Donald Trump’s former attorney to testify to congressional committee.   Photo: AP

Washington, January 12 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney and fixer Michael Cohen told reporters that he’ll testify to a House of Representatives committee next month about his work for Donald Trump. ... More


Greece's President Prokopis Pavlopoulos (R) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel talk during their meeting at the presidential palace in the Greek capital Athens

Athens, January 12 (RHC)-- German Chancellor Angela Merkel says her country “takes total responsibility” for crimes committed by the Nazis in Greece during the Second World War.... More


Andrés Manuel López Obrador, presidente de México

Mexico City, January 12 (RHC)--The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, affirmed that the Fourth Transformation of public life has already begun, which he said does not constitute a change of government but of a regime.... More


Mexico prepares for new migrant exodus heading to the U.S.  Photo: AP

Tegucigalpa, January 11 (RHC)-- Authorities from Mexico and Central America have met to prepare for the arrival of new migrant caravans that intend to head to the United States, Hector Gandini, the spokesman for the Mexican Ministry of the Interior said.... More


Iranian foreign minister says wherever U.S. goes, chaos follows.  Photo: Press TV

Tehran, January 11 (RHC)-- Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has countered U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's claims that "when America retreats, chaos often follows," saying actually the opposite is true. ... More


Ernesto Araujo, appointed by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro as Foreign Minister, in Brasilia, Brazil, November 2018.   Photo: Reuters

Brasilia, January 11 (RHC)-- Brazil’s new far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has formally removed the South American country from the UN migration pact in the name of “sovereignty and the preservation of national values.”... More


Protests in U.S. over shutdown.  Photo: AP

Washington, January 11 (RHC)-- In the United States, some 800,000 federal workers who’ve been furloughed or forced to work without compensation will receive no paycheck today, as the partial government shutdown stretches into its 21st day with no resolution in sight. ... More


Mexican Interior Minister Olga Sanchez at press conference.  Photo: EFE

Mexico City, January 11 (RHC)-- Mexico’s Interior Minister Olga Sanchez has announced that 16 political prisoners had been released so far and that the federal government is reviewing the 368 cases of people illegally detained.... More


In this December 13, 2018 file photo shoppers carry purchases on the main shopping district on Oxford Street in London, less than two weeks before Christmas.  P

London, January 11 (RHC)-- Britain’s retailers suffered their worst Christmas sales since the depths of the global financial crisis a decade ago, with steep discounts failing to persuade worried customers to spend more.... More


 Donald Trump Jr. compares immigrants to zoo animals.  Photo: Tweeter

Washington, January 11 (RHC)-- The oldest son of the U.S. president, Donald Trump, Jr., shared a post on Instagram comparing immigrants to animals. ... More


U.S. president nominates ex-coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler as permanent EPA head.  Photo: Google

Washington, January 11 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler as Environmental Protection Agency administrator.   ... More


After weeks stranded at sea, asylum seekers granted access to Malta.  Photo: Press TV

Brussels, January 11 (RHC)-- In the Mediterranean, the government of Malta has allowed nearly 50 asylum seekers who had been stranded at sea for weeks to come ashore on two rescue vessels. ... More


Venezuelan President takes oath of office for new term.  Photo: teleSUR

Caracas, January 10 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in before the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) in Caracas Thursday morning for a second six-year term. ... More


Brazilian governor in Rio de Janiero says armed forces can shoot to kill.  Photo: teleSUR

Rio de Janeiro, January 10 (RHC)-- In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, human rights advocates are sounding alarm bells after the new governor, Wilson Witzel, said that city security forces were authorized to shoot to kill suspects. ... More


Donald Trump walks out of shutdown negotiations after “temper tantrum”   Photo: AP

Washington, January 10 (RHC)-- In the United States, with the partial government shutdown now in its 20th day, President Donald Trump reportedly stormed out of a meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi... More


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