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


La Paz, March 15 (RHC)-- The Bolivian judge, Regina Santa Cruz, decreed this Sunday four months of preventive detention to the country's former de facto president -- Jeanine Áñez -- as well as former de facto ministers Álvaro Coímbra and Rodrigo Guzmán... More


Miami Beach, March 15 (RHC)-- Massive crowds of college students and other vacationers on spring break have flocked to Miami, resulting in dozens of arrests, police being injured and fears rising over visitors ignoring COVID-19 social-distancing guidelines.... More


La Paz, March 14 (RHC)-- Bolivian prosecutors say ex-president Jeanine Añez must spend six months of pre-trial detention behind bars as a “precautionary” measure over her role in a coup against former president Evo Morales.... More


Jerusalem, March 14 (RHC)-- Kosovo says it has formally opened its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem, becoming the first European country to establish an embassy in the disputed city whose status is at the core of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.... More


The Hague, March 14 (RHC)-- Police used water cannons and batons to disperse a crowd of several thousand anti-lockdown protesters gathered at a field in the center of The Hague a day before elections in the Netherlands.... More


Guatemala City, March 15 (RHC)-- Families of some of the 16 Guatemalan migrants killed near the Mexico-United States border in late January began burying their remains Saturday in the town of Comitancillo, where 11 of the victims were from.... More


Amman, March 15 (RHC)-- Hundreds of protesters have gathered outside a Jordanian hospital, where at least seven COVID-19 patients died after it ran out of oxygen.  The demonstration took place on Saturday night outside the state-run hospital in the town of al-Salt, some 20 kilometers north of the capital Amman.... More


Buenos Aires, March 14 (RHC)-- Argentinean President Alberto Fernandez has confirmed the suspension of the face-to-face meeting of presidents of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) for the 30th anniversary of the bloc.... More


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