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The United States on Dec. 23 allowed the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlement building, defying heavy pressure from long-time ally Israel and President-elect Donald Trump for Washington to wield its veto.

Fifteen New Democracy MPs submitted a question in Parliament Tuesday asking whether the Venezuelan government provided funding to any parties, political organizations or Greek citizens.

The question was addressed to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Digital Policy Minister Nikos Pappas and State Minister Christoforos Vernadakis.

According to official state data, the national identity of migrants entering Greece with the refugees and migrants from the war torn countries in the Middle East, includes such places as far away as central America. Greek authorities registered migrants from Venezuela, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Chile landing on the island of Lesvos on Sunday and Monday!

Venezuela's top diplomat turned up uninvited to a meeting of the South America's Mercosur on Dec. 14, despite Caracas' suspension from the trade bloc for failing to meet democratic and trade standards.

Google and the Cuban government signed a deal Monday allowing the internet giant to provide faster access to its data by installing servers on the island that will store much of the company's most popular content.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Dec. 12 ordered the closure of Venezuela's border with Colombia for 72 hours in a crackdown on what he said were "mafias" smuggling hard-to-find cash that was destabilizing the socialist economy.

Cuban President Raul Castro has pledged to uphold his brother Fidel's socialist revolution at a massive rally in honor of the communist icon before his burial.

Tens of thousands of flag-waving supporters recited the oath on Nov. 3 with Raul Castro at the Revolution Plaza of Santiago de Cuba, the cradle of Fidel's guerrilla struggle.

Speaking in front of tens of thousands of people which packed Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba’s capital, to bid farewell to the former President-dictator of the country, Greek PM Alexis Tsipras delivered a passionate speech.

Turkish Airlines will launch flights to Cuba and Venezuela starting from Dec. 20, the company said on Nov. 18.

Nicaragua's leftist President Daniel Ortega has won a third straight term, with his wife Rosario Murillo as vice president, results showed Nov. 7, but the opposition and the United States condemned the election.

With 99.8 percent of ballots counted, the 70-year-old former Marxist rebel had 72.5 percent of the vote, the country's Supreme Electoral Council said, AFP reported.