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A moderate Venezuelan opposition group said it was ready to talk to the protest-hit government of President Nicolas Maduro, in a rare potential step forward following weeks of unrest. “We are ready for a transparent, balanced and fair dialogue, a public…

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said Moscow would for now hold off on more reciprocal sanctions against the United States, after Washington introduced punitive measures against his close allies over the Ukraine crisis. “You know, both in…

Enlarge German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin chat as they toured the Hanover industrial fair on April 8, 2013 in Hanover, central Germany. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin opened the…

Uruguay’s President Jose Mujica said Thursday that his country had agreed to receive detainees from the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, calling the decision a matter of human rights. US President Barack Obama is struggling to fulfill his five-…

Russian prosecutors on Thursday were investigating a journalist who jokingly appealed to President Vladimir Putin to send troops to his region of Vologda to liberate its population from corrupt officials. In a witty appeal posted on Facebook this month…

US President Barack Obama announced a new round of punitive measures for Moscow’s annexation of Crimea on Thursday as Europe’s leaders also readied to hit back at Russia with fresh sanctions. But in Moscow, where the lower house of parliament rubber…