Iran opens new consulate in Damascus, accusing Washington of giving Israel the green light to attack
Damascus, April 10 (RHC)-- Iran’s foreign minister has opened a new diplomatic site in the Syrian capital of Damascus, one week after Israel bombed the Iranian Consulate, killing at least seven Iranian officers. ... More
The Hague, April 9 (RHC)-- Germany has denied accusations that it was aiding genocide in Gaza by selling Israel arms in a case at the top UN court brought by Nicaragua – a case that reflects a mounting legal action in support of Palestinians.... More
Panama City, April 9 (RHC)-- The trial for 27 people charged in connection with the Panama Papers scandal began Monday in Panama City — eight years after the massive data leak. ... More
Tel Aviv, April 9 (RHC)-- Palestinian media say airstrikes hit two homes in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighborhood earlier today, killing and injuring dozens of people. Other attacks were reported in other Gaza City neighborhoods, including Shuja’iyya and Sabra. This comes as negotiations in Egypt continue, although little is believed to be accomplished.... More
Washington, April 9 (RHC)-- The United Kingdom will not halt arms sales to Israel by British companies after reviewing the latest legal advice on the matter, Foreign Minister David Cameron has said. Six months into the Israeli assault on Gaza, triggered by the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government has come under heavy pressure to revoke licences that allow arms exports to Israel.... More
Gaza City, April 9 (RHC)-- More decomposed bodies have been found inside al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, amid operations to recover bodies of the victims of one of the largest massacres committed by Israel against the Palestinians, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor says.... More
Brussels, April 9 (RHC)-- The world just experienced its warmest March on record, the 10th straight month of historic heat, as sea surface temperatures also hit a new high, according to Europe’s climate monitoring agency.... More
Gaza City, April 9 (RHC)-- In Gaza, the government media office has denounced the assassination of the mayor of al-Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip as a war crime, stating that the United States continues to give Israel the green light to continue its genocidal war against Gaza.... More
Tegucigalpa, April 9 (RHC)-- The pro tempore president of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), Xiomara Castro, announced Monday that she will convene a summit of presidents of the regional body to address the diplomatic crisis between Ecuador and Mexico after the raid on the Mexican Embassy in Quito to arrest former Vice President Jorge Glas.... More
United Nations, April 9 (RHC)-- At least 38 migrants and refugees, including children, have died after their boat sank off the coast of Djibouti, the United Nations migration agency has said, after their bodies were recovered.... More
Caracas, April 9 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro asserted on Monday that he has taken to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) documents that demonstrate the conclusive, historical and legal truth of the South American country with respect to the territory of Guayana Esequiba.... More
Buenos Aires, April 9 (RHC)-- Argentinean workers mobilized this Monday in rejection of more than 100 layoffs in the railway sector promoted by the government of Javier Milei.... More
Rafah, April 9 (RHC)-- More video has emerged from Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, which was largely destroyed during Israel’s two-week siege. ... More
Geneva, April 9 (RHC)-- Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini says the Israeli war on Gaza has set a new record in terms of killing minors, paramedics and journalists.... More
Geneva, April 8 (RHC)-- The UN World Food Program (WFP) has raised the alarm on the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip amid a genocidal Israeli war, saying children are starving to death in the besieged Palestinian territory.... More
