2019..The year of protests
From Chile to Hong Kong, passing through Algeria, Lebanon, France and other countries, angry citizens took to the streets in 2019 in the absence of leaders directing their action, in a scene resemblin...
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11 injured in New Orleans, Louisiana
Eleven people were shot and wounded, two of them seriously, in a shooting in a tourist neighborhood in New Orleans, the largest city in Louisiana. New Orleans police officers near the scene said they...
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Trump suddenly arrives in Afghanistan to inspect US soldiers on Thanksgiving Day
US President Donald Trump arrived in Afghanistan on Thursday for an unannounced Thanksgiving visit with US soldiers at Bagram Air Base near Kabul. During the visit, which is supposed to last about tw...
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46 dead in Albania earthquake as more bodies are pulled from the rubble
The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Albania rose to 46 on Thursday as more bodies were pulled out of the rubble overnight following a tragedy that killed entire families. The 6.4-magnitude q...
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Russia conducts tenth intercontinental nuclear missile test in a year
One of the world´s leading nuclear powers, for the 10th time this year, has test-fired intercontinental ballistic missiles. The Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday that the missile, a Top...
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European Parliament declares climate and environmental "state of emergency"
The European Parliament on Thursday declared a "climate and environmental" state of emergency in a symbolic vote aimed at keeping pressure on EU leaders as the 25th climate summit approaches...
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Pompeo calls on Egypt to respect press freedom
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Egyptian authorities to respect press freedom after a crackdown that followed protests. "We call on the Egyptian government to respect the freedom of...
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Merkel warns of the consequences of a policy of closure in the Internet
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned of the consequences of a closed-door Internet policy. "We may have an increasingly fragmented Internet," Merkel said on Tuesday at the United Nati...
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US judiciary: The White House is obliged to respect the summons issued by Congress
Senior US officials and former White House officials must comply with congressional subpoenas, a ruling that could affect an investigation to isolate President Donald Trump, a US judge said Mond...
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Modi party loses rule of India´s richest state
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi´s party on Tuesday lost the rule of Maharashtra, which includes the financial capital of Bombay, after a short-term government coalition collapsed. The Natio...
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