North America

UN Secretary General: 'A different General Assembly'

United Nations, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina)' The COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis unlike any in our lifetimes, and so this year's General Assembly session will be unlike any other,' the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres said during the opening of the session.

Signatories to Iran Nuclear Deal Disqualify the US

19 de septiembre de 2020, 8:57Tehran, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) The United Kingdom, France and Germany disqualified a proposal by the United States to maintain global sanctions against Iran, under the nuclear agreement sealed in 2015 between Tehran and six world powers, it was reported here today.

Venezuela: Permanent siege

Venezuela: Permanent siege Yadira Cruz Valera

Caracas, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) Shooting down a US-registered aircraft and the capture of agent Heath Mattew triggered alerts this week in Caracas regarding the possible relation of such events with the continuous attempts of aggression by the United States and Colombia against Venezuela.

Trump offered Assange pardon in return for Wikileaks sources

London, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) A politician close to US President Donald Trump offered pardon to Julian Assange in 2017 in return for revealing the source for Democratic National Committee emails leak, a Wikileaks founder's lawyer assured on Friday.

Venezuela rejects US punitive actions

Caracas, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) The first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, highlighted on Friday that those who justify the US aggressions against the country are unaware of the courage and struggle of the Venezuelan people.

Tik Tok promises legal fight against veto of US operations

Beijing, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) The mini-video application Tik Tok, launched by ByteDance China's company, warned on Friday that it will take legal action in defense of its rights and interests, given the interruption of its operations in the US from upcoming November.

Cuba expresses support for Belarus at the Human Rights Council

Geneva, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) Cuba ratified on Friday its support for the people and government of Belarus and its legitimate President Alexander Lukashenko in a session of the UN Human Rights Council convened to attack that country.

Agenda 2030: a guiding light to end the pandemic, says UN

United Nations, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) Agenda 2030 provides the guiding light needed to end the Covid-19 pandemic, respond to its socioeconomic impacts and draw up the course for a transformation recovery, they stressed today at the UN.

Lebanon's Hezbollah accuses US of blocking Government

Beirut, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) Hezbollah accused the United States of hindering the creation of a Government in Lebanon by taking measures to create chaos, according to a communiqué published on local media on Friday.

Mike Pompeo visits Brazil with agenda against Venezuela

Brasilia, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, will visit the Brazilian city of Boa Vista, on the border with Venezuela, today, where he will carry out a hostile act against the constitutional government of Nicolás Maduro, reported portal Brasil 247.

US will lose again to Iran, Foreign Minister Zarif states

Tehran, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday that the United States will fail again in its effort to reactivate the international sanctions against the Islamic Republic.