
Lebanese Speaker, Nabih Berri, said US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo’s visit to Lebanon was “non beneficial” for Lebanon, describing the US positions as “consistent” with the Zionist entity. In remarks published by Lebanese daily, Al-Joumhouria, Berri said the visit is “something of the past which will be eventually forgotten.” ...

Russia has confirmed and defended sending military experts to Venezuela, saying the dispatch is based on a military-technical cooperation agreement signed by the two countries in 2001. Asked to comment on earlier reports about the arrival of two Russian planes in Venezuela, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said military ...