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Prensa Latina The President of the UN General Assembly, Maria Fernanda Espinosa, believes that the use of force and violence is not the solution to what is happening in Venezuela, stressed her spokeswoman, Monica Grayley. The high representative also underscored the need for a constructive dialogue between the sides, with the purpose of finding a […]

Gulf News In 2013, China unveiled a Silk Road plan for the 21st century – a strategy that aims to boost trade and productivity between the country and others across East Africa and Europe. The World Bank estimates the strategy, known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will encompass 30 per cent of the […]

By TeleSur Russia claims that the Western powers are tearing Venezuela apart cynically and following the same patterns as in Libya and Syria as the U.S. retakes the Monroe Doctrine. The Monroe Doctrine establishes that any intervention by European countries in the Americas would be seen as an act of aggression that would require U.S. […]

International law seems to matter little to the United States (U.S.) government as they once again have publicly expressed support for a coup attempt against the constitutional and democratically elected government of Venezuela. One of the first to ratify his support for the destabilizing attempt was U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, who as news of an […]

Aftab Alam EVER since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power at the Centre in 2014 the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been continuously on its target on one pretext or another. The BJP and its ideological mentor the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) drag the name of AMU every now and then generating unwanted […]

Ramzy Baroud While the fire at the French cathedral was likely accidental, destroyed Palestinian houses of worship were intentionally targeted. The Israeli culprits are yet to be held accountable. As the 300-foot spire of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris tragically came tumbling down on live television, my thoughts ventured to Nuseirat Refugee Camp, my […]

Online Agencies A Brazil special court of supreme judges ruled Tuesday to reduce the sentence of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, from 12 years and 10 months to eight years and 10 months, which would potentially allow his defense to file for moving him to house arrest. The investigating judge of the appeal […]

Online Agencies The African Union warned Sudan’s military to transfer power to civilian authorities within 15 days, or risk losing membership in the bloc. AU’s Peace and Security Council said in a statement Monday that Sudan must aim to hold “free, fair and transparent elections” as soon as possible. “A military-led transition would be completely […]

By TeleSur United States President Donald Trump has come under fire for posting a video on his Twitter linking 9/11 with Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. The video spliced news footage of 9/11 with a clip from a speech Omar gave last month to Council of American-Islamic Relations, Muslim civil rights, and advocacy group. Omar said that […]

By TeleSur After being ruled by the far-right Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), many sections of the Indian society are seeking a change. Even though Modi’s support base remains strong, if not escalated after Pulwama attack in Indian Occupied Kashmir which claimed lives of 40 Indian armed personnel, progressives are hoping and […]