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February 14, 2019

Venezuela at UN enlists countries in show of support

Russia and China joined Cuba, Iran, North Korea and several other countries at the United Nations on Thursday to show support for Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in his showdown with the United States. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza told reporters…

February 14, 2019

‘No regrets’ for ballet bad boy Polunin as he premieres new show in Moscow

In his Moscow dressing room, dancer Sergei Polunin pulls off his T-shirt to show the tattoo of President Vladimir Putin on his chest as the Ukrainian-born ballet star premieres his new show in the Russian capital. “I see a good…

February 14, 2019

Website names GRU suspect in Skripal, Bulgaria poisonings

Investigative website Bellingcat on Thursday identified a suspected Russian military intelligence officer who was in Britain during the Salisbury chemical attack and might also be linked to a 2015 poisoning in Bulgaria. The group had earlier named two other Russians…

February 14, 2019

Venezuela enlists 50 countries at UN to show support

Russia and China joined Cuba, Iran, North Korea and dozens of other countries at the United Nations on Thursday to show support for Venezuela in its showdown with the United States. Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza told reporters the newly-formed…

February 14, 2019

Russia, Turkey, Iran hail US Syria withdrawal

The leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran hailed the planned US withdrawal from Syria as they met for talks Thursday on how to work more closely together in the country’s long-running conflict. Hosting his Turkish and Iranian counterparts in the…

February 14, 2019

Ex-FBI chief says he feared Trump would kill Russia probe

The former acting director of the FBI has said that President Donald Trump’s firing of his predecessor James Comey set off alarms of a threat against the Russia meddling investigation and sparked discussions of invoking the Constitution to remove Trump….

February 14, 2019

Russia, Turkey, Iran see US pullout from Syria as ‘positive step’: Putin

Moscow, Ankara and Tehran see the planned US withdrawal from Syria as a positive step, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after a summit with his Turkish and Iranian counterparts on Thursday. Putin, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iran’s Hassan Rouhani…

February 14, 2019

Russia, Turkey, Iran hold talks on Syria cooperation

The leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran met for talks Thursday on how to work more closely together in Syria as Washington prepares to withdraw its troops from the war-torn country. President Vladimir Putin hosted Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan…

February 14, 2019

Russia, Turkey, Iran to hold Syria summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin was set to host his Iranian and Turkish counterparts Thursday to discuss how to resolve the conflict in Syria as Islamic State jihadists made a last stand in the east of the country and Washington prepares…