Slovakia ready to suspend electricity supplies to Ukraine on February 23

Slovakia will suspend electricity supplies to Ukraine from February 23 if Kiev does not resume oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline, Prime Minister Robert Fico said.

US strikes drug trafficking vessel in Pacific Ocean, killing three people

 The US struck a ship allegedly belonging to drug traffickers in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) reported.

US Supreme Court strikes down swath of Trump global tariffs

The US Supreme Court ruled Friday that Donald Trump exceeded his authority in imposing a swath of tariffs that upended global trade, blocking a key tool the president has wielded to impose his economic agenda.

Trump says 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil en route to US

 US President Donald Trump announced that 50 million barrels of oil were being transported from Venezuela to Houston, Texas in the United States.

IAEA Upholds Iran-US Negotiations to Avoid Use of Force – Director General

The current objective of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is to create conditions for a possible agreement between Iran and the United States in a bid to avoid the use of force, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said on Thursday.

Szijjarto calls EC 'Ukrainian commission' for allowing Kiev to block Druzhba pipeline

 The European Commission is acting more like a "Ukrainian Commission" by allowing Kiev to block the Druzhba pipeline, which is supposed to supply Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said assessing Brussels' actions.

US SOUTHCOM Chief Visited Venezuela

Gen. Francis Donovan, head of US Southern Command, visited Venezuela alongside diplomatic envoy Laura Dogu and Pentagon official Joseph Humire for direct talks with interim authorities.

UN Secretary General becoming obstacle to settlement in Ukraine — Zakharova

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres talking about how the territorial integrity of Ukraine trumps the principle of self-determination of peoples undermines peace efforts on Ukraine, and doesn't align with the UN's stated purpose of ending conflicts, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.