Moscow, June 5 (RHC)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin says the United States is using the dollar as an instrument to wage economic and political war. Speaking at an annual economic forum in St Petersburg, Putin said Moscow is pondering to settle its oil and gas transactions in other national currencies. He said if Russian oil companies stop using the American currency, it will pose a serious blow to the U.S. dollar.... More
Lima, June 5 (RHC)-- In Peru, Judge Víctor Zúñiga rejected the five appeals filed by Keiko Fujimori, Peru's presidential candidate, and others linked to alleged acts of corruption, in order to move the trial against her back to its preliminary investigation stage and avoid the opening of the trial for the so-called Cocktail case.... More
Blackburn, June 5 (RHC)-- Thousands of British pro-Palestine activists gathered in protest outside a notorious arms manufacturer near Blackburn on Friday, demanding an end to Israeli arms sales. Anger was vented in various ways including with a funeral procession, honoring the recent martyrdom of 60 children slain in Gaza.... More
Jerusalem, June 5 (RHC)-- The Palestinian Red Crescent said 23 runners were injured when Israeli police fired tear gas and stun grenades at an activist-organized run in solidarity with Palestinian families facing forced expulsion in occupied East Jerusalem.... More
Brussels, June 5 (RHC)-- A leading figure in Alternative for Germany, tipped for victory in a German election this week, Gunnar Beck is attacking the EU’s "deeply dangerous" migration pact before it’s enacted under cover of a feelgood summer.... More
San Francisco, June 5 (RHC)-- California held its first COVID-19 lottery on Friday, which saw 15 vaccinated residents of the state win $50,000 each as part of a host of efforts across the United States to encourage Americans reluctant to take one of the country’s jabs, as the world struggles with rising cases and deaths amid a global shortage.... More
Oslo, June 5 (RHC)-- Norwegian defense officials have met with American embassy staff to express their concerns after the US was accused of spying on NATO ally politicians, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and officials in Norway.... More
Washington, June 5 (RHC)-- While at least 73 law enforcement officers were terminated in the United States in the past decade for being members of white supremacist, anti-government and other extremist groups, many of them have been allowed to stay on the job, according to the Anti-Defamation League's Center on Extremism.... More
Geneva, June 5 (RHC)-- The World Health Organization’s top vaccines expert has said that immunising children against COVID-19 is not a high priority from a WHO perspective, given the extremely limited global supply of doses.... More
Tel Aviv, June 5 (RHC)-- Opponents of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the prospective new administration have announced that there will not be a freeze in construction of illegal settlements on occupied Palestinian territories, despite international outcry over the Tel Aviv regime’s land expropriation policies.... More
New York, June 5 (RHC)-- Facebook has suspended former U.S. President Donald Trump for two years, saying his praise of protesters who stormed the Capitol earlier this year was a “severe violation.” Facebook, which is headquartered in the United States, suspended Trump's account following the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, which left at least five people dead, including a Capitol police officer.... More
Munich, June 5 (RHC)-- Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Germany’s most senior cleric, has offered his resignation to Pope Francis, saying the Catholic Church has reached a “dead end” and claiming “a shared responsibility” over sexual abuse by Church members.... More
Minneapolis, June 4 (RHC)-- Minneapolis officials have begun clearing the memorial at the intersection where George Floyd was murdered by officer Derek Chauvin last year. ... More
Oakland, June 4 (RHC)-- Actions are taking place across the United States this weekend -- including in Seattle, Oakland, Los Angeles and New York -- under the banner “Block the Boat.” The actions are designed to prevent Israeli-operated cargo ships, owned by shipping giant Zim, from unloading at U.S. ports.... More
Washington, June 4 (RHC)-- Human rights groups are accusing the Joe Biden administration of vastly underreporting the number of civilians killed by the U.S. military in 2020. A Pentagon report made public on this week claims that U.S. forces killed 23 civilians last year during military strikes in Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Syria and Yemen. ... More
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