Lima, July 16 (RHC)-- The interim president of Peru has warned that the country is on the brink after supporters of Keiko Fujimori, a right-wing candidate who refused to concede defeat in a presidential election, went on a rampage in the capital.... More
Luxembourg, July 15 (RHC)-- The European Union’s top court has ruled that employers may forbid the wearing of visible symbols of religious or political belief, such as headscarves. But the Luxembourg-based tribunal said in its ruling on Thursday that courts in the bloc’s 27 member states should weigh up whether the ban corresponded to a “genuine need” on the part of the employer. They must also consider the rights and interests of the employee, including by taking into account national legislation on freedom of religion, it said.... More
Port-au-Prince, July 15 (RHC)-- A number of the former Colombian soldiers accused of involvement in the assassination of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise this month had received U.S. military training in the past, the Pentagon admitted on Thursday.... More
London, July 15 (RHC)-- A new investigation has revealed that Britain has exported around three times as much weaponry and military equipment to Saudi Arabia, which is leading a devastating military aggression against Yemen, than previously believed.... More
Ramallah, July 15 (RHC)-- Several Palestinian resistance factions have condemned the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for opening an embassy in Tel Aviv, only weeks after Israel massacred over 120 Palestinians in the long-besieged Gaza Strip.... More
Berlin, July 15 (RHC)-- In Germany’s latest horrific case of child abuse, paedophiles filmed sex acts on their own children to share online. Kids learn ‘stranger danger’ but a leading campaigner says to ‘think the unthinkable’ about who real abusers are.... More
San Francisco, July 15 (RHC)-- A growing wildfire in a bone-dry forest in the Western United States has forced hundreds of people from their homes as it charred more than 854sq km (330sq miles) and showed no signs of slowing on Wednesday amid a blistering heatwave and drought.... More
Brasilia, July 15 (RHC)-- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been hospitalized after ten days of hiccups, and may need emergency surgery. Stabbed several years ago while on the campaign trail, infected with COVID-19 last year, and bitten by wildlife, Bolsonaro is no stranger to medical emergencies.... More
Washington, July 15 (RHC)-- Top U.S. General Mark Milley feared then-President Trump could attempt a coup to remain in power, and compared Trump’s rhetoric to that of Nazi Germany in the final weeks of his presidency. ... More
Philadelphia, July 15 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, the remains of nine Indigenous youth who died while at a government school over 100 years ago were turned over to their families Wednesday. ... More
Kabul, July 15 (RHC)-- Taliban forces say they have captured a key border crossing with Pakistan as they continue to make territorial gains, and with the U.S. and NATO withdrawal nearing its end. Taliban fighters say they are encouraging Afghan soldiers to surrender to the militant group.... More
Port-au-Prince, July 15 (RHC)-- In Haiti, the head of security at the presidential residence was taken into custody and is being questioned, along with several other security personnel, as investigations continue into last week’s assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. ... More
Geneva, July 15 (RHC)-- Global COVID-19 cases and deaths are on the rise, fueled by chronic outbreaks in Latin America and surging cases in Southeast Asia, Africa and the Middle East. ... More
Portland, July 15 (RHC)-- Another punishing heat wave is set to bring triple-digit temperatures to at least 17 million people in the western United States and Canada this weekend, as a record wildfire season — fueled by the climate crisis — shows no sign of letting up. ... More
Washington, July 15 (RHC)-- The Pan American Health Organization has urged international organizations to provide support to Haiti to face the COVID-19 pandemic, in view of the tense political situation in the country after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.... More
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