Havana, April 19 (RHC) The Cuban ambassador to Sri Lanka, Andrés Marcelo González, and managers of Yaden Laboratories exchanged in Colombo about the existing relations between the Sri Lankan pharmaceutical manufacturer and institutions of the Caribbean nation.... More
Havana, April 19 (RHC) The communist parties of Cuba and Chile ratified the will to promote rapprochement and strengthen bilateral ties with the signing of an Exchange and Cooperation Agreement.... More
Havana, April 19 (RHC)-- Cuba remembers today the victory over the mercenary invasion of Playa Girón, on April 19, 1961.... More
Tehran, April 19 (RHC)-- Officials say Iran's air defense systems fired at suspicious objects in Isfahan and Tabriz early Friday. The sound of explosions have been heard near the central Iranian city of Isfahan and Tabriz in the country's northwest after air defense systems fired at "suspicious objects" early Friday. ... More
Damascus, April 19 (RHC)-- Israeli military aircraft have reportedly carried out a string of airstrikes against positions in Syria’s southwestern provinces of Daraa and As-Suwayda as well as neighboring Iraq.... More
Tehran, April 19 (RHC)-- Explosions have been heard near the central Iranian city of Isfahan due to the activation of air defenses, informed sources say.... More
Cairo, April 19 (RHC)-- Egyptian officials have told a Qatari outlet that the U.S. has accepted Israel’s plan for an operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, in return for not carrying out a large strike in Iran in response to Tehran’s unprecedented missile and drone attack.... More
Tel Aviv, April 19 (RHC)-- Itamar Ben Gvir, a notorious far-right Israeli minister, has called for the execution of Palestinian prisoners to ease overcrowding in the jails. The minister said in a social media post on Thursday that applying the death penalty to Palestinian detainees was the “right” solution to tackle the problem of prison overcrowding.... More
The Hague, April 19 (RHC)-- The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has announced that hearings are scheduled for April 30th and May 1st, where the lawsuit of Mexico against Ecuador, for the assault on its embassy in Quito, will be tried.... More
New York, April 18 (RHC)-- New York City police have forcibly removed a protest encampment at Columbia University and arrested more than 100 demonstrators, including Isra Hirsi, the daughter of prominent U.S. congresswoman Ilhan Omar.... More
Sunnyvale, April 18 (RHC)-- Google has fired 28 employees who protested its $1.2 billion contract with Israel. Project Nimbus provides computing services to the Israeli military. This comes after peaceful sit-ins this week by Google workers at their New York City and Sunnyvale, California, offices, which resulted in nine arrests. ... More
United Nations, April 18 (RHC)-- The United States has predictably cast its veto against a bid by the Palestinian Authority (PA) for Palestine to be recognized as a full member of the United Nations.... More
Quagadougou, April 18 (RHC)-- Burkina Faso has ordered three French diplomats to leave the coup-hit country within two days over “subversive activities”, a year after the junta ruling the African nation cut off ties with France, the landlocked country’s former colonial ruler.... More
Gaza City, April 18 (RHC)-- The medical crisis in Gaza's hospitals, or what remains of them, is catastrophic. Hospitals can barely treat patients, and staff don't have the equipment, medicine or even beds necessary to take care of Palestinians in the enclave, who are struggling to survive under relentless Israeli bombing.... More
New York, April 18 (RHC)-- Twenty-nine authors and translators have withdrawn from consideration for PEN America’s prestigious literary prizes to protest the organization’s leadership and silencing of Palestinian voices. ... More
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