President Barack Obama meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office, Nov. 10, 2016. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Trump Dumps Romney, Selects Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State

December 13, 2016December 15, 2016 RMN News Donald Trump, Mitt Romney, Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State

By Rakesh Raman The U.S. president-elect Donald Trump said today that he has selected Exxon Mobil chief Rex Tillerson for

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Who Will be the Next U.S. Secretary of State?

December 13, 2016December 14, 2016 RMN News Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State

Amid reports of Russian interference and voting frauds, President Barack Obama has ordered a full investigation into the election that

An Israeli Security Forces vehicle lights a gate in the security fence that separates farmers in the Biddu enclave from their land in the Seam Zone, which is the land between the 1949 Armistices Line and the West Bank Barrier. UN Photo: Alaa Ghosheh / UNRWA Archives

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New Legislation May Derail Israeli–Palestinian Peace Process

November 22, 2016November 23, 2016 RMN News Human Rights, Israeli, Legislation, Palestinian, Peace, UN

A new piece of Israeli legislation would enable the confiscation of privately owned Palestinian land and if passed, would deal

Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of peacful assembly and of association Maina Kiai. UN Photo / Jean-Marc Ferré

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Native Americans Facing Excessive Force in North Dakota: UN

November 17, 2016November 18, 2016 RMN News Human Rights, Native Americans, North Dakota, UN

A United Nations (UN) human rights expert has accused US security forces of using excessive force against protesters trying to

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U.S. Election: New Republican Ad Targets Hispanic Voters

November 3, 2016November 5, 2016 RMN News Ad, Election, Hispanic, Republican, U.S., Voters

The Republican National Committee (RNC) released Wednesday “Republicans: A New Direction,” a new ad featuring diverse Hispanic Republican voices articulating

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‘Trump-Putin Closeness Is Threat to American Democracy’

September 21, 2016September 22, 2016 RMN News American, Democracy, Donald Trump, Russia, Vladimir Putin

‘Trump-Putin Closeness Is Threat to American Democracy’ By Rakesh Raman A new online project suggests that the stakes are enormous,