A smiling Russian President Vladimir Putin was seen high-fiving Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the world’s top economic leaders sit down for the G-20 summit in Argentina. (Nov. 30)
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British pub builds giant snowman out of 2,000 wine bottles
The massive decoration has “lots of people stopping to take a look,” says the owner.
A Dutch church is holding a non-stop service for migrant family seeking asylum, and they’re still going
A Dutch church has been holding a non-stop service since October 26to protect an Armenian family who fled from political persecution in their home country. That’s over 800 hours of worship, and counting.
Ukraine bars visits from Russian men as tensions rise
Fallout continues from Russia’s seizure of three Ukrainian vessels last week and capture of their crews
Ukraine bans Russian men from entering the country
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced the decision on Twitter Friday. Video provided by Newsy
Trump’s business ties to Russia stretch back more than 30 years, from big building projects to beauty pageants
Donald Trump’s interest in developing real estate in Moscow, including luxury hotels, stretches back decades.
Homeland Security asks for more law enforcement on southern border and troops to remain until end of January
The Defense Department mulls a request from the Department of Homeland Security to extend the troop deployment along border beyond Dec. 15
Trump, Putin to meet briefly at G-20 summit, says Kremlin spokesman
The Russian spokesman’s statementrepresented the latest twist in a back-and-forth between the Trump administration and their counterparts in Moscow.
These spiders nurse their young with milk, researchers find
A study finds jumping spiders help care for young spiderlings by feeding them a milk-like substance until they are old enough to leave the nest.
Heavy rain brings additional chaos, hardship to migrant shelter in Tijuana
Heavy rainfall made tough living conditions even rougher for thousands of Central American migrants housed at a shelter near the U.S.-Mexico border.