Mariano Rajoy takes his seat at Parliament before the vote on a no confidence motion in Madrid, Spain.  Photo: Reuters

Madrid, June 1 (RHC)-- In Spain, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy lost a no-confidence vote in Parliament Friday, as a major corruption scandal toppled his administration.... More


US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during a UN Security Council emergency session on Israel-Gaza conflict at United Nations headquarter on M

United Nations, June 1 (RHC)-- U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has said Washington will "unquestionably veto" a UN draft resolution calling for the protection of Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.... More


An Israeli army tank patrols along the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2018.  Photo: AFP

Geneva, June 1 (RHC)-- The besieged Gaza Strip is facing an "epic" crisis after Israeli forces killed and injured hundreds of Palestinians during recent protests... More


European Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom holds a news conference in Brussels, Belgium.   Photo: Reuters

Brussels, June 1 (RHC)-- The European Union says it intends to launch a case at the World Trade Organization (WTO) against a U.S. move to impose new import tariffs on the bloc’s steel and aluminum... More


  Guatemalan women killed on U.S. border.  Photo: Democracy Now

Guatemala City, June 1 (RHC)-- In Guatemala, family members are demanding justice for Claudia Gómez González, the 19-year-old indigenous woman whom a U.S. Border Patrol agent shot in the head and killed last week in Texas near the U.S. border. ... More


This file photo shows a view of an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank.  Photo: File

Tel Aviv, June 1 (RHC)-- The Israeli regime has approved plans for the construction of about 2,000 settlement units in the occupied West Bank. ... More


Nicaraguan protester fires homemade mortar at riot police.  Photo: Reuters

Managua, May 31 (RHC)-- Nicaragua's government has rejected the violent actions perpetrated by opposition groups across the country despite agreeing on a new round of talks as part of a mixed commission for dialogue. ... More


Demonstrators protest in downtown Athens during a 24-hour general strike on May 30, 2018.  Photo: AFP

Athens, May 31 (RHC)-- Greece came to a standstill on Wednesday as people staged a nationwide 24-hour strike against reforms linked to a third and final bailout.... More


Bolivian foreign minister visits China.   Photo: Reuters

Beijing, May 31 (RHC)-- Bolivian Minister of Foreign Affairs Fernando Huanacuni Mamani has met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi – during a three-day visit ... More


Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stands on the balcony before a meeting of President Vladimir Putin with French President Emmanuel Macron (both not pictur

St. Petersburg, May 31 (RHC)-- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Moscow is in favor of the ongoing talks between North Korea, South Korea and the United States ... More


Demonstrations held around the U.S. for economic equality.  Photo: AP

New York, May 31 (RHC)-- In the United States, hundreds of people were arrested in cities across the country in nonviolent protests calling for an end to economic inequality, militarism and racial injustice, organized by the new Poor People’s Campaign. ... More


 French police evict migrants in Paris.  Photo: AFP

Paris, May 31 (RHC)-- In France, police have begun evacuating hundreds of migrants from makeshift camps around Paris, forcing them onto buses bound for so-called temporary accommodation centers.  The sweep came as France added new restrictions for migrants applying for asylum. ... More


Hurricane Maria's death toll in Puerto Rico much higher than official report.  Photo: AP

According to a research team led by scientists at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, nearly 5,000 people died in Puerto Rico... More


 Flotilla to break blockade of Gaza.  Photo: Democracy Now

Gaza City, May 30 (RHC)-- In the Gaza Strip, Israeli warplanes launched scores of airstrikes overnight Tuesday, while Hamas fired dozens of rockets and mortars into southern Israel, in the most intense fighting in the besieged Palestinian territory since 2014. ... More


While the Colombian government continues to deny the existence of paramilitary groups, the brutal organizations continue to cause disturbances and have killed s

Bogota, May 30 (RHC)-- The Common Alternative Revolutionary Force (FARC), the political party founded after the demobilization of the insurgent group with the same acronym... More


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