Hungary to block 20th package of EU sanctions against Russia — Szijjarto

Hungary will block the 20th package of EU sanctions against Russia until Ukraine resumes oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said.

Muslim states condemn US envoy over remarks on Israel’s ‘biblical rights’

Arab and Muslim-majority countries have condemned US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee for arguing that Israel has a biblical right to much of the Middle East.

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.