Louisville, March 15 (RHC)-- Protests and gatherings were held in Louisville, Kentucky, and other cities across the United States over the weekend, marking one year since plainclothes police officers busted through the door of Breonna Taylor’s home in the middle of the night and shot her dead. ... More
Minneapolis, March 15 (RHC)-- The U.S. city of Minneapolis has reached a record $27 million civil settlement with the family of George Floyd. The unarmed Black man was murdered by a white police officer last May when he kneeled on his neck for more than nine minutes.... More
Kabul, March 15 (RHC)-- In Afghanistan, a car bomb in western Herat province killed at least eight people and injured over 50. Most of the victims were civilians. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. ... More
Washington, March 15 (RHC)-- Nearly 70 million U.S. residents have received at least one vaccine dose, with about 11% of the population fully vaccinated. ... More
Washington, March 15 (RHC)-- In the U.S., the Joe Biden administration has instructed the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, to help process the increasing number of unaccompanied migrant children arriving in the United States.... More
Ramallah, March 15 (RHC)-- The Palestinian Authority and the Arab League have condemned the Czech Republic’s opening of a diplomatic office in Jerusalem as a violation of international law. Last week, Prague opened a Jerusalem branch of its Israel embassy, which is located in Tel Aviv.... More
Quito, March 15 (RHC)-- The Electoral Tribunal (TCE) of Ecuador has rejected the appeal presented by the presidential candidate of the Pachakutik party, Yaku Perez, who alleged electoral fraud that affected his vote in the elections of last February 7th.... More
Brownsville, March 15 (RHC)-- A video has been released showing people waiting for rafts with human smugglers to cross the border from Mexico across the Rio Grande into Texas. The video appeared on a TikTok account trying to raise awareness about the situation at the southern border of the United States.... More
London, March 15 (RHC)-- In a significant development in both the defense and foreign policy arenas, the British government is reported to be planning to increase the UK’s stockpile of nuclear warheads.... More
Washington, March 15 (RHC)-- The top infectious disease expert in the United States has urged former US President Donald Trump to encourage his supporters to get vaccinated against COVID-19, as recent polls show high levels of hesitancy among Republicans.... More
Tegucigalpa, March 15 (RHC)-- Presidential pre-candidates Xiomara Castro, of the Liberty and Refoundation Party (Libre), Yani Rosenthal, of the Liberal Party (PL), and Nasry Asfura, of the National Party (PN, in power), would be the virtual winners of the primary elections held this Sunday in Honduras.... More
La Paz, March 15 (RHC)-- Bolivia's Minister of Government, Eduardo del Castillo, at a press conference on Sunday reported the arrest of Yassir Molina, leader of Resistencia Juvenil Cochala (RJC) -- "an armed and motorized group in the Department of Cochabamba," accused of attacks and destruction of the facilities of the Attorney General's Office on October 6, 2020.... More
Rio de Janeiro, March 15 (RHC)-- In Brazil, the Socialism and Freedom Party (PSOL) commemorated the third anniversary of the murder of councilwoman of Rio de Janeiro -- Marielle Franco -- and the lack of justice to hold accountable those responsible for her brutal death.... More
Tel Aviv, March 15 (RHC)-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to authorize new illegal settlements in the West Bank if he were re-elected and formed a strong right-wing cabinet after the March 23rd election. “I swear to you: If I create a strong right-wing government without a rotation, I will take care of the settlements and the authorization of the young settlements [outposts],” Netanyahu said, according to the Jerusalem Post.... More
Berlin, March 15 (RHC)-- German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right party appeared likely to suffer embarrassing defeats in two German state elections, exit polls suggest, six months before a national vote that will determine who succeeds the longtime leader.... More
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