Discussions about outright seizure of Moscow’s withheld assets have recently become more frequent in Western capitals Russia is preparing to mount a legal battle to prevent its reserves frozen in the West from being seized, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. An estimated $300 billion worth of Russian assets were frozen last March as part of…

Beijing reiterates its goal of “complete reunification” with the self-governing island The Chinese military has warned that it would “crush” any attempt by Taiwan to formally declare independence, saying that nothing would stop reunification with the island – including US arms sales.

The Mexican Foreign Ministry has accused the Texas governor of advocating “violent acts” against migrants attempting to reach the United States. Last week, Greg Abbott said his administration was doing all it could to tackle the immigration crisis, short of “shooting people.”