Moscow, December 12 (RHC)-- The health situation of Julian Assange, who is being held in London, worsens while he is awaiting extradition to the United States, warned Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zajárova.... More


Washington, December 12 (RHC)-- The president of the United States, Donald Trump, harshly criticized the Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, the teenage promoter of a large international movement against the climate crisis.... More


Madrid, December 12 (RHC)-- In Madrid, the Spanish capital, at COP25, the United Nations climate summit, hundreds of activists gathered outside the conference’s main plenary halls to demand rich countries take more drastic action to address the climate crisis. ... More


Paris, December 12 (RHC)-- In France, workers are vowing to continue their strike, after French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe gave a televised address outlining the proposed pension overhaul. ... More


Tel Aviv, December 12 (RHC)-- In Israel, the Knesset has dissolved and the country is headed toward its third national election in a year, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and rival Benny Gantz both failed to form a governing coalition. ... More


New Delhi, December 12 (RHC)-- In India, the upper house of Parliament has passed the highly controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill, widely known as the “Anti-Muslim” bill. The legislation provides a path to citizenship for immigrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan — unless they are Muslim. ... More


Niamey, December 12 (RHC)-- In West Africa, over 70 troops were killed in an attack on a military camp in Niger near the border with Mali. ... More


European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.  (Photo: AFP)

Brussels, December 12 (RHC)-- The European Commission has proposed a sweeping new plan to address the climate crisis.  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that the European Green Deal would be the biggest overhaul of European policy since the foundation of the modern European Union system. ... More


Havana, December 12 (RHC)-- The 17th Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) will be held on Saturday, December 14th, in Havana.... More


Panama, December 12 (RHC)-- Pro-Cuba and Pro-Panama –two entities devoted to investment and trade promotion in their respective countries-- signed a cooperation agreement in Santiago de Chile.... More


Bolivia's former President Evo Morales arrives in Buenos Aires, December 12, 2019.  (Photo: teleSUR)

Buenos Aires, December 12 (RHC)-- Bolivia’s former President Evo Morales, who was forced to resign after the mutiny of his country's security forces, arrived in Argentina as a refugee.... More


Brussels, December 12 (RHC)-- The U.S. military is planning its biggest deployment of troops to Europe in 25 years, with thousands of soldiers preparing to take part in a massive war games at a time of increasingly tensions with Russia.... More


Brasilia, December 12 (RHC)-- Brazil’s Senate has taken a step toward restoring mandatory imprisonment for convicts after they lose their first appeal, a move that could return former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to jail for corruption.... More


Pregnant woman suffered affects of tear gas during a protest in Bogota.  (Photo: Reuters)

Bogota, December 12 (RHC)-- In Bogota, the Colombian capital, the Mobile Riot Squadron (Esmad) carried out attacks against protesters who were peacefully demonstrating at the National University of Colombia.... More


San Diego, December 12 (RHC)-- In San Diego, California, six people were arrested outside the U.S. Customs and Border Protection building to protest the denial of medical care, including flu vaccinations, to families detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Border Patrol. ... More


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