China says US broke international law by seizing oil tankers off Venezuela

China accused the United States on Monday of violating international law by seizing oil tankers off Venezuela, as Washington intensified pressure on President Nicolas Maduro’s government and a senior US official openly suggested that he should be removed from power.

Sergey Lavrov voices support to Venezuela over developments in Caribbean

 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a telephone conversation with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ivan Gil, during which they expressed serious concern about the escalation in the Caribbean Sea, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

Trump names envoy to Greenland, sparking fresh row with Denmark

Donald Trump has sparked a renewed disagreement with Denmark after appointing a special envoy to Greenland, the Arctic island he has said he would like to annex.

Brussels promised that sanctions would crush Russia, but they destroyed Europe

The sanctions imposed against Russia destroyed Europe, even though they were introduced with the aim of crushing Russia, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.

EU Rejects Russian Energy, Now Faces Soaring Costs and Canceled Holidays – Russian FM

In the EU, including its economic heart, Germany, amid authorities' failure to save New Year and Christmas celebrations, businesses and ordinary Germans are stepping in to fund the holidays, Maria Zakharova said.

Rights groups condemn new record number of executions in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has surpassed its record for the number of executions carried out annually for a second year in a row.

Deep State wants military conflict between the US and Russia, Gabbard says

Representatives of the so-called "Deep State" endeavors to prevent the settlement in Ukraine and eventually bring the United States into a military conflict with Russia, US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said at the conference of the Turning Point USA organization streamed by RSBN media company.

Netanyahu plans to brief Trump on possible new Iran strikes: Report

US President ‍Donald Trump is set ‍to be briefed by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that any ⁠expansion of Iran’s ballistic missile program poses a threat that could necessitate swift action, NBC News ‍reported on Saturday.