Havana, May 16 (JIT).- Daniela Fonseca, the best Cuban table tennis player of the moment, was one step away from achieving an Olympic ticket in her first opportunity in the continental table tennis qualifying tournament for the Games. Paris 2024 Olympics, which is currently being hosted by the Peruvian city of Lima.... More


The Hague, May 16 (RHC)-- South Africa will urge the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to order Israel to halt its Rafah offensive as part of further emergency actions in response to the war in Gaza.... More


Havana, May 16 (JIT).- Leader Pinar del Río painted Villa Clara white 6-0 and broke its streak of six consecutive victories in the National Baseball Series.... More


Havana, May 16 (JIT).- The Cuban team achieved a sensational victory over Canada 3-2 (19-25, 23-25, 25-21, 25-23, 15-13), to add the second in the Norceca U-19 Volleyball Men's Championship 2024, based in Ponce, Puerto Rico.... More


New York, May 16 (PL).- The Colombian singer and songwriter Shakira, also known as the "queen of the World Cups", will now be the official voice of the Copa América 2024, according to several digital media.... More


Irvine, May 16 (RHC)-- Police have made a number of arrests after descending on peaceful anti-war student protesters, who, for several hours, occupied a building at the University of California / Irvine, the Reuters news agency reports.... More


San Francisco, May 16 (RHC)-- Sonoma State University, a public school in northern California, has said that it will not enter partnerships with Israeli universities, heeding a call from pro-Palestine student groups pushing to boycott Israeli companies and institutions amid the war in Gaza.... More


Havana, May 16 (RHC) -- The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel, received this Wednesday afternoon, at the Palace of the Revolution, the chancellor of Venezuela, Yvan Gil, who is on an official visit to the Island.... More


Geneva, May 16 (RHC)-- The United Nations children's agency (UNICEF) has called for an end to the “indiscriminate killing” campaign against Palestinians, especially children, in the Gaza Strip, raising the alarm at the dire situation caused by Israel’s genocidal war on the territory. ... More


Los Angeles, May 15 (RHC)-- Protests over Israel’s genocidal and brutal war on Gaza are continuing across the United States. ... More


Dublin, May 15 (RHC)-- Ireland says it will formally recognize Palestinian statehood by the end of this month; a move that according to Palestinian human rights activists will not stop Israel’s genocide in the Gaza Strip if no "real action" is taken.... More


Rafah, May 15 (RHC)-- Today marks Nakba Day (The Day of Catastrophe) -- commemorating the expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians from their homeland in 1948 -- to make way for the creation of the state of Israel.   On this 76th anniversary, the United Nations announced that more than half a million Palestinians have been displaced in war-torn Gaza in recent days, as Israel intensifies its attacks across the besieged territory.... More


Ramallah, May 15 (RHC)-- In the occupied West Bank, Palestinian truck drivers say they fear for their lives after Jewish settlers attacked a convoy of 98 Gaza-bound aid trucks on Monday.... More


Brasilia, May 15 (RHC)-- Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has denounced the false news and misinformation that have harmed those who work and need assistance in Rio Grande do Sul after the floods.... More


Niamey, May 15 (RHC)-- Niger’s prime minister says the termination of military cooperation and bilateral relations between his country and the United States was due to American threats and Washington’s opposition to the African nation's partnership with Iran and Russia.... More


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