US President Donald Trump speaks alongside Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis (2nd R) as he holds a Cabinet Meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washi

Washington, March 7 (RHC)-- The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has considered new military action against the Syrian government on the allegations that it has used chemical weapons against militants, according to officials, raising the prospect of a second U.S. strike on the government in less than a year.... More


Former members of Colombian guerrilla group ELN walk to a military base to surrender and handover their weapons, in Cali July 16, 2013.  Photo: Reuters

Bogota, March 7 (RHC)-- At least 10 rebels from the National Liberation Army (ELN) were killed when the Colombian army bombed one of their camps in the department of Antioquia, local media reported Tuesday. ... More


View of the refinery associated to the diesel power plant being built in Cienfuegos Province, Central Cuba.

Cienfuegos, March 7 (RHC)-- Construction of the largest diesel power station in Cuba, located in Cienfuegos, is advancing at a satisfactory pace, authorities with the project have said. ... More


Cuban Tourism minitser, Manuel Marrero. (File Phopto)

Havana, March 7 (RHC)-- Cuba intends to participate with a high-level mission in the Berlin ITB 2018 tourism convention. The Cuban Ministry of Tourism said the delegation will be chaired by Minister Manuel Marrero and will include top executives from all four major Cuban hotel chains--Gran Caribe, Cubanacan, Islazul,and Gaviota. ... More


Mexico City, March 7 (RHC)-- A Cuban political delegation is in Mexico attending the 6th Bilateral Consultation Meeting between Mexico's Labor Party (PT) and the Cuban Communist Party (PCC).... More


Record breaking weather hits Europe.  Photo: AFP

Brussels, March 6 (RHC)-- Record-breaking snowstorms battered parts of Europe, Canada and the United States, where at least eight people were killed amid the blizzards.  Canada’s eastern province of Ontario saw the heaviest snowfall in nearly two decades. ... More


 Florida Senate refuses to ban assault rifles.   Photo: Democracy Now

Tallahassee, March 6 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Florida, the state Senate met for a rare session in which lawmakers voted down a proposal to ban assault rifles in the wake of the February 14th massacre at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.  ... More


  This file photo shows a view of a session of the Catalan parliament.  Photo: File AFP

Barcelona, March 6 (RHC)-- The parliament in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia has officially started consulting major separatist parties to name a leader to replace former president Carles Puigdemont. ... More


The US Justice Department’s Special Counsel Robert Mueller.  Photo: AP

Washington, March 6 (RHC)-- A grand-jury subpoena from the U.S. Justice Department’s Special Counsel Robert Mueller has reportedly targeted President Donald Trump and the majority of his election campaign team.... More


US President Donald Trump (R) meets with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, March 5, 2018.  Photo: Re

Washington, March 6 (RHC)-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in Washington for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, deliver a speech to America’s biggest pro-Israel group and resume his critique of the Iran nuclear deal, even as a corruption scandal involving Netanyahu grows in Israel.... More


North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.   Photo: Democracy Now

Pyongyang, March 6 (RHC)-- North Korea says it will stop testing its nuclear weapons in order to hold talks with the United States. ... More


Image of the Summit of the ALBA-TCP held in Caracas on March 5th, 2018.

Caracas, March 6 (RHC)-- The summit of presidents of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America, ALBA, was held in Caracas on  Monday, moments after Venezuelan President Maduro addressed Venezuelans alongside leaders of Latin American and Caribbean member states who were attending the meeting.... More


Robert Malley (Internet Photo)

Paris, March 6 (RHC)-- “The U.S. blockade on Cuba is now meaningless and out of date,” said political scientist Robert Malley, who served as special advisor to former U.S. President Barack Obama.... More


Cairo, March 6 (RHC)-- Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Marcelino Medina, has reaffirmed in Cairo, Egypt, his country's stance in favor of a fair, lasting peace for all Middle eastern countries and peoples. ... More


Carlos Fernandez de Cossio.  File Photo

Havana, March 6 (RHC)-- The Director General for the United States at the Cuban Foreign Ministry, Carlos Fernández de Cossío, has confirmed the willingness on the part of Cuban authorities to engage in respectful dialogue with U.S. authorities on issues that affect the lives of millions of people in both Cuba and the U.S. ... More


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