have said, citing a police intelligence note sent to the government.... More
Brownsville, August 13 (RHC)-- In U.S. immigration news, the number of asylum seekers apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border has reached a nearly unprecedented level, with more than 212,000 people apprehended in July alone, including at least 19,000 unaccompanied children.... More
San Francisco, August 13 (RHC)-- Over 9,000 anti-Asian incidents have been reported across the United States since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the group Stop AAPI Hate. ... More
Miami, August 13 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Florida, in Broward County, teachers union president Anna Fusco says four Broward County school teachers died of COVID-19 in just one 24-hour period this week. And she said students are getting sick and dying across Florida, too.... More
Kabul, August 13 (RHC)-- In Afghanistan, the Taliban has seized control of Kandahar and Herat, the country’s second- and third-largest cities. Taliban forces have also overrun Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital of Helmand province in the south. It’s one of 17 provincial capitals now under Taliban control. ... More
Mexico City, August 13 (RHC)-- A new dialogue table between representatives of the Venezuelan government and members of the Venezuelan opposition begins in Mexico on Friday. According to Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, the negotiation process will begin in the Mexican capital at 16:30 local time.... More
Portsmouth, August 13 (RHC)-- Activists with the FANG Collective blockaded the entrances to the Raytheon facility in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. The group was protesting weapon sales to Saudi Arabia and Israel, and Raytheon’s involvement in the militarization of U.S. immigration policy and the U.S.-Mexico border.... More
United Nations, August 13 (RHC)-- The United Nations Refugee Agency has condemned the ongoing U.S. policy of expelling Central American asylum seekers to southern Mexico, where they face significant dangers. ... More
Seattle, August 13 (RHC)-- In the United States, the Pacific Northwest faces another major heat wave, with three days of triple-digit temperatures expected in Portland. Temperatures in western Oregon could hit 25 degrees above normal. ... More
Caracas, August 13 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro reiterated Thursday the willingness of his government to participate in the dialogue process with sectors of the opposition to be held in Mexico, in an autonomous and independent manner.... More
La Paz, August 13 (RHC)-- A commission of Bolivian prosecutors, headed by prosecutor Omar Mejillones, is advancing in the investigation of the 2019 coup case. On Thursday, the commission announced that they will summon more individuals to testify about the event.... More
United Nations, August 13 (RHC)-- A senior United Nations official has expressed concern over the Israeli regime’s campaign of arrests, harassment, criminalization and threats targeting Palestinian human rights defenders across the occupied West Bank.... More
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