European Union member states on Friday broadened their sanctions against Venezuela to include 15 additional members of the National Electoral Council of Venezuela, the judiciary, and the security forces.
The following is the Jan. 7, 2024, Congressional Research Service report, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania: Background and U.S.-Baltic Relations. From the report Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, often referred to as the Baltic states,
Greenland, the world's largest island, is an autonomous territory under Denmark's rule, though it is geographically closer to North America than Europe. While Denmark oversees Greenland's foreign affairs and defense, the United States shares defense responsibilities under a 1951 treaty and maintains an air force base on the island.
During his first term as president, Donald Trump took the country out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, emasculated the World Trade Organization’s dispute settlement mechanism, and slapped tariffs on imports from friends and foes.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is heading to Syria to encourage the transition in the country following the ouster of President Bashar Assad by Islamist insurgents.
European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday the EU and the United States were better off together, after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out military action to seize Greenland from Denmark.
Pakistan's state-owned airline, plagued by a history of deadly crashes and a pilot licence scandal, resumed flights to Europe on Friday after a four-year ban was lifted by EU regulators.
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) finally resumed flights to Europe on Friday, over a month after a four-and-a-half-year ban was lifted by EU regulators.