An explosion is seen in Gaza city after an airstrike by Israeli forces on June 2, 2018.  Photo: AFP

Gaza City, June 4 (RHC)-- Israeli fighter planes have carried out multiple airstrikes on a series of locations spread out through the Gaza Strip. ... More


Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri.  Photo: Press TV

Tehran, June 4 (RHC)-- The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri says any threat or possible act of aggression by enemies will be met with a firm and crushing response. ... More


A burned complex in Leon, Nicaragua housed the ministries of Family Economics, Agriculture and Livestock, Environment and Natural Resources among other institut

Managua, June 4 (RHC)-- In Nicaragua, a group of opposition supporters set fire to series of government buildings in the city of Leon, located northwest of Managua. ... More


 U.S. attorney general Jeff Session.  Photo: File

Washington, June 4 (RHC)-- The New York Times reports that days after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from the investigation into alleged ties between Russia and the Trump campaign... More


 Gregory Hill was shot and killed by a Florida deputy in 2014.  Photo: GoFundMe

Miami, June 4 (RHC)-- In the United States, the family of a Black man who was killed by a Florida deputy is baffled after a jury awarded them four cents as compensation for his death.  ... More


Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico last September.  Photo: AP

New York, June 4 (RHC)-- In the United States, the cable news networks are facing criticism for spending far more time covering the Roseanne story than the stunning new Harvard report that found at least 4,645 people died in Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Maria.  ... More


Honduran migrant Roxsana Hernandez dies in U.S. custody.  Photo: Democracy Now

Albuquerque, June 4 (RHC)-- A transgender woman who was part of the caravan of Central American migrants who arrived at the U.S. border last month seeking asylum has died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE. ... More


Guatemala City during the eruption of Fuego Volcano on June 3, 2018. AP photo

Guatemala City. June 4 (RHC)--– At least 38 people have died, many more injured and 1.7 million have been affected by the eruption of the Fuego volcano, the most violent in recent years, according to Guatemalan authorities.... More


 "Today, a group of leaders and activists who committed crimes of political action between 2014 and 2018 have been released at my request," Maduro sai

Caracas, June 2 (RHC)-- The Venezuelan government has begun releasing a number of opposition activists and politicians, who were facing trial due to their participation in or inciting a series of violent actions that left nearly 200 people dead between 2014 and 2017.... More


 A refugee rests on the deck of the MV Aquarius as it sails into the Sicilian port of Messina.  Photo: AFP

Tripoli, June 2 (RHC)-- The United Nations refugee agency, the UNHCR, says people smugglers shot dead more than 12 refugees who were attempting to flee a camp in Libya last week.... More


 CIA tortured prisoners in Lithuania and Romania.  Photo: Reuters

Brussels, June 2 (RHC)-- The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Lithuania and Romania violated the rights of two accused terrorists by allowing the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency to torture them in secret prisons. ... More


 Migrant children are being separated from their parents.  Photo: Reuters

Washington, June 2 (RHC)-- In the United States, California Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein is set to introduce a bill that would end the Donald Trump administration’s practice of separating immigrant children from their parents.... More


 Trump family businesses making big money.   Photo: Democracy Now

Washington, June 2 (RHC)-- In the U.S., the watchdog group Common Cause is calling for a congressional probe into whether President Donald Trump is abusing his office to enrich his family... More


 Trade union demonstration in U.S. capital.  Photo: AP

Washington, June 2 (RHC)-- In Washington, D.C., the nation’s largest union of federal employees has filed suit against an executive order that severely limits the amount of time government workers can spend on union activity.... More


 Photo shows two women wearing burqa outside the parliament in Denmark's capital city of Copenhagen.  Photo: AFP

Copenhagen, June 2 (RHC)-- The Danish parliament has approved legislation that prohibits women from covering their faces with burqa and similar accessories in public places. ... More


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