Russia
Venezuelans rally for and against embattled Maduro on revolution anniversary
World
February 3, 2019
Venezuelans rally for and against embattled Maduro on revolution anniversary
Buoyed by the defection of a top general, Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido predicted Saturday the month of February…
Russia suspends nuclear missile treaty after US move
World
February 2, 2019
Russia suspends nuclear missile treaty after US move
President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said Russia was suspending its participation in a key Cold War-era missile treaty in…
Rival rallies set up tense standoff in Venezuela
World
February 2, 2019
Rival rallies set up tense standoff in Venezuela
Tens of thousands of protesters were set to pour onto the streets of Caracas on Saturday to back opposition…
US bolts Cold War missile treaty as Russia warns of arms race
World
February 2, 2019
US bolts Cold War missile treaty as Russia warns of arms race
The United States said Friday it would exit a landmark Cold War nuclear missile treaty due to purported violations…
Senate rebukes Trump, advances measure on Syria troops
Middle East
February 1, 2019
Senate rebukes Trump, advances measure on Syria troops
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a rebuke of President Donald Trump, the Republican-led US Senate advanced largely symbolic legislation on Thursday…
European powers launch mechanism for trade with Iran
Middle East
January 31, 2019
European powers launch mechanism for trade with Iran
PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) – France, Germany and Britain have set up a European mechanism for non-dollar trade with Iran to avert…
Trump deepens public row with his ‘naive’ intelligence services
World
January 31, 2019
Trump deepens public row with his ‘naive’ intelligence services
US President Donald Trump branded his own intelligence services “naive” on Iran and in need of schooling in a deepening…
US intel chiefs at odds with Trump claims on N. Korea, IS and Iran
World
January 30, 2019
US intel chiefs at odds with Trump claims on N. Korea, IS and Iran
US intelligence chiefs contradicted some of President Donald Trump’s most fundamental foreign policy claims Tuesday, underscoring a persistent division…
Al-Qaeda advance in northern Syria threatens fragile truce
Middle East
January 30, 2019
Al-Qaeda advance in northern Syria threatens fragile truce
BEIRUT (AP) — It only took a few days for al-Qaeda-linked militants to seize more than two dozen towns and…
We are keen to strengthen ties with Russia: Sisi
Egypt
January 30, 2019
We are keen to strengthen ties with Russia: Sisi
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stressed his country’s pride in its close ties with Russia, and said he was…