Paris, Feb 10 (RHC)-- France is planning to spend $33 billion (27 billion Euros) to upgrade its arsenal of nuclear weapons as part of a massive $370 billion (300 billion Euros) military spending over the next few years to meet the NATO military alliance's requirements, the French defense chief has announced.... More
Kabul, Feb 10 (RHC)-- The Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan says there are indications that the U.S. military is allowing members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, who have suffered serious defeats in Syria and neighboring Iraq, to infiltrate Afghanistan.... More
New York, Feb 9 (RHC)-- U.S. stocks have plunged again with the Dow Jones industrial average experiencing a four-digit loss second time in a week due to fears of higher interest rates.... More
Brasilia, Feb 9 (RHC)-- Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio 'Lula' da Silva, unphased by the upholding of his conviction on corruption charges by the Fourth Regional Federal Court, will embark on his latest caravan at the end of the month. The tour, scheduled to begin on February 27, will take him through the southern states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Parana.... More
Washington, Feb 9 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal for a grand military parade through the streets of the U.S. capital has attracted scorn and skepticism from officials in Washington, DC. Critics argue that a military parade could cost millions of dollars, at a time the US Defense Department wants more stable funding for an overstretched military.... More
San Juan, Feb 9 (RHC)- The Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, has come under fire after failing to deliver 30 million meals to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico. The agency awarded a major $156-million meal contract to a small one-person company, Tribute Contracting, located in Atlanta, Georgia. ... More
New York, Feb 9 (RHC)-- As the Israeli government considers the annexation of the Palestinian occupied territory of the West Bank, the New York Times and a local Israeli newspaper seem to embrace the potential plans by removing the West Bank from the map while only naming Israel and the Palestinian Gaza Strip.... More
Caracas, Feb 9 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced that the government will accept international election observers ahead of the April 22nd presidential elections.... More
PyeongChang, Feb 9 (RHC)-- The 23rd Winter Olympic Games were declared opened Friday by South Korea´s president Moon Jae-in in PyeongChang.... More
Caracas, Feb 9 (RHC)-- The Venezuelan government has rejected a statement from the US State Department that calls into question the legitimacy of the presidential elections convened for April 22 and the democratic institutions of Venezuela.... More
Quito, Feb 8 (RHC)-- In Quito, the Ecuadorean capital, President Lenin Moreno affirmed that his country would continue to protect Julian Assange... More
Tel Aviv, Feb 8 (RHC)-- Israel has begun notifying African migrants that they have until the end of March to leave the occupied territories or face jail, officials say.... More
Sydney, Feb 8 (RHC)-- A top American military officer, Marine General Joseph Dunford, has warned that any war between the United States and North Korea would be -- in his words -- "nasty." ... More
Beirut, Feb 8 (RHC)-- Israel's plans to construct a security wall on the border with Lebanon amounts to an "act of aggression" ... More
Washington, Feb 8 (RHC)-- New Pentagon data show the number of U.S. airstrikes in Yemen increased sixfold last year following the election of Donald Trump. ... More
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