Month: March 2019

On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Russia and Cuba as the main reason for the political crisis in Venezuela, as they supported President Nicolas Maduro, saying that he had urged India not […]

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Turnout in nuclear-armed North Korea’s single-candidate elections hit 99.99 per cent this year, state media said on Tuesday, up from a seemingly unimprovable 99.97 per cent the last time they were held, AFP/Channel News Asia […]

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A Moscow-based bank jointly owned by Russian and Venezuelan state-owned companies was put under U.S. sanctions on Monday, for allegedly trying to circumvent Washington’s economic measures on the South American country, the Associated Press reports. The […]

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The value of goods traded between Russia and the United States stood at 1.45 billion in January, a 3.8 percent decline year-on-year, Russia’s Federal Customs Service (FSS) said on Monday, according to Russia Business Today. […]

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Sunday was the fourth day since Venezuela’s power system went down, plunging most of the country, including Caracas, the capital, into sporadic darkness and dampening hopes of imminent resolution to a devastating blackout that has […]

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South Korea’s military said it was closely monitoring North Korean facilities after a series of satellite images triggered international alarm that Pyongyang might be preparing a long-range missile or space launch, AFP/Channel News Asia informed. […]

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President Donald Trump will meet with his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro at the White House on March 19 to discuss “how to build a more prosperous, secure, and democratic Western Hemisphere,” Bloomberg reports. According to […]

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U.S-backed fighters will resume their assault on Islamic State’s last, small patch of ground in eastern Syria if no more civilians come out by Saturday afternoon, one of their spokesmen said on Friday, Reuters reported. […]

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