Riyadh, September 18 (RHC)-- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is now in Saudi Arabia, where he is due to hold talks over a response to an assault on two major oil facilities in the kingdom, as Iran denied any role in the attacks that crippled the world's top oil exporter.... More
Paris, September 18 (RHC)-- Greenhouse gases thrust into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels are warming Earth's surface more quickly than previously understood, according to new climate models set to replace those used in current UN projections, according to scientists.... More
New York, September 18 (RHC)-- In the U.S., a new study reveals that the first sexual experience for one out of every 16 women and girl is rape. Almost half of those surveyed said they were physically forced into the act, and over half said they were verbally pressured into sex against their will. ... More
Miami, September 18 (RHC)-- A U.S. federal judge in Florida has refused to undo a 2008 plea deal that granted immunity to serial sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators — despite a ruling that prosecutors violated the Crime Victims’ Rights Act by failing to consult with Epstein’s accusers. ... More
Tel Aviv, September 18 (RHC)-- Israel is reportedly stuck in a political deadlock following general elections as neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his main challenger Benny Gantz have managed to secure a parliamentary majority, raising the possibility of fresh coalition talks or the end of the premier’s rule.... More
Caracas, September 18 (RHC)-- The National Dialogue Roundtable in Venezuela, constituted by members of the constitutional government and representatives of the opposition, urged Tuesday for the international community to support the peace and understanding initiatives.... More
Buenos Aires, September 18 (RHC)-- In Argentina, medical groups have appealed to the government, asking for urgent intervention to avert mass closures of health centers in the country. Hospitals have been particularly hard by the country’s economic crisis, presided over by neo-liberal President Mauricio Macri. ... More
Washington, September 18 (RHC)-- In the U.S., the United Auto Workers’ nationwide strike is in its third day today. It’s the first such strike in the auto industry since 2007, affecting over 50 General Motors facilities across nine states. ... More
Brasilia, September 18 (RHC)-- A Human Rights Watch report has found that more than 300 people have been killed over the past decade in conflicts over the use of land and resources in the Amazon, many by organized criminal networks profiting from illegal deforestation.... More
Havana, September 17 (RHC)-- The commitment to consolidate relations between the governments of Cuba and Liberia was ratified this Tuesday during a meeting held by Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Rogelio Sierra and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from the African country, Henry Fahnbulleh.... More
Havana, September 18 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel received Estela Barnes de Carlotto, president of the association of Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, who is visiting the island invited by the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC).... More
Havana, September 17 (RHC)-- More than half a million Cubans have signed the No More Trump global campaign in rejection of the coercive measures imposed by the U.S. government and as a sign of solidarity with the sister Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.... More
Havana, September 17 (RHC)-- The first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, Raúl Castro, will receive the Friendship Medal that China will present to international figures on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Asian country, according to a decree released Tuesday.... More
Caracas, September 17 (RHC)-- Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López gave a press conference Tuesday in which he condemned those threatening to apply the so-called Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (TIAR) against the sovereignty of the Venezuelan people.... More
Rome, September 17 (RHC)-- In Italy, two high-ranking officials have been indicted on multiple charges of manslaughter and negligence for the deaths of more than 260 migrants, including 60 children, in the Mediterranean Sea in 2013. ... More
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