The National Council of Churches of the United States voiced its concern that Cuba has continued to be listed on the US Commission on International Religious Freedom’s ¨Special Watch List” for countries with serious restrictions on religious freedom.

China has ordered the United States to close its consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu, retaliating against Washington's move earlier this week to shut down the Chinese consulate in the Texas city of Houston.

 

The World Health Organization, the WHO, is working to ensure fair vaccine distribution, but in the meantime it is key to suppress the virus's spread, said Mike Ryan, head of WHO's emergencies program, as daily new cases around the globe are at near-record levels.

The president of Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), Mikel Moreno, has rejected the latest U.S. attack that accused the judge of alleged corruption. And Washington puts a price on the head of Venezuelan Supreme Court president.