Final countdown: US diplomats given 72 hours to pull out of Venezuela US diplomats are undermining Venezuelan peace and stability, the nation’s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said, setting a deadline for them to vacate the embassy in Caracas. 12.03.2019
Washington is Preparing Sanctions Against Nord Stream 2 – Report The joint European-Russian venture has been a stumbling block in US-EU relations for some time with the Trump administration pushing Brussels hard to switch to expensive US liquefied natural gas (LNG) instead of Russia’s piped gas. 11.03.2019
Ethiopian Airlines brand new Boeing 737 MAX crashes on way to Kenya with 157 people on board Months after a deadly crash in Indonesia involving the same model, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 has crashed on its way to Nairobi, Kenya, carrying 149 passengers and eight crew members, minutes after take-off. 10.03.2019
US Embassy Employee Tried to Carry Mortar Shell in Luggage at Moscow Airport The Russian Foreign Ministry has announced that it expects the US Department of State to explain the actions of one of its employees after a mortar shell was found in the luggage of a US embassy worker in Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport. 09.03.2019
Protesters Go On Feminist Strike in Madrid to Celebrate Int'l Women's Day Last year on International Women's Day hundreds of thousands of demonstrators marched on the streets of over 100 Spanish cities, thus drawing the attention of the media. 08.03.2019
‘We aren’t slaves’: Erdogan defies US pressure over S-400 deal with Russia, says S-500 may follow Ankara is not a slave to an America in which Washington decides which weapons system Turkey can purchase, the country’s president proclaimed, stressing its deployment of Russia's S-400 air defense systems will proceed as planned. 07.03.2019
US threatens ‘secondary sanctions’ against those who refuse to back its Venezuela coup With the vast majority of the world still seeing Nicolas Maduro as the legitimate leader of Venezuela, America’s hawkish special envoy has hinted that Washington might sanction third parties that defy the US regime-change efforts. 06.03.2019
Guaido returns to Venezuela to the welcome of foreign ‘bodyguard’ envoys Self-declared “interim president” of Venezuela, Juan Guaido, returned from his South American tour on Monday, arriving into the loving (and protective) arms of ambassadors from the foreign governments backing him. 05.03.2019
US Warns Arab States Against Thaw With Syria's Assad – Reports Syria was expelled from the 22-nation Arab League after a civil war broke out in the country in 2011, with several members of the regional bloc subsequently pulling their ambassadors from Damascus. 04.03.2019
Indian PM Convenes National Security Council to Discuss Kashmir - Sources Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called a meeting of the National Security Council to assess the security situation in the country, especially in Jammu and Kashmir bordering Pakistan, Prime Minister Office sources told Sputnik on Sunday. 03.03.2019
De-escalation delayed: India & Pakistan exchange shelling on Kashmir border, casualties reported Just a day after an Indian pilot was freed from Pakistani captivity, offering hope for de-escalation, the two countries resumed shelling in Kashmir, killing a number of civilians on both sides, according to local authorities. 02.03.2019
All-out war with India would be ‘mutual suicide’, Pakistan FM says Islamabad seeks reconciliation with India and understands that a war between the two neighbors would result in mutually assured destruction, Pakistan’s foreign minister has stated. 01.03.2019
Trump: US Refused Kim's Demand to Lift N Korea Sanctions The US and North Korea failed to reach an agreement after the second meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump in Hanoi. 28.02.2019
United Nations BuildingUN Urges India, Pakistan to De-Escalate Tensions in Disputed Kashmir Region UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is monitoring the Indian-Pakistani conflict with deep concern and has urged both sides to take steps to reduce tensions, UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said at a press briefing on Wednesday. 27.02.2019
India bombs Pakistan, saying it targeted terrorist camps in cross-border air raid An Indian minister claimed that the country’s aircraft made a successful bombing run against terrorists on the Pakistani-controlled side of Kashmir. 26.02.2019
US issues fresh Venezuela-related sanctions after VP Pence affirms Washington’s support for Guaido The US has announced a fresh round of Venezuela-related sanctions, adding four new individuals to a list of people already subject to Washington’s restrictions. 25.02.2019
Pompeo Looking for Cause to Start War Against Caracas - Venezuelan Minister Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza has accused US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of orchestrating the torching of trucks with Venezuela-bound humanitarian aid on the Colombian border and of "desperately" looking for a reason to start a war against Caracas. 24.02.2019
‘Russia Is Aware’: US Military Conducting Open Skies Flight Over Russia Unarmed US military aircraft carried out a surveillance flight over Russia this week under the protection of the Treaty on Open Skies, the Pentagon has announced. 23.02.2019
Warsaw won’t bow to ‘lies & racist insults,’ Polish PM says amid simmering row with Israel After an Israeli minister claimed that Poles harbor anti-Semitism from childhood, a Polish PM fired back, saying his country, where thousands risked their lives to help Jews during WWII, will not accept “racist insults. 22.02.2019
Germany Not Interested in Anti-Russia Sanctions - Economy Minister Europe is not interested in cutting off relations with Russia, German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated on 16 February on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. 21.02.2019
