Trump Says China Caught 'Red-Handed' After Reports Of Oil Shipments To North Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump has lashed out at China, saying he is "very disappointed” that Beijing is allowing oil to go into North Korea and endangering a “friendly solution” to the crisis on the Korean Peninsula.

At Least 10 People Injured In Blast At St. Petersburg Supermarket

At least 10 people have been injured in an explosion at a busy supermarket in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, Russian media report.

Serbia Extradites Kurdish Man To Turkey Despite Warning From UN

Serbia has extradited to Turkey a Kurdish political activist who had been seeking asylum, defying a warning from the United Nations' Committee against Torture.

Lavrov 'United In Opinion' With Tillerson On North Korea But Differs On Resolving Crisis

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says he is "united in opinion" with his U.S. counterpart Rex Tillerson on the issue of North Korea but that they differ on how to resolve the crisis over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.

EU Says Barring Navalny's Candidacy Bodes Ill For Democracy In Russia

A spokeswoman for EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says Russia’s decision to bar opposition politician Aleksei Navalny from the 2018 presidential election "casts serious doubt on political pluralism in Russia" and and on the prospects for democratic elections in the country.

Suspected U.S. Drone Kills Haqqani Network Commander in Pakistan

Officials in Pakistan's Kurram tribal region say a commander of the Afghan Haqqani Network, a militant group that is fighting against Afghan government and U.S.-led NATO forces in Afghanistan, has been killed in a suspected U.S. drone strike.

China, Pakistan To Look At Including Afghanistan In $57 Bln Economic Corridor

British Navy Escorts Russian Warship In North Sea

The British Royal Navy said it escorted a Russian warship through the North Sea near British territorial waters.

Russia's Election Commission Rejects Navalny's Presidential Bid

Russia's Central Election Commission has rejected anticorruption activist and opposition politician Aleksei Navalny's bid to run against President Vladimir Putin in the presidential election in March, saying he was ineligible because of a past criminal conviction.

Navalny Submits Documents To Election Commission, Demands To Take Part In Presidential Vote

Russian anticorruption activist and opposition politician Aleksei Navalny has submitted documents needed to be registered as a presidential candidate to the country’s Central Election Commission.

At Least Six Civilians Killed In Suicide Blast Near Afghan National Intelligence Office

A suicide bomber blew himself up near Afghanistan's national intelligence agency compound in Kabul early on December 25, killing at least six civilians, security officials say.