Rafah, February 5 (RHC)-- A United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) convoy was hit by Israeli naval artillery fire in Gaza. UNRWA Gaza director Thomas White wrote on X: "This morning, a food convoy waiting to move into northern Gaza was hit by Israeli naval gunfire; fortunately, no one was injured."... More
Rafah, February 5 (RHC)_- Thirty Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on areas the regime claimed to be “safe” in the city of Deir al-Balah, the central Gaza Strip, local Palestinian authorities say. The media office of Gaza’s government said in a statement on Monday the airstrikes hit the city over the course of 24 hours.... More
Los Angeles, February 5 (RHC)-- The Grammys were held Sunday night and several artists used the event to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. ... More
Belfast, February 5 (RHC)-- History has been made in Northern Ireland as Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill has been sworn in to the top post of Northern Ireland’s Parliament, marking the first time the position has been held by a politician who supports the reunification of Ireland... More
New York, February 5 (RHC)-- UAW Labor for Palestine, a coalition of United Auto Workers (UAW) union members who support the liberation of Palestine, voted unanimously on Wednesday to release an official statement calling for the labor group’s leadership to rescind its endorsement for President Joe Biden’s reelection. The coalition joins a growing number of rank-and-file member groups leveraging their unions’ political cache to pressure the White House to stop abetting Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza. The groundswell of support signals a public shift concerning the occupation of Palestine, which had previously received fairly little attention within the U.S. labor movement.... More
Washington, February 5 (RHC)-- The main Muslim civil rights group in the United States has called on the Biden administration to end the Israeli regime's genocide in the Gaza Strip instead of waging war across West Asia, citing the latest strikes in Iraq and Syria as proof of "the total failure" of U.S. foreign policy in the region.... More
Havana, February 5 (RHC) --The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel, participated Monday in the inauguration of the XIV International Congress on Higher Education, University 2024, which will be held until Feb. 9 at the Havana Convention Palace.... More
Santiago de Chile, February 5 RHC)-- In Chile, at least 112 people have been killed as the country’s deadliest-ever wildfires rage throughout the central coastal hills. Hundreds of others are missing in the fires caused by a summer heat wave and drought. ... More
San Salvador, February 5 (RHC)-- In El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele has declared victory in Sunday’s election — though the official results haven’t been announced. Early ballot counts showed Bukele with over 80% of the votes. ... More
Rafah, February 5 (RHC)-- Israel is continuing to bomb the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians had taken shelter seeking safety. ... More
Atlanta, February 5 (RHC)-- CNN’s staff have slammed the network’s biased coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza, saying the editorial policies have led to a regurgitation of Israeli propaganda and the censoring of Palestinian perspectives.... More
Brussels, February 5 (PL) - The Belgian association Cuba Soberana said through its coordinator, Reinaldo Romero, that it will extend to the sports sector its accompaniment to the island, focused so far essentially in the area of health.... More
Havana, February 5 (RHC) - Cuban diver Anisley García finished 19th in the individual platform at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha (Qatar), and virtually qualified for the Paris-2024 Olympic Games.... More
Washington, February 5 (PL) - The Panamanian team Federales de Chiriqui will try to maintain their undefeated record today when they face Criollos de Caguas, from Puerto Rico, in the fifth qualifying round of the Caribbean Baseball Series being played in Miami.... More
Havana, February 5 (ACN)-- Cuban triple jumpers Leyanis Perez and Liadagmis Povea took first and second places, respectively, in the World Athletics Indoor Tour silver category meeting in Metz, France, in what was the debut of both of them in the winter indoor tour of the current year 2024.... More
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