Maria Butina pleads guilty to US charge of conspiring to act as foreign agent Maria Butina, the Russian woman arrested in July and accused of acting as a foreign agent within the United States has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy. 13.12.2018
Born in Strasbourg, 2yrs in prison: What we know about suspected Christmas market shooter A shooting at a Christmas market in Strasbourg that left three people dead and 13 others wounded was carried out by a man with a substantial criminal record who had been flagged as a security risk, French authorities say. 12.12.2018
Moscow ready to release correspondence with US on alleged Russian election meddling Russia is prepared to declassify all correspondences with the US related to alleged meddling in the American presidential election in 2016, according to a senior official of the Cyber Threats Response Center. 11.12.2018
Poroshenko Signs Law Terminating Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation With Russia Kiev sent a diplomatic note to Moscow in September saying it would not renew the 1997 treaty. 10.12.2018
China Foreign Ministry Summons US Envoy Over Huawei Executive's Arrest China's Foreign Ministry has said that the next steps it takes in dealing with the case will depend on the measures taken by the US. 09.12.2018
Putin Extends Condolences Over Death of Russian Rights Activist Alexeyeva Lyudmila Alexeyeva, a prominent Soviet and Russian rights activist, has died at the age of 91 in Moscow, the Russian Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights said on Saturday. 08.12.2018
Lavrov: US Wants Russia to Ban Missile That Was Tested Within INF Framework The Russian foreign minister has commented on the demand from US Undersecretary for Arms Control Andrea Thompson, which requires that Moscow either terminate the development of its 9M729 missile system or modify the weapon, pointing to its alleged non-compliance with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. 07.12.2018
Russia & OPEC poised to cut oil production despite US pressure The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and major oil producers lead by Russia are expected to agree on Thursday on price-boosting output cuts. 06.12.2018
Yellow Vests leader: Fuel tax moratorium is crumbs, we want the baguette The French government’s six-month moratorium on fuel tax hikes wasn’t what the Yellow Vests wanted, the protest's leader has said. 05.12.2018
Russia has ‘60 days to fix compliance with INF’ or US will quit – Pompeo US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that Washington will suspend its obligations under the 1987 INF nuclear treaty within 60 days if Russia does not “return to compliance. 04.12.2018
Qatar ends 6-decade membership in OPEC, says decision not related to Saudi-led blockade One of the world’s key energy producers, Qatar, is quitting the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on January 1, Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi said. 03.12.2018
'He's An Adult': Putin Reveals What He Told Trump During Brief Talk at G20 Trump cancelled his meeting with the Russian president on Thursday after being briefed on the Kerch Strait incident, in which several Ukrainian Navy vessels and their crews were detained for violating Russia's maritime borders. 02.12.2018
Bad publicity? Cohen? Russiagate? Many reasons Trump canceled Putin meeting, but Ukraine isn’t one US President Donald Trump cited the recent incident in the Kerch Strait when canceling the meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 30.11.2018
Trump Cancels Meeting With Putin After Being Briefed on Kerch Strait Case President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would make a final decision on whether to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Argentina after he receives a full report on the Kerch Strait incident. 29.11.2018
Zurabishvili Leading in Georgia Presidential Election - Exit Polls Georgian presidential candidate Salome Zurabishvili, supported by the ruling Georgian Dream party wins in the second round of the election with over 50 percent of votes, the exit poll data commissioned by two Georgian television channels shows. 28.11.2018
Trump: Brexit Deal Could Hurt UK-US Trade Relations US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the Brexit agreement proposed by UK Prime Minister Theresa May could hamper trade between Washington and London. 27.11.2018
Ukraine to declare martial law after sea clash with Russia Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that he will propose declaring martial law in the wake of an altercation in the Black Sea that saw Russian military seize Ukrainian vessels for breaching Russian territorial waters. 26.11.2018
Aleppo Chlorine Shelling Became Possible Due to Western Aid to Militants Syrian media reported on Saturday that militants had shelled residential districts of Aleppo with chlorine gas. 25.11.2018
UK 'Will Always Stand by Whole UK Family, Including Gibraltar' - PM May According to UK Prime Minister Theresa May, the deal negotiators have worked through Gibraltar-related issues in 'a constructive and sensible way,' and the agreement will be in line with the implementation period. 24.11.2018
