Washington, July 28 (RHC)-- U.S. President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi have signed an agreement to formally end the U.S. combat mission in Iraq by the end of the year, more than 18 years after the 2003 invasion. But the agreement is largely symbolic as the U.S. will keep troops in Iraq indefinitely in an advisory role.... More
New York, July 28 (RHC)-- In the U.S., the state of California and New York City have announced plans to require government workers to get vaccinated or face weekly COVID-19 tests. These new initiatives come as the number of new COVID cases has quadrupled in the United States over the past month and are expected to keep rising for months as the highly contagious Delta variant continues to spread, particularly in areas with low vaccination rates. ... More
Ramallah, July 27 (RHC)-- Ten months ago Israeli forces arrested Palestinian football player Guevara al-Namoura and held him behind bars without charge or trial under what’s known as administrative detention deemed illegal based on international law.... More
Occupied East Jerusalem, July 27 (RHC)-- The family of a Palestinian man who died in Israeli custody has alleged he was beaten by Israeli forces in the detention center before his death, citing reports by other detainees and photos released after his death.... More
Tehran, July 27 (RHC)-- Iran’s Intelligence Ministry has arrested a network of agents with the Israeli Mossad spy agency at the Western borders, confiscating a large cache of weapons and ammunition that they were planning to use to provoke riots and terror inside the country.... More
New York, July 27 (RHC)-- Human Rights Watch has accused the Israeli military of carrying out attacks that “apparently amount to war crimes” during an 11-day offensive on the Gaza Strip that began on May 10.... More
Atlanta, July 27 (RHC)-- People in parts of the United States where COVID-19 infections are surging should wear masks indoors even if they are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, the country’s public health agency has advised.... More
Tokyo, July 27 (RHC)-- Tokyo has reported its highest number of new coronavirus infections, just days after the start of the Olympic Games.... More
Buenos Aires, July 27 (RHC)-- Argentina's Ministry of Health reports that a flight arrived in Buenos Aires from Miami, with more than 800,500 vaccines from AstraZeneca. The new shipment aims to strengthen the anti-COVID-19 immunization plan in the South American nation.... More
Brasilia, July 27 (RHC)-- Arabica coffee prices rose 10 percent more on Monday, after jumping nearly 20 percent last week, to their highest in nearly seven years as unusually cold weather threatens coffee crops in the world’s largest producer, Brazil.... More
Chattogram, July 27 (RHC)-- Bangladesh has registered the highest number of new coronavirus cases and deaths within a single day amid a strict lockdown imposed to contain the surge in infections.... More
London, July 27 (RHC)-- The African nation of Equatorial Guinea slammed the UK for interfering in its domestic affairs, as it announced the “total closure” of its embassy in London in response to UK sanctions on the son of the country’s president.... More
Tel Aviv, July 27 (RHC)-- Israeli prison guards have stormed the cells of Palestinian inmates on an open-ended hunger strike, who are suffering from inadequate health care amid the coronavirus pandemic.... More
Beirut, July 27 (RHC)-- Lebanese President Michel Aoun has called on the United Nations to compel the Tel Aviv regime to implement Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended the 33-day-long Israeli military onslaught on the country in the summer of 2006 and demands respect for Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity. ... More
Lima, July 27 (RHC)-- The president-elect of Peru, Pedro Castillo Terrones, will be sworn in as head of state tomorrow, Wednesday, in a ceremony that coincides with the bicentennial of the national independence and to which several foreign dignitaries have confirmed their attendance.... More
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