Washington, December 8 (RHC)-- After almost two weeks since Honduran elections, the Organization of American States finally issued a statement, saying it may call for a new presidential vote if "irregularities" continue to undermine the credibility of the November 26th results, which have not been officially announced. ... More


Brussels, December 8 (RHC)-- The yellow and red striped Catalan flags waved brightly in the grey sky as almost 50,000 people filled the streets of Brussels protesting in support of former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont ... More


Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

Vienna, December 8 (RHC)-- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has censured the joint military exercises conducted by the United States and South Korea, saying the drills could provoke North Korea to carry out more missile tests. ... More


Algiers, December 8 (RHC)-- French President Emmanuel Macron has made his first official visit to Algeria, announcing his arrival as a "friend" despite France's historically prickly relationship with its former colony. ... More


Gaza City, December 8 (RHC)-- The Israeli military says an aircraft and a tank have targeted two security posts in the besieged Gaza Strip. The attack on Thursday night had no casualties, Reuters reported, citing residents of the Palestinian coastal enclave. ... More


U.S. Senator Al Franken

Washington, December 8 (RHC)-- In the United States Congress, Senator Al Franken, a Democrat from the state of Minnesota, said he will resign from the Senate “in the coming weeks” amid allegations of sexual harassment.... More


Ali Akbar Velayati

Tehran, December 8 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump's "foolish" move to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital has dealt "the final blow" to the American "political life" in the Islamic world, says a senior Iranian official. ... More


Los Angeles, December 8 (RHC)-- Firefighters are continuing to battle intense wind-driven wildfires across densely populated Southern California that have destroyed at least 500 structures and chased tens of thousands of people from their homes over the past five days. ... More


A Palestinian protester hurls stones as tear gas is fired by Israeli troops during clashes in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. (Reuters)

Jerusalem, December 8 (RHC-Agencies) - Thousands of Palestinians protested in a “day of rage” on Friday in the occupied West Bank, Gaza and in East Jerusalem against U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of the ancient city as Israel’s capital.... More


Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (File Photo)

Buenos Aires, December 8 (RHC-Agencies)-- Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been placed in pretrial detention, prompting Argentinian social movements and political organizations to mobilize and demand the "rule of law."... More


Former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya

Tegucigalpa, December 7 (RHC)-- Former Honduran president and director of the center-left Opposition Alliance, Manuel Zelaya, said the country’s entire electoral system “is contaminated.” ... More


Ramallah, December 7 (RHC)-- Palestinians are protesting in cities across the West Bank and Gaza Strip after U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and initiate a process of moving the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. ... More


Iranian President Hassan Rouhani

Tehran, December 7 (RHC)-- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has warned the U.S. against relocating its Israel embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem... More


Washington, December 7 (RHC)-- In the United States, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued an order for the seizure of more than 4,000 guns ... More


German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel

Berlin, December 7 (RHC)-- German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel says the world order is changing and the era of American dominance is gradually fading away under U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration... More


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