Beijing lashes out at Tsai and countries that congratulated her;
European Parliament passes pro-Taiwan resolutions;
U.S. warships transits Taiwan Strait after vote;
Shanghai suspends Prague ties over sister-city agreement with Taipei;
China must "face reality" of Taiwan's independence: Tsai
A good year for Russia's oligarchs;
Putin's defense of Molotov-Ribbentrop;
A new route for Russian gas;
A meeting of the minds in Damascus;
Moving forward on hypersonics
It's your move, Mahmoud Abbas. That's the basic message behind the Trump administration's long-awaited "deal of the century," which was unveiled publicly on Tuesday at a joint press conference between President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Signs are mounting that in Tehran, which faces rising pressures at home and abroad, the country’s powerful hardline conservatives are circling the wagons, raising the odds of still more Iranian global provocations. The question is whether Washington — which continues to tighten the economic screws on Tehran — is ready for what might come next.
Nord Stream II hits a new stumbling block;
Navalny reflects on 2019;
Ramping up Russian citizenship for Donbas residents;
Dissent spreading in Russia's periphery;
Minsk caves in oil standoff