U.S. troops in Syria called home.  Photo: AP

Washington, December 20 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of all 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria, in a move that surprised many in Washington and around the world.... More


Yemeni mother allowed to enter U.S. to see dying son.  Photo: AFP

San Francisco, December 20 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of California, the Yemeni mother of a dying 2-year-old child was granted a State Department waiver from President Donald Trump’s travel ban and will see her son one last time before her boy is expected to die. ... More


The Trump family punished for misuse of charitable organization.  Photo: Democracy Now

Washington, December 20 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump’s charitable foundation will be dissolved under court supervision, the result of an agreement reached with New York state’s attorney general, who says the Trump family used the charity as a virtual piggy bank for self-dealing. ... More


 Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying.  Photo: AFP

Beijing, December 20 (RHC)-- China has opposed the "weaponization" of space by the United States, a day after President Donald Trump ordered the creation of a new command center for controlling military space operations.... More


 Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard announces a joint development plan between Mexico and the United States for the northern triangle of Central America,

Mexico City, December 20 (RHC)-- The United States will spend billions of dollars in Central America and Mexico, as part of a plan to officially strengthen economic growth in the region... More


Havana, December 20 (RHC)-- Deputies to the Cuban Parliament are continuing on Thursday the study of the Draft Constitution which was enriched by the popular consultation held between August 13 and November 15.... More


Pyongyang, December 20 (RHC)-- North Korea has rejected U.S.  calls for it to unilaterally denuclearize, and said Washington should give up its ambition to force Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons by "high-handed practices and pressure.” according to a statement by KCNA news agency.... More


Havana, December 20 (RHC)--An historic agreement signed Wednesday between the Cuban Baseball Federation and Major League Baseball (MLB) and its players’ association will allow players from the island who play in national series to sign big league contracts.... More


Cuban president receives visiting Japanese parliamentary leader

Havana, December 19 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel met Tuesday in Havana with the president of the Japan-Cuba Friendship Parliamentary League Keiji Furuya. ... More


Havana, December 19 (RHC)-- “The brotherhood shared by Cuba and Timor Leste is consolidated with every passing day,” the country’s ambassador in Havana, Maubere Lorosae da Silva Horta, told Granma International.... More


Rodrigo Malmierca, Minister for Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment

Havana, December 19 (RHC)-- Foreign direct investment projects in Cuba stand today at 525, compared to 246 in 2014, when the country passed the Foreign Investment Law and published its Portfolio of Opportunities.... More


United Nations appeals for Palestinian aid as Donald Trump withdraws U.S. support.  Photo: United Nations file photo

United Nations, December 19 (RHC)-- In Palestine, the United Nations is appealing for $350 million in emergency humanitarian relief, after the Donald Trump administration cut funding to UNRWA ... More


U.S. and Hungary dissent as U.N. votes 181 to 2 for refugee pact.  Photo: Google

United Nations, December 19 (RHC)-- At the United Nations General Assembly, the United States has voted against a framework agreement aimed at protecting the rights of refugees around the world.... More


Pope Francis blows the candle of cake for his 82nd birthday, offered to him during an audience for children and families of the Santa Marta dispensary on Decemb

Vatican City, December 19 (RHC)-- Pope Francis has warned politicians of the dangers of exploiting nationalism and xenophobia as far right sentiments are on the rise across Western countries.... More


This combination of file pictures shows a photo illustration of Twitter logos and a file illustration picture taken of the logo of social network Facebook.  Pho

Washington, December 19 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has blasted American internet giants, accusing them of bias towards the Democratic Party.... More


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