Tense scenes in Brussels as farmers protest Mercosur deal

Protesters lit fires and hurled potatoes at riot police who responded with teargas and water cannons in Brussels, as tensions boiled over at a farmer demonstration against the EU's planned trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur.

Lavrov calls Kallas’ words about EU aid to Armenia 'confession'

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas' statement that the EU would help Armenia in the same way it helped Moldova a "confession."

Trump ignores Venezuela tensions

The announcement of the US president’s White House speech amid skyrocketing tensions with Venezuela had sparked speculation that he may announce military action against the country or at least make the case for a future war.

Assange brings ‘instrument of war’ case against Nobel Foundation

WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has filed a criminal complaint against the Nobel Foundation, accusing it of misusing Nobel Peace Prize funds by awarding them to Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado, who has publicly called on the US to attack her own country.

Whole world, save for Europe, condemns US actions in Caribbean — Lavrov

The actions of the US administration in the Caribbean have been widely condemned by nearly all countries, while Europe has been eerily quiet on the matter, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated during a news conference following talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

Trump orders blockade of 'sanctioned oil tankers' bound for Venezuela

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader, Nicolás Maduro, in a move that appeared designed to place a tighter chokehold on the South American nation’s economy.

Thousands of glaciers to melt each year by midcentury, study finds

The world could lose thousands of glaciers each year over the coming decades unless global warming is curbed, leaving only a fraction remaining by the end of the century, scientists warn.

Anti-Russia Sanctions Have Brought West’s Economies ‘To Their Knees’- Salvini

Sanctions aimed at weakening Russia have backfired spectacularly, Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini told Corriere della Sera.