UPDATE 1-Russia says it has paid Belarus full compensation for tainted oil -RIA
Russia’s ambassador to Belarus said on Wednesday that Moscow had fully compensated Minsk for the 2019 contaminated oil crisis, Russian news agencies reported, a statement that Belarus subsequently questioned.
Georgia's biggest county launches criminal probe into Trump efforts to influence election
Prosecutors in Georgia’s biggest county have opened a criminal investigation into former U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempts to influence the state’s 2020 election results, ordering government officials on Wednesday to preserve documents in the second known criminal probe facing Trump.
Democrats argue Trump planted seeds of Capitol attack with false election claims
Democrats on Wednesday argued Donald Trump planted the seeds for the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol long before Jan. 6 with false claims the election was stolen, and said lawmakers had an obligation to hold the former president accountable.
U.S. House impeachment managers say evidence against Trump overwhelming
U.S. House of Representatives impeachment managers said on Monday that evidence against former President Donald Trump is overwhelming and he has no defense for his actions.
U.N. envoy, Iran's Zarif discuss how to end war in Yemen
United Nations Yemen mediator Martin Griffiths and Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed on Monday how to make progress toward a nationwide ceasefire and reviving the political process in Yemen, a U.N. spokesman said.
Exclusive: Russia considering at least $6.7 billion spending package to ease discontent - sources
Russian authorities are considering a new social spending package worth at least $6.7 billion to address discontent over falling living standards before an autumn election, according to two government sources.
Bolsonaro allies poised to win leadership of Brazil's Congress
Allies of Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro are set to win leadership roles in Congress on Monday, bolstering his standing but not necessarily his economic team’s reform agenda, analysts and politicians said.
Analysis: GameStop saga may provide early test of Biden administration ethics pledges
Arguably the last thing new U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wants to take up during her first days in office is a financial market imbroglio involving one of her last private sector business relationships.
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