Venezuela's Interest in Joining BRICS

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov welcomed Venezuela's interest in joining the BRICS anti-Western bloc, expressing support for the socialist Maduro regime's efforts to attain membership.

Congresswomen's Secret Visit to Cuba

Reps. Ilhan Omar and Pramila Jayapal secretly traveled to communist Cuba to discuss human rights and the U.S.-Cuba relationship. The visit remains mysterious, with no comments from the Congresswomen or the Cuban Communist Party. The trip coincided with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov's visit to Cuba, where he demanded the U.S. to remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism.