Tel Aviv, June 14 (RHC)-- Israeli army chief of staff General Aviv Kochavi has acknowledged that his forces failed to prevent Palestinian resistance groups from launching rockets and mortar shells during the latest Israeli war on Gaza. ... More
Paris, June 14 (RHC)-- Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets to demonstrate against the rise of far-right extremism across France, as tensions run high over the prospect of Marine Le Pen being elected president next May. More than 100 left-leaning organizations staged nationwide "Liberty March" rallies on Sunday to demonstrate against “attacks on freedoms.”... More
Quito, June 14 (RHC)-- Ecuador's prison authorities confirmed over the weekend a new incident inside the Men's Prison number 2, better known as the Penitenciaría del Litoral located in the city of Guayaquil.... More
Guatemala City, June 14 (RHC)-- The National Civil Police (PNC) of Guatemala confirmed on Saturday the murder of five people in a farm located in the department of Zacapa. According to the police force, the massacre took place in a farm in the village called Vega del Cobán, in the municipality of Teculután, Zacapa, 120 kilometers east of the capital of the Central American country.... More
Lima, June 14 (RHC)-- A Peruvian presidential candidate who is likely to lose a runoff election against her socialist rival has led a protest in the capital, Lima, calling again for the annulment of votes that do not favor her. “If the (electoral) jury analyses this, the election will be flipped, dear friends,” Keiko Fujimori told thousands of her supporters, many waving Peru’s red-and-white flag, on Saturday. “I’m the sort of person who never gives up.”... More
Madrid, June 14 (RHC)-- Right-wing protesters hit the streets of Madrid on Sunday to denounce a controversial Spanish government proposal to offer pardons to the jailed Catalan separatists behind the failed 2017 independence bid.... More
Jerusalem, June 13 (RHC)-- Hundreds of protesters gathered in Jerusalem “one last time” to celebrate their “victory,” ahead of a crucial vote in the Knesset that removed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from power.... More
Moscow, June 13 (RHC)-- The mayor of Moscow has announced a “non-working” week in the Russian capital, with non-essential workers told to stay home as coronavirus cases hit a six-month high. Sergei Sobyanin’s decision came over the weekend and is being seen as an attempt to limit the spread of the deadly virus.... More
Beijing, June 13 (RHC)-- Leaders of the so-called Group of Seven (G-7) largest economies have adopted an openly hostile anti-China stance, including a U.S.-proposed rival plan to counter China’s multi-trillion-dollar Belt and Road initiative (BRI) by investing in infrastructure in developing countries.... More
Brasilia, June 13 (RHC)-- The president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, was rebuked by a group of passengers on a plane who shouted "genocidal" when the president got on to greet them at the Vitoria airport, in the southeast of the country.... More
Moscow, June 13 (RHC)-- Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin was reportedly surrounded by “hundreds” of CIA agents who told him what to do throughout his tenure as leader. That’s according to Ruslan Khasbulatov, the former chairman of Russia’s parliament.... More
Austin, June 13 (RHC)-- The Republican governor of the U.S. state of Texas has announced plans to build a wall along the border with Mexico, drawing criticism from human rights organisations and advocacy groups.... More
Buenos Aires, June 13 (RHC)-- After dismissing the defense's motions for annulment, the Court, composed of judges Esteban Rodríguez Eggers, Matías Mancini and María Morgese, determined that the crimes analyzed were crimes against humanity and proceeded to the reading of the verdict through electronic devices.... More
Caracas, June 13 (RHC)-- Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez has confirmed the arrival to the country of new doses of the Sputnik V vaccine from Russia to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.... More
New York, June 13 (RHC)-- Together with the brother and father of the jailed WikiLeaks co-founder on a U.S. tour to raise awareness of Julian Assange’s plight, legendary Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters challenged Joe Biden to end the journalist’s prosecution.... More
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