Fired attorney general Jeff Sessions and Matthew Whitaker.  Photo: Press TV

Washington, November 8 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions Wednesday, replacing him with a Trump loyalist who has called Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation a “witch hunt.”  This comes a day after Democrats seized control of the House of Representatives. ... More


Mexico's President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Olga Sanchez Cordero during the Second Pacification and Reconciliation Forum in Mexico City.  Photo: Re

Mexico City, November 8 (RHC)-- In Mexico, the future Minister of Public Security (SSP) Alfonso Durazo has announced that the security plan for the next government led by Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador ... More


Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro (L), President of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court Dias Toffoli (C) and Brazil's President Michel Temer attend a session a

Brasilia, November 8 (RHC)-- Brazilian far-right president-elect Jair Bolsonaro has announced the names of his transition team and to no one's surprise, it completely excludes women and Afro-Brazilians from it.... More


Chilean President Sebastian Pinera talks during a news conference in Berlin, Germany, October 10, 2018    Photo: Reuters

Santiago de Chile, November 8 (RHC)-- The Chilean government has submitted its pension reform plan that will increase employee contributions by four percent and the social security bonus for the poor will increase by 40 up to percent, which the government admitted would result in the loss of 52,000 jobs.... More


Italian premier Giuseppe Conte (C) speaks at the Lower House, ahead of a confidence vote on the government program, in Rome on June 6, 2018.  Photo: AFP

Rome, November 8 (RHC)-- The Italian Senate has cleared the way for far-right leader Matteo Salvini's tough anti-migrant and security decree to become law following a confidence vote.... More


Hanoi, November 8 (RHC)-- The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, has arrived in Vietnam on an official visit. He was received in Hanoi by officials of the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry.... More


The Hotel Nacional will be the venue of the conference.

Havana, November 8 (RHC)-- The Cuba-U.S. Agriculture Business Conference is starting Thursday a three-day meeting. The forum is organized by a coalition created in 2015 to promote bilateral ties in the sector, despite the adverse scenario that the U.S. blockade represents.... More


Los Angeles, November 8 (RHC)-- A gunman killed 12 people, including a sheriff’s deputy, when he walked into a Southern California bar and grill and started shooting on Wednesday night, police said.... More


Cuban president continues his visit to China.  Photo: CubaDebate

Beijing, November 7 (RHC)-- During his second day of an official visit to China, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel met in Beijing with the head of the Standing Committee of the People's Political Consultative Conference, Wang Yang.  ... More


Op-ed in The Hill by Republican lawmakers: American farmers need the Cuban market.  Photo: Google

Washington, November 7 (RHC) – Three prominent U.S. Republican lawmakers from states of strong agricultural input have come out in support of greater interaction with Cuba. ... More


Lula's defense team challenges conviction, citing judge’s bias.  Photo: teleSUR

Brasilia, November 7 (RHC)-- Former Brazilian President Lula da Silva’s defense team is filing a “habeas corpus” in a fight for his freedom, arguing that the judicial decision to imprison him for 12 years was not impartial.... More


Democrats take U.S. House of Representatives as Republicans gain in Senate.  Photo: Democracy Now

Washington, November 7 (RHC)-- In the United States, the Democratic Party has taken control of the House of Representatives, while the Republicans expanded their grip on the Senate in Tuesday’s midterm elections. ... More


Mass grave found in Veracruz, Mexico.  Photo: Google

Veracruz, November 7 (RHC)-- In Mexico, an anonymous tip has led to the discovery of a mass grave in the state of Veracruz, a violent area that is home to a turf war between rival drug cartels.... More


Refugees at a naval base after they were rescued by Libya’s coastal guard in Tripoli, Libya, November 23, 2017.  Photo: Reuters

Geneva, November 7 (RHC)-- The United Nations refugee agency says a total of more than 2,000 refugees have lost their lives since January trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe.... More


Legislator and president of the Lava Jato, or Car Wash, commission Rosa Bartra.   Photo: Twitter / @Pedro_Olaechea

Lima, November 7 (RHC)-- In Peru, the legislative commission investigating the Car Wash corruption case in Peru recommended an official corruption probe into presidents Ollanta Humala (2011-2016) and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (2016-2018), legislator Rosa Bartra announced.... More


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