Havana, May 17 (RHC)-- As Cuba celebrates Farmers' Day and the 66th anniversary of the first Agrarian Reform Law, the 13th Congress of the National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP) concludes on Saturday in Havana.... More


Havana, May 17 (RHC)-- The president of the National Assembly of People's Power (Parliament) of Cuba and of the Council of State, Esteban Lazo Hernández, signed the book of condolences opened at the Uruguayan embassy in Havana on Friday for the death of former president José "Pepe" Mujica.... More


New York, May 17 (RHC)-- Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania is directing a new drama on the harrowing death of Hind Rajab, the six-year-old Palestinian girl killed in Gaza by the Israeli regime in 2024.... More


La Paz, May 17 (RHC)-- The ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party has designated Government Minister Eduardo Del Castillo as its presidential candidate for the general elections on August 17th, along with Milán Berna as its vice-presidential candidate, following the decline of Bolivian President Luis Arce's reelection bid.... More


Khan Younis, May 17 (RHC)-- According to reports from Gaza, an overnight Israeli drone attack killed five people, including a grandfather along with two of his grandchildren.... More


Gaza City, May 17 (RHC)-- In Gaza City, hospitals are overwhelmed with the large influx of dead and wounded Palestinians arriving to the hospital in the early hours of this morning and throughout the day.... More


Tel Aviv, May 17 (RHC)-- The Israeli army announced late Friday night that it has launched the first stage of a major offensive in Gaza, dubbed “Gideon’s Chariots,” to seize the Palestinian territory.... More


Ramallah, May 17 (RHC)-- In the occupied West Bank, Israeli soldiers raided the Palestinian town of Tamoun on Thursday, killing five men after laying siege to a home in the village center.  One of the men apparently burned to death, according to Tamoun’s mayor.... More


La Paz, May 17 (RHC)-- Bolivia's Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) announced this Friday that former President Evo Morales may begin the registration process as a presidential pre-candidate for the August 17 elections, although it warned that his effective participation will depend on strict compliance with legal requirements.... More


Washington, May 17 (RHC)-- In Washington, DC, U.S. Congressmember Rashida Tlaib has reintroduced a resolution to recognize the Palestinian Nakba — or “catastrophe” — on its 77th anniversary. ... More


New York, May 17 (RHC)-- In the U.S., New York University has come under fire for withholding the diploma of a student who used his commencement address to condemn the genocide in Gaza. ... More


United Nations, May 17 (RHC)-- A United Nations-backed report announces that Gaza faces “catastrophic” levels of food insecurity, amid Israel’s genocidal war on the besieged strip. ... More


Ramallah, May 17 (RHC)-- The Palestinian Authority’s Education Ministry has strongly denounced Israel for fierce and aggressive attacks on schools across the occupied West Bank.... More


Gaza City, May 17 (RHC)-- Israel continues its carnage in Gaza after the deadliest day yet for Palestinians in the besieged territory since Israel resumed its war on the strip in March.   According to medical sources, 63 Palestinians have been killed so far Friday, including 55 people in attacks on the northern Gaza Strip.... More


Bamako, May 17 (RHC)-- Their situation seemed desperate; their demeanor, portrayed in several videos published by news outlets, was sour.... More


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