The Italian central bank has blocked Ing bank’s operations in Italy. The bank does not comply with the anti-money laundering regulations in Italy, the Bank of Italy announced.
The French government has come under pressure after the protests of the yellow vests turned violent on Sunday.
High level diplomats from Russia and the U.S. will meet in Rome to discuss the crisis in Venezuela. Meanwhile, Russia’s TASS is quoting a poll from Venezuela, where 90 percent of the people interviewed seem to be calling for president Maduro’s resignation.
General Joseph Dunford, Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff, issued a stark warning against the growing Chinese influence in the world.
The warming of the Arctic may make a proposed pipeline project obsolete.
The Inter-American Development Bank on Friday voted to replace the representative of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with an economist backed by opposition leader Juan Guaido, in a major setback for the Maduro government.
The United States tightens anti-Russian sanctions, blacklisted six individuals, and eight organizations affiliated with Russia, the US Treasury Department said in a report on Friday.
The mass shooter, who killed at least 49 people in two mosques, in one of his last messages encouraged people to subscribe to Swedish YouTuber PewDiePie and left the fans of the Swede in shock.
German Chancellor Angel Merkel hesitates to approve a merger of Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank.
The resolution of the European Parliament, which calls to curtail the construction of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline, needs legal assessment, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told reporters on Friday.